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Short Stories, Humour, Music and Entertainment! Occasional HOT TOPICs with a unique perspective.. What's On Your Mind? "We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much. We have multiplied our possessions but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living but not a life. We've added years to life, not life to years."   ~ George Carlin 1937 - 2008 In the middle of one interview, L. Ron Hubbard was asked, "are you a mad man?" He answered; "We're all mad. The one person you will find who says or thinks they're not mad, is a madman!" So when the biggest social network on the planet, as soon as I log in asks me; "What's on my mind?" I'm usually at a loss. Asking what's on someone's mind, I thi...

Nigerian Celebrity and Star! I was in Royal company last Saturday night. In the same car as Salawa Abeni on her way to a gig!  Queen Salawa Abeni Queen Salawa permitted me to ride in her car after making sure I was aware of Yoruba traditions and protocols. She was very gracious indeed. So, there I was, cruising down the North Circular road, shoulder to shoulder with a Celebrity Singer . A Child Star and now a Queen . I felt privileged and lucky that I happened in the right place at the right time, not only to meet a woman of immense talent and culture, but to be actually in the same car with an actual African Queen . Queen Salawa Abeni was kind, dignified and courteous throughout the journey. I was pleasantly surprised that we had a lot in common. My love of music and African culture has made me aware of Salawa's career from when she was a little girl and a star on the Nigerian music scene so many years ago. A massive star in Nigeria, she has entertai...