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Proof of Existence for Zombies
May. 26th, 2011 04:45 amMonday night, I drove to darkest Maryland to see the Old Blind Dogs perform. They're one of my favorite Celtic bands, largely because of the awesomeness of their fiddler, Jonny Hardie. Except that Jonny had visa problems and was not on tour with them. Aaron Jones commented that, since that meant none of the original players were performing, they were the New Blind Dogs. They actually did surprisingly well as a trio, largely because of Ali Hutton on pipes. (He also plays whistles, but pipes are more impressive.)
I also have proof that zombies exist! There were at least two people in the audience who were sitting completely still throughout the concert. Anybody who could sit through the Old Blind Dogs without tapping fingers or toes or clapping or nodding their head or some sort of movement cannot possibly be breathing. So, as I said, zombies.
On Tuesday night, I went to an MIT Club of Washington event at the Embassy of Ghana. Ambassador Daniel O. Agyekum gave a somewhat rambling, but entertaining, talk on the history of Ghana, the possible impact of oil discoveries there, the need for economic partnerships and investment in Africa, etc. There was also a brief talk by an MIT professor on Pure Home Water, an NGO which is producing and distributing water filters in northern Ghana. The talks were, of course, followed by dinner. I was pleased that they served a wide range of Ghanaian food - jollof rice, some sort of spicy beef skewers, goat curry, seafood skewers and plantains, plus salad and fruit for dessert. Since the ambassador had talked about how good pineapple from Ghana is (which I can attest to, since we had it for dessert every night when I was there in 2006), it was a bit disappointing that there wasn't any pineapple. The strawberries were quite good, however. All in all, it was a nice event.
By the way, I continue to recommend Ghana to people who ask for a first destination in West Africa, as the infrastructure is good and the people are friendly. And it is, of course, English speaking.
I also have proof that zombies exist! There were at least two people in the audience who were sitting completely still throughout the concert. Anybody who could sit through the Old Blind Dogs without tapping fingers or toes or clapping or nodding their head or some sort of movement cannot possibly be breathing. So, as I said, zombies.
On Tuesday night, I went to an MIT Club of Washington event at the Embassy of Ghana. Ambassador Daniel O. Agyekum gave a somewhat rambling, but entertaining, talk on the history of Ghana, the possible impact of oil discoveries there, the need for economic partnerships and investment in Africa, etc. There was also a brief talk by an MIT professor on Pure Home Water, an NGO which is producing and distributing water filters in northern Ghana. The talks were, of course, followed by dinner. I was pleased that they served a wide range of Ghanaian food - jollof rice, some sort of spicy beef skewers, goat curry, seafood skewers and plantains, plus salad and fruit for dessert. Since the ambassador had talked about how good pineapple from Ghana is (which I can attest to, since we had it for dessert every night when I was there in 2006), it was a bit disappointing that there wasn't any pineapple. The strawberries were quite good, however. All in all, it was a nice event.
By the way, I continue to recommend Ghana to people who ask for a first destination in West Africa, as the infrastructure is good and the people are friendly. And it is, of course, English speaking.
