by jorahkai | Aug 8, 2020 | Blog, Blog1, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Saturday, August 8 – How Sweet It Is By Jorah Kai CHONGQING, CHINA Day 201 of the pandemic that changed the world. I turn 41 tomorrow. This is a little one between the epic milestone of “turning 40” and the phenomenally profound Adamsian “42nd birthday.” I...
by jorahkai | Aug 6, 2020 | Asia, Blog1, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Thursday, August 6 – Close the Schools, Save the Children By Jorah Kai CHONGQING, CHINA Day 199. Herman Cain is dead, long live Herman Cain. His life was large, but his death from COVID-19, coming on the heels of his mask denialism and tied up in the crowded...
by jorahkai | Aug 1, 2020 | America, Blog, Chicago, America, Contributors, MC ZULU
Saturday, August 1 – August 1 – Babylon In Turmoil… (But The Irony is Poetic) By MC ZULU CHICAGO, USA Once authorities decided they should institute some sort of precautions related to Coronavirus, many people were caught off guard by the sudden shift in...
by jorahkai | Jul 28, 2020 | Asia, Blog, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Tuesday, July 28 – Through the Bullshit, I Endure (A Meditation) By Jorah Kai CHONGQING, CHINA “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca Day 184. The stoics knew one thing that all of us could and should be practicing...
by jorahkai | Jul 28, 2020 | Alessia Martino, Blog, Blog1, Contributors, Europe, Italy
Sunday, July 26 – State of Emergency Extended to End of Year By Alessia Martino TURIN, ITALY It’s the middle of the summer now, and as cases, pop-up here and there, the situation in Italy is still stable. However, especially in fear of a second wave when...
by jorahkai | Jul 23, 2020 | Asia, Blog, Blog2, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Wednesday, July 22 – The Pandemic Chugs On and the Steep Fall of Large Men By Jorah Kai CHONGQING, CHINA I must be brief, as my time and focus are tight and stretched thin. The business of living is a full-time job. The torn ligaments on my ankle are slowly...
by jorahkai | Jul 17, 2020 | America, Blog, Blog2, Chicago, America, Contributors, MC ZULU
Friday, July 17 – Bacon’s Rebels and The Necessity of Culture BY MC ZULU CHICAGO, USA After almost 500 years of being on this land… have you ever wondered what makes us a color in AmeriKKKa, and not a culture?Black / White / Yellow / Red what a...
by jorahkai | Jul 13, 2020 | Blog2, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Contributors, Josette, South America
Thursday, July 9 – All I Can Do Is Live By Josette BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Well, I’m back.And it’s done.I can’t believe it.I moved apartments during quarantine – yes, quarantine: almost 4 months and counting.It was quite the feat, actually.Here’s the cat...
by jorahkai | Jul 9, 2020 | Asia, Blog, Blog2, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Wednesday, July 8 – Legacies and Momento Mori By Jorah Kai CHONGQING, CHINA Day 168. I am already dead. It is the end of my life, and I’m working backward. How old am I? Where am I? Was I rich or poor? Will anyone remember me? What mattered to me in my...
by jorahkai | Jul 7, 2020 | Blog, Blog2, Chongqing, China, Contributors, Jorah Kai
Tuesday, July 7 – A Very Special GaoKao and One Helpful English Exam Tip By Jorah Kai CHONGQING, CHINA Last year I wrote about the last ‘normal’ GaoKao of 2019, explaining the pressures of the ‘Olympics’ level national competition where the prize realized the...
