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Shhhhh Tsome
Feb 20th
I mean think about it, if God had Twitter and Facebook, do you think he would tweet or Facebook he saved a soul or listened to our prayers.
by Teddy Fikre written: Monday, February 20th, 2012
YO! Today is the first day of Tsome! I can’t wait to Facebook all about it. Man, I have been waiting all week for 12:00 AM Monday so that I can be the first person to tweet “I am beginning a 40 day Tsome”! This is great, when at 11:59 and 50 seconds, I already had my Facebook comment and my Tweet typed in! 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-TSOME! Click send! Yes, now all my friends and followers know I am tsoming! Oh glory on me, I am the center of the world, I am so religious with it eko:: Surely, God will bless me for Tsoming in public and letting the world know just how much sacrifice I am making in HIS name. Man, I might as well be Jesus Fikre aydel, I mean I am giving my one begotten kitfo up in order to glorify yene esgyaber::
Um, no Teddisho, you are not actually fasting nor Tsoming for Him. You see wendeme, when one fasts, it is a covenant More >
Picture Perfect
Feb 16th
Not everyone will see things my way, but when some do, cherish those people instead of fighting empty battles.
by Teddy Fikre written: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Let me reveal a few things about me to you; let me paint a perfect picture for those who misunderstand me. You see, there are two sides to me: 1) the shining star that shines light on my people based on the theory of Hebret 2) the dark star that emits rays of odium on those who dare spit hatred my way. This seeming contradiction, a vacillation between love and odium, has served me well in terms of marketing and reaching a wide audience. After all, there is a reason why TMZ has a wider reach than CNN. However, the vacillation has also injured my soul and in the process served to lessen my credibility in the Ethiopian and Eritrean community.
Here is the thing. To be honest, off the break, I am a kind person. Yeah I know I can come across as a bit arrogant, but when it comes down to it, I give everyone a chance until they give me a reason to doubt them. I believe in Hebret deeply, shit when I More >
Tattoos and Taboos
Feb 15th
We are headed towards a cultural oblivion, yet we continue to write the story of our collective destruction one tattoo at a time.
by Teddy Fikre written: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
This article was inspired by one of my boys, a DOPE artist, a DOPE poet, and a DOPE wendem overall. He is actually my conscience, behind the scenes he is always telling me to get my shit together and stop writing baseless and asinine articles about useless souls who attack me and instead focus my God given talents to write about humanity—its flaws and it’s beauty. I have a thousand consciences heeding me to lead Ethiopians down the path of redemption instead of invoking hatred and a vindictive nature to lead us down the path of damnation.
So today, I asked my conscience behind the scenes what I should write about on www.browncondor.com. Yeah I times I run split lick dry out of ideas and thus I turn to my friends to give me a topic to split open like a coconut and nourish the minds of Ethiopians with the milk of magnesia of that very coconut. Thus he told me to split open the coconut of the taboo that is tattoos More >
Fikre ena Whitney
Feb 12th
Woke up in distress, depressed and alone, I lost my father 10 years ago, last night I lost my nigist who always gave me good love.
by Teddy Fikre written: Sunday, February 12th, 2012
Had a dream of my father last night Woke up in a frenzied flight Last night I saw my father Fikre This morning I am on the brink Broken hearted and torn Maybe this is what happens When you lose Whitney I swear losing ONE is a bitch Puts one in a miserable ditch I look up and HE is gone Look down and she is done This is our story This is our history A collection of graves A gathering of slaves To be buried and entombed Left a bastard of the world I am a child of no one I am a son unloved I am bowed and bloodied I am lost and unmarried I am I am I am I am speechless The eulogy of nothingness I now reside in heart break hotel Room 7320 Third floor Flooded in blood Covered in blue I am I am am I am I Really left undone Rest in Peace Fikre Rest in Peace Whitney “Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.” ~Elie Wiesel
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Ray ena King Kong
Feb 2nd
I would rather have the warmth of Ray’s rays than the basking heat of envious and odious Ethiopian stars that refuse to believe in the essence of Hebret.
by Teddy Fikre written: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
God damn, now I done did it finally. I finally stepped on a land mine by my incessant need to tap dance in land mines. Finally, after popping my collars in hurricanes it seems that Hurricane Habesha has blown my ass to kingdom come. I have been blown back to Kansas—Toto and I both windswept—and in the process I am left in dark lit corners yet again shivering from the judgmental cold breaths of folks that don’t know me. This is the risk I took a long time ago when I decided to speak up for those who don’t have a voice; I knew I would attract the enmity and hatred of folks who speak with voices of odium.
