(1) Burkina Faso

I don’t know much about the African country, Burkina Faso. I don’t even know how it got its name, Burkina Faso. I remember in my younger stamp collecting days, it was called Upper Volta. I didn’t know much about then, either.

I do know that it is quite poor, and that it lacks a coast line. And I know its capital is Ouagadougou. I do not know how Ouagadougou got its name, and until today, I wasn’t sure how to spell it.

Yesterday’s Washington Post had a major article about Russian influence in Burkina Faso. It accompanied the article with a photo of the city.

Looks pretty bad, huh?

So I went online to see just how depressing Ouagadougou really is. This is what I found:

Even though these pictures of Ouagadougou don’t make it look like Barcelona or Milan, they make it look much more comfortable than the photo in the Post. I understand that the Post photo included a Russian flag, but still…..why does the Post want Burkina Faso to look so bad, that they pick a photo that makes it look worse than it must really be?

(2) KFC

KFC has 25,000 locations world-wide. But it is not the biggest seller of fast food in the U.S. That would be Chick-fil-A. KFC and Popeyes are sort of tied for second place.

I haven’t tasted Chick-fil-A, so I can’t comment. But I find Popeyes too greasy, so avoid it. For the most part, my vote goes to KFC, and when I need fast food fried chicken, that is where I go.

Like yesterday, when I had chicken and cole slaw at KFC in Manassas.

But there is more to KFC than the taste. There is the educational art work.