Wednesday June 24th (2)

Dear Readers,
Congratulations, you are the lucky reader of today's second Daily Routine. I'm that bored. Nothing either on television or on onDemand television was even remotely entertaining so before finishing up some books, I decided to write today's second installment of the Daily Routine. I have struggled daily with how to entertain myself and one source of such entertainment remains to disappoint: Sporcle. This magical website has quizzes on every topic imaginable to test your most worthless knowledge of anything in the world. My favorite Sporcle quiz as of late has been the "Countries of Africa" quiz, in which the player must name the 53 nations of the continent of Africa. My best score? Three minutes and twenty five seconds. And yes, that's a challenge. But besides making my geography knowledge superior to yours, this quiz also familiarizes me with some of the lesser known countries on the planet. And that brings us to our second discussion of the day: AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT YOU DON'T KNOW



Today we will focus on the nation of The Gambia. This miniscule country on Africa's west coast is completely surrounded by Senegal except for a few miles of coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. Slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut, The Gambia was formed as an English Colony and designed to give them control of 200 miles of The Gambia River. The country extends roughly ten miles from the north and south riverbanks of the waterway that makes up 11% of their country's land mass. The Gambia gained independence from Britain in 1965 and was declared a republic in 1970. The country's motto is "Progress, Peace, Prosperity." And with a ranking of 160 out of 179 on the Human Development Index, it's amazing that it only fails at two of these aspirations. The government is accused of limiting and restricing free speech. But then again, what country hasn't been accused of that? But atleast they have a stable ruler. President AlHaji Yahya Jammeh claims to have a herb and banana cure for AIDS, threatens to behead gays, decreed that only he may drive through a giant archway commemorating his 1994 coup, and has accused citizens of sorcery and witchcraft. So there you have it, The Gambia "Pugnacious, Poor, Paralyzed.
-ROF

Daily Food: Ben and Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream

Daily Activity: Double-Blogging

Daily Song: In The Limelight (B.I.G. Remix) - J. Period

Daily Attire: Boat Shoes

Daily News Everyone Should Care About: Stunning Victory by U.S. Soccer Team Was Miracle on Grass

Daily News No One Should Care About: Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance

Daily Life Goal: NOT Visit The Gambia

Daily Complaint: Rain

Daily Drink: Limeade

Daily Television: CSPAN

Daily Movie: Superbad

Daily Book: The Appeal