Munene, the journey...

How do myths and unsupported beliefs begin? Well, I don't know. But I will take a wild guess. Chance and coincidences. Among the Meru people, if you are walking on a road and see a black animal cross ahead of you, you need to turn back and use another route. Or if it's raining and you go out in red clothing, you will be struck by lightning. Oh yes, go back now before you die So, how did my community come up with these superstitions? I don't know. I have a hunch. One day, someone walked out in red clothes during a thunderstorm and they were struck by lightning. The following day, someone else wanted to go out. The village elders warned him not to go out in red attire during a thunderstorm. Well, he did not listen, and unfortunately, was also struck by lightning. And thus grew the superstition. This is the same with most of our beliefs. They make sense to us because we have believed them for so long. Some seem natural. We have always known them. Our parents always s...

Today was a hot/cold day. I'm using an automatic shower which cannot be turned cold, so I am doing warm, not for lack of trying though. So, well nothing to see here ...

We all have problems, or let's call them challenges, that at the moment they occur, seem insurmountable. I certainly do. While writing computer code to solve some of the world's most urgent problems (sic), I regularly encounter them. Those moments of absolute despair, when I cannot move on. I try google , the know-it-all  search engine, but that does not work. Then I try stackoverflow , the developer's paradise, but I still hit a deadlock. At this moment, I have 2 options. The most sensible one at first glance, is to keep searching for the solution; keep googling and so on. This is a fatal error(sic). When my brain encounters such barriers, for some reason, it goes into a deadlock. Every effort I make into resolving the issue is counterproductive. I actually make zero progress. And the second option? I leave the problem. I close the IDE (Visual studio, Eclipse etc.) and shutdown my laptop. I go make a cup of tea and watch a silly show on TV. I go for a walk, or listen t...