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Fawning Over You

Posted Nov 19, 2009 at 07:48 PM by Auspicious (Inauspicious Ruminations)

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Inspired by Villager M. Jaga's comments HERE.

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When we cried as infants,

You were there to feed us into gentle slumber.

Contended. Satiated.

At peace with ourselves as with the world.

No doubt our frienship is divinely ordained

Decreed.

Coded.

Decreed and coded in heaven to yearn for the other.

Blood and amniotic fluid barely off our faces,...
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Saying "No" (And Other Ramblings)

Posted Nov 13, 2009 at 03:03 AM by Auspicious (Inauspicious Ruminations)

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Inspired by THIS thread, ps excuse the typos et al in this ramble.

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Saying No.

It's my biggest personal flaw, I admit.

So, Ms. XYZ says to me: "Can you help me do this next week Fri?"

I am like "Err..let's see. I'll see if I can do it" - the escape route.

Truth is, I'd love to do it, but I may have other commitments.

Eventually, when Im cornered, I'd have to say
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Your Homeland, Our Homeland

Posted Aug 20, 2009 at 04:33 PM by Auspicious (Inauspicious Ruminations)

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The Blog below was inspired by THIS NVS article.

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Let us face the truth.

All of us Nigerians - every single one of us, especially those of us who deserted the land for "abroad" - contributed to the disintegration of the land we call our Homeland. For the most part, we deal with Nigeria with a hands-off attitude. Just picture it this way: we live in a house and refuse to partake in the...
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Right Hand in Limbo

Posted Aug 13, 2009 at 04:49 AM by Auspicious (Inauspicious Ruminations)
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You would think we weighed like a Hundred Pounds in Five Places -

Or why would our sleeping on this hand literarily kill the hand?

And worse, it is not that other hand which we find practically useless,

But the one we use for all, from Guiding Private Junior, to pointing.

And now, the Fingers on the Left reign supreme on our Keyboard,
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Don't Mess With Her

Posted Aug 5, 2009 at 08:23 AM by Auspicious (Inauspicious Ruminations)
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SHE had always intrigued me, since way back when I was all but a little kid. I would watch her find her way around and fend for herself, making me wonder what made her tick. Even for her pedigree, her intelligence and sense of intuition was unmistakeably impressive. Looking at her, you could just see it all in her eyes, which she bent at an angle to catch a better view of what was above her, or turn around to see what was ahead or in...
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