Well, considered what happened after you stated you weren't authorized to speak on behalf of Chase's plans, even if they simply jumped to a conclusion, that may have been one of the great, momentous "no comment"s of history!
I don't know if something like this has ever been done for Africa - but an overview of the continent would be really interesting. I don't know much about Africa. South Africa at the bottom, jumping off point for Antartica. The Sahara in the north along with Egypt. Benghazi in Libya at the northwest.
Reflections on the end-days of apartheid are educational - details about the government trying to stave it off the coming change could fill in some .
Your action could well have been the straw - could it be the bank managers were just waiting for a reason to pull back?
"Baba Yetu" - what can I say - truly impressive. I think I'll listen to it a few times.
I do have some photos from atop Table Mountain, but they don’t do it justice. Plus, my camera back then was primitive, as you can see. (That’s kind of the charm of these photos for me—they look OLD.) Never read Nine Nations, but I remember the map and the buzz around the book very well. I imagine the borders of his putative nations have shifted considerably since then. Two classic surveys of Africa (by Americans) were John Gunther’s “Inside Africa” (1955) and David Lamb’s “The Africans” (c1982). The latter was my intro to the continent when I took the job. Gunther’s book was excellent, but by the time I read it, it was already an ancient manuscript about colonial Africa. Lamb’s book probably holds up better, though I haven’t opened it in many years. I will do more writing on Africa over time, so stay tuned. :)
"While writing this essay, my wife, Alanna, happened to send me this gorgeous, inspiring piece of music ..." Awfully nice of your wife to send you this piece of music while she was writing your column.
One dangling participle does not reduce the dramatic content of your column, Professor. It reminds me of another author with a devoted audience, Theodore Dalrymple, who has often written about his experiences in Third World countries.
Well, considered what happened after you stated you weren't authorized to speak on behalf of Chase's plans, even if they simply jumped to a conclusion, that may have been one of the great, momentous "no comment"s of history!
Sounds good to me. :)
Hope you have a picture of the view from Table Mountain - unless, like the Grand Canyon, it's impossible to get it on film.
Have you ever read "Nine Nations of North America"? https://a.co/d/bNVoJZY
I don't know if something like this has ever been done for Africa - but an overview of the continent would be really interesting. I don't know much about Africa. South Africa at the bottom, jumping off point for Antartica. The Sahara in the north along with Egypt. Benghazi in Libya at the northwest.
Reflections on the end-days of apartheid are educational - details about the government trying to stave it off the coming change could fill in some .
Your action could well have been the straw - could it be the bank managers were just waiting for a reason to pull back?
"Baba Yetu" - what can I say - truly impressive. I think I'll listen to it a few times.
KenMc
I do have some photos from atop Table Mountain, but they don’t do it justice. Plus, my camera back then was primitive, as you can see. (That’s kind of the charm of these photos for me—they look OLD.) Never read Nine Nations, but I remember the map and the buzz around the book very well. I imagine the borders of his putative nations have shifted considerably since then. Two classic surveys of Africa (by Americans) were John Gunther’s “Inside Africa” (1955) and David Lamb’s “The Africans” (c1982). The latter was my intro to the continent when I took the job. Gunther’s book was excellent, but by the time I read it, it was already an ancient manuscript about colonial Africa. Lamb’s book probably holds up better, though I haven’t opened it in many years. I will do more writing on Africa over time, so stay tuned. :)
"While writing this essay, my wife, Alanna, happened to send me this gorgeous, inspiring piece of music ..." Awfully nice of your wife to send you this piece of music while she was writing your column.
OK. I'll fix it. Thanks. :)
One dangling participle does not reduce the dramatic content of your column, Professor. It reminds me of another author with a devoted audience, Theodore Dalrymple, who has often written about his experiences in Third World countries.
Thanks so much. Honored to be put into a category with Dalrymple, who often writes about the same countries.
Maybe it's just me but...does the last line in the paragraph Incentives Matter starting with Mozambique need a word or two more?
“through”. Thanks! Fixed.