So what is it that I have done that got me and Toto blown back to Kansas you ask? Well today started off like any other day, I woke up early, did a few things on www.browncondor.com and headed out early to work—this time Teddisho would be on time More >
BC IPO
Feb 1st
Instead of throwing your money away to filthy rich corporations and enriching people like Mitt Romney, why not instead use $5 to invest in a fellow Ethiopian jegna?
by Teddy Fikre written: Tuesday, February 1st, 2012 Finally, after years of toil and struggle, after years of broken hearts and meaningful tears, the day has arrived. You see, a long time ago, I planted a seed in the ground. It was as though I was 7 years old back in Bole. Back then I used to plant corns in my back yard and then wait for it to grow on a daily basis. I never had patience; I would continue to dig in the ground to see if the corn was growing. 9 out of 10 times, the corn never grew because I did not give it time to sprout to life. My impatience has ended the life of hundreds of baby corns. I guess you can say I used to be a corn abortionist, I was Dr. Kevorkian of corns in Addis.
Now I know, you are saying to yourself, ende, ehe ibd, ahun degmo mendinew emyaraw (what is this crazy person talking about). What the hell does a corn in Bole More >
Dope Mathematics
Jan 30th
The money we waste on a daily basis could ensure that no children in Ethiopia or Eritrea die from malnutrition or HIV/AIDS.
by Teddy Fikre written: Monday, January 31st, 2012
Time for me to put on my Mos Def hat and turn to mathematics to count up the ways and errors of my life. I will add up multiple negative moments—and some upbeat times—to arrive at a number that I am sure will not be too positive. This article was inspired by a conversation I shared yesterday evening with my fraternity brother Robert Sinclair from Nasty Nu Psi. We were talking about the various things we have done in our lives, the times we have escaped the clutches of countless hazards and lived to tweet about it. We are the luckiest fellas in the world, while a guy like Ayana Werku Tegegnedies dies from liver disease before barely taking a sip of liquor; we continue to lead healthy lives indifferent to the dangers around dark lit corners waiting for us. This world, it is cruel and uncaring, the good ones die young and the sinner live for an eternity.
It was at this point I conveyed to Robert that my ass was dead More >
Habesha Mailbag
Jan 27th
Welcome to the Inaugural Habesha Mailbag
I am launching the Habesha Mailbag with the help of a few friends who lent me their time and creativity to come up with some questions, enjoy the gursha sewoch.
by Teddy Fikre written: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Well the moment has come for the launching of the inaugural Habesha Mailbag. Yes, I have changed with the time, I still don’t like the word Habesha, I prefer to be called Ethiopian. However, the word is not going anywhere, and if it serves as a bridge for Ethiopians and Eritreans to identify with a common name—well who am I to hold a grudge? So going forward, I shall call this the Habesha Mailbag.
So you ask, what is Habesha Mailbag. Well it was influenced by one of the writers I idolize by the name of Bill Simmons. On a weekly basis, Bill would take questions and comments from his readers and then reply back with a wit and humor that would make me literally make me laugh my Qit off as I was reading the article. Grant it, trying to emulate Bill Simmons is a tall order—after all, Bill was a writer for multiple late night comedy shows. But More >
A Beautiful Soul Named Soledad
Jan 27th
Maybe one day my daughter will end up breaking more glasses than you and when she does, I will tell her to salute sojourners of truth like Soledad.
by Teddy Fikre written: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Time for me to put pen to pad and write about another beautiful soul by the name of María de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien. I am sure you have seen her radiant smile on your television before and High Definition has done nothing but enhance Soledad’s radiance that much more. This lady is DOPE to the bone, no other news anchor captures my imagination more than Soledad each time I watch the news. Seriously, her beauty makes me forget for the moment of the inanities spewing from Newt Gingrich’s mouth or the duplicity forthing from Mitt Romney’s lips. This is quite an accomplishment, who knew that a journalist would be able to gloss over the enmity of the Tea Party.
But let me not minmize Soledad’s accomplishment to mere good looks. Soledad is an accomplished writer, journalist, news anchor, and the conscience of our collective minds. Born on September 19th, 1966, Soledad has gone on to accomplish great feats in such a short time that it makes More >
Lost and Found in Babylon
Jan 25th
It’s HUMP DAY, aren’t you ready to pop your collars and do some eskista to get over this hump day and get your groove on with DJ Banti at Babylon?
by Teddy Fikre written: Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Each and Every Wednesday FOR THE WORKAHOLICS, SOCIAL LOVERS, RELAXATION SEEKERS….
LIVE JAZZ BAND 6-10PM.
AT:BABYLON LOUNGE ….VA.
Happy Hour for the chic and sophisticated! BEST HOOKAH DMV|DRINK SPECIALS|LATE MENU|AMPLE PARKING|GREAT AMBIANCE|40 HD TV’S FOR ALL YOUR SPORTS FIX| VIDEO DJING ALL NIGHT|NO COVER GET LIFTED!!
“There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.” ~Edwin Denby
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