When I talk about ‘long living,’ I’m not referring to some elusive quest for eternal youth. It’s more about mastering the art of gracefully stumbling through the years.It’s about stubbornly adapting to life’s twists and turns, with a healthy dose of dark humour to keep me going. While fiction gives us eternally young vampires, reality…
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Rednecks & Re-birth
When Angola Came to Virginia: The Delicious Irony of Southern Food Pride Oh, the sweet irony of watching proud Southerners declare their “authentic Southern cooking” heritage while waving Confederate flags. Little do many know they’re celebrating culinary traditions that crossed the Atlantic in the holds of slave ships straight from the heart of Angola. Here’s…
A Möbius Tale
The Peculiar Dance of Humans and AI: A Late-Night Musing You know those moments when a mediocre movie somehow triggers an existential crisis? Well, there I was last night, watching some B-grade actors stumble through their lines when it hit me – we’re living in quite the ironic age. Here we have MuL and this…
Yesterday’s Tomorrow
Isn’t it fascinating how we all supposedly live in this brave new world of fluid relationships and boundless acceptance? Picture a Gen Z-er passionately explaining how love knows no boundaries, gender is a construct, and traditional values are as outdated as last year’s iPhone. All well and good… until Mom starts dating a married man.Suddenly,…
The greatest gift; Quirky Quest
Ever wonder why we humans are such peculiar creatures? We’re constantly on this wild goose chase for Significance, as if life’s a cosmic game of hide-and-seek where we’re trying to find our own importance. And boy, do we love our souvenirs from this quest! Picture this: You’re standing in a gift shop of life, surrounded…
College versus Runway
Here’s the thing about being a self-taught anthropologist and entrepreneur – imagine trying to explain to your family that you’re studying human behaviour while also building a business. “So… you’re people-watching for a living?” Well, kind of, but with more spreadsheets than they’d expect. My journey to founding CYcrds has been about as conventional as…
College versus Runway
Here’s the thing about being a self-taught anthropologist and entrepreneur Imagine trying to explain to your family that you’re studying human behaviour while also building a business. “So… you’re people-watching for a living?” Well, kind of, but with more spreadsheets than they’d expect. My journey to founding CYcrds has been about as conventional as using…
Professional Play
As an anthropologist, my work is my playtime – professional activities energize and engage me like others might experience with games or hobbies. My curiosity is the driving force behind my work, leading me to constantly explore and understand human culture through reading and observation. When studying different perspectives, historical contexts, and cultural expressions, the…
Rethinking Peace in the Horn of Africa: Economic Integration and Women’s Voice
As someone who frequently travels between Europe and the Horn of Africa, I often find myself making observations that might raise eyebrows at diplomatic cocktail parties. Here’s the thing – we still make jokes about Nazis in Europe, yet Germany and France have built one of the most substantial economic partnerships in history. This isn’t…
Fermi & irked
The most significant challenge in my life stemmed from an incident that deeply irked me years ago. A toxic individual in my orbit once smirked, insinuating, “Perhaps you can’t manifest this project like you used to.” Upon reflection, I realised that multiple goals operate simultaneously within us, and my subconscious—or more precisely, my maternal circuitry—takes…
The C.O.M.C. Files 