Rude Empath

A philatelist collects stamps and a numismatist collects coins/medals. We are all too familiar with the tax collector who would have nothing to compile were it not for resilient entrepreneurs and their employees. I like collecting stories and recently Zee gave me one for the books. He had passed the preliminary round of interviews and knocked out the bulk of his competition to make it to the finals. Such violent words, so much for being an empath. Good eye, if only the interview committee's ears worked as excellently as your powers of deduction. Zee is warmed up with pop culture pop quiz as to who his current favourite musical artist is then it's a predictable right turn to "tell us about yourself". Luckily, he didn't dose off the night before while revising, How to Ace Your Next Job Interview and Impress the Panelist in One Fell Swoop , River Road Best Seller.   Soon after what he feels was blowing his own trumpet, albeit not too loud, came the money talk. Variou...

M atatus, exquisite works of art on wheels and where I draw the majority of my despair. Predominantly because there are multiple areas of improvement within this transport method. Today's encounter tested my thermal comfort and my faith. Packed in a 14-seater to transverse 4 counties, I was too frugal to shell out an additional ksh50 that comes with the shuttle luxury of 3 fewer seats. Two hours have elapsed. We are still at the bus stop waiting for two more travellers for us to be on our way. It is a sauna! And rather than the euphoria experienced in a steam chamber, I sit in a sticky agitated mass of paranoia even though the windows are closed as I use my phone. Thank goodness, we are finally off. Glance around to acquaint myself with the present county-crossing community and surprisingly majority are still in their jackets. In all fairness, it rained this morning, but now the temperature has risen to unbearable levels! Are they immune to the heat? May...