Archive for November, 2006

Sam Harris - The View from the End of the World

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Sam Harris was invited to speak end of last year by the Long Now Foundation. The subject evolves around the notion of religious moderation and the dangers and fallbacks that come with that. I know that Sam Harris’s message will offend some of you, but please view it as an encouragement for dialogue; one that […]

Just Testing Video Posting

Monday, November 27th, 2006

This clip is faaaaaaaantastic… Its was the last time this guy ever hosted on Dutch television - he is now a radio host. 

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And here is a taste of Underbyen for those of you who didnt take the time to visit their website

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“Af samme stof som stof” from the album with the same name.

It wasn’t me

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Please check the previous post “underbyen” for new pictures!
The sun was just setting casting shades of red over Lilongwe – the roads oozed of people trying to make it home before darkness to avoid the dangers that follows. The manager in charge of collecting money from a few rural bakeries was setting in his office […]

Under Byen

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Just read a review of the Danish band “Underbyen” and again the praise don’t seem to have an end. They sing in Danish, but the international audience is bigger than the Danish – go to their site (in English) and find out why. Do yourself a favor, download some tunes and let them guide you beyond […]

Flipside of the Coin

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Most people here are on contract of varying length, but common for (nearly) all are that they will leave Malawi at one point. They are not only leaving the country, also the friends that stay behind. This form of work means letting a lot of people in and out of your life and it can […]

A little dent again…

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Most Malawians drive about 30 km pr hour, but of course I had to have an encounter with the odd one out returning form the lake last Sunday. We just got back to Lilongwe heading for the Teachers College Apartments in area 25 to drop off Ben. I was breaking and indicating to do a […]