Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Halberstam died in a traffic accident 5 months before the publication of his landmark book about the US war in Korea. In the days following the author’s death, fell

Lord, give me the strength to fight not only my battles but the battles of my friends and family.

These are the most important things in my life and supercede everything else - family, friends, career and school.

In the last few weeks, a lot has happened. Some good, some bad ... and some that make me just think and think.Highlights - I am making important breakthroughs at work, but I have not cultivated that primal ability of tooting my own horn. Needless to

I have a good friend called Pedro - one of my trusted lieutenants really. This one is dedicated to his dreams. Good luck mate, we'll probably not meet up at the educational fortress that is the USA, not that I'll not give it another shot, but

Well Jesus Christ, I'm alone againSo what did you do those three days you were dead?Cause this problem's gonna last more than the weekend.

In my version of christianity and catholicism, it is okay to ask the hard questions. Granted, we might not always know the answers, or be satisfied with these answers, but questioning our faith on a daily basis gives us reasons to urgently seek more

My uncle passed on. He lived with my family in distant northern Nigeria, so I grew up knowing him. Those afternoons when momma's cooking was late in being ready, I'll go over to his "boys quarters" apartment and he'll give me al

Since my MS wasn't in the power field, and I have absolutely no plans of spending six more years in grad school, Prof. KBP advised I take some graduate level power courses. I've been looking at a few Universities with good power courses and t

I'm in the process of selecting the four schools I'll be applying to for my PhD. For a brief moment over the weekend I was overwhelmed by ETH Zurich because of their awesome MEST program. Even if the program turns out not to be as great as th

This last three or four months, life has been a literal fucking ball.But I had my epiphany, today, at work ... two hours after talking with one of the analog designers (a PhD) about more school ... and more school. Earlier in the week, I had advised

0. Soul-searching between analog electronics and energy management.1. Absolutely needing to get into a PhD program by Fall 2009, do-or-die.2. Lack luster execution plans I discuss with my team everyday.3. Learning to deal with my perfectionism issues

This is purely for posterity.I first read of Elendu's arrest here. Now he tells of his ordeal at the hands of Nigerian SSS.Rude.

So these are songs/albums I've been listening to since say August ...  1. Dropout Year - A Coming of Age Story (Acoustic) This one is for T-peps, and the by the way the EP has the acoustic version which is far better. See link to M

She's so much like the bad parts of my personality it's funny.

... McCain also said Obama "is ready for any contingency, even the possibility of a sudden and dramatic market rebound. I'm told that at the first sign of a recovery, he will suspend his campaign and fly immediately to Washington to address

I think at the end they all finally get it, only at the very end. Lucky them.Lucky them because even in the end I still don't understand the thought-pattern, my thought-pattern. Perhaps had they heeded those little red sticky notes of innuendos a

I am angry at many things.

I visited NYC a few weeks ago. Suddenly being from Tejas didnt feel that great anymore. I mean, New Yorkers had style, NYC was fun in every imaginable way and I enjoyed every bit of the short weekend spent there. I will go back again.

Two nights ago I went to see the Seether concert at the Palladium ballroom in downtown Dallas. Safety Suit then Red opened for Seether , I think Safety Suit did a remarkable job, they rocked out good and I bought their CD. But Seether just killed i

You know how it is with first loves, you can never quite forget them or get them out of your head. So this is about my first love - analog and mixed-signal electronics. For a few weeks I thought getting out of it is what'll make me happy, vesting

Yesterday I had a conversation with a Nigerian that veered towards the instability in many sectors in Nigeria. He, like with many other Nigerians and especially the bloggers, had the raw audacity to in one sentence ridicule and correct the method of

Listen up.This is coming two weeks late, but better late than never.Here are my top picks for July1. Disturbed - Criminal Reminds me of the pre-Digerati era 8/9 years ago. Certain actions afterwards will result in an unfortunate series of events.Favo

Nothing makes sense anymore.

'Tis oft misfortunes come together, or after one mischief another - Dougal GrahamI heard this uttered by a close friend and confidant at a time he was in really circumstances. Lots of truthfulness in it. Also makes me realize whatever tough luck

Took a knock in last Saturday's soccer game, my shin is swollen twice its size. Hope nothing's broken. From now on, I'll always use shin-guards.