On February 4, 2008 I informed all of you who are smart enough to read my Foolishness about the conditions in Liberia, Africa.
Here is the entire blog posting...
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Raising Children Again
I wish I were just starting out raising my children ... You just said to yourself, "Self, is he nuts"? Allow me to explain.
If we were just beginning to have children I now have a fool-proof way of getting my children to eat their vegetables. I would look each of them into their tear-filled eyes and threaten to send them to live the rest of their lives in Liberia.
The quote below comes from the Atlanta Journal Constitution on 2/22/08. Notice the use of the words "overrun", "pervasive", "half", "not", "uninhabitable", "little" & "no". After you finish using these words there is not much left to lament...
"The country is overrun with weapons, malnutrition is pervasive, half of children are not in school, and many buildings are uninhabitable. There is little running water or electricity and no sewage or landline phone system."
The Liberian Tourist Bureau is left with something like...
"Come join us in Liberia. Is it is a terrible place to live but you don't live long."
Would I kid u?
Here is an article that will bring you up to date on the conditions in Liberia as of August 26, 2013: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23843578
Here is the gist of the news article (first 3 paragraphs) in case you decided not to click on the link above:
“Liberia's education minister says she finds it hard to believe that not a single candidate passed this year's university admission exam.
Nearly 25,000 school-leavers failed the test for admission to the University of Liberia, one of two state-run universities.
The students lacked enthusiasm and did not have a basic grasp of English, a university official told the BBC.”
I always try to help out my dear readers. In case you or your offspring are having trouble getting into college, here is a link to the University of Liberia’s Web Site. The above information makes it appear they have openings in their Freshman Class...
http://www.universityliberia.org/
On Final Point: The article says Liberia has not gotten over the effects of their Civil War that ended a decade ago. The Smartfella believes that the Government’s Department of Getting Over Things ought to crank it up a bit.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
