“Hello, is this Ivan?” The voice at the other end of the call begins. I’m freaking out, thinking he’s going to deliver some grim news about actions from hours past. Nonetheless, we might as well get on with it. So, fighting the urge to take on a new accent, new identity and, I suppose, a…
The evening before; A friend hinted there might be a nationwide internet blackout, but I was too preoccupied with the security situation back home to do anything about it. I also didn’t have the chance to share this bit of intel until it was too late. As I type this out, I have a message…
12th Dec. 2020 | 1515Hrs I woke up this morning with this random idea, “What if we updated the nativity story to fit the times?”. As usually happens with these things, the idea evolved as the day progressed and I finally tightened it (I think) with the hope that maybe, just maybe, I might actually…
They have another king now.One brought here on a boat.For me, they no longer bow They defy me for an idea,One they cannot see,Cannot feel, cannot hear How they mock me with tales of wonder,Feats and triumphs from days past, No matter what I’ve built,What I’ve bled for?They must think it fleeting, that it won’t…
During the inevitable reunion scene in the movie 12 years a Slave (no, it’s not that kind of story), Solomon Northup stands there, choking on emotion and thrusts the feels dagger into the viewer, “I apologize for my appearance,” he begins, “but I have had a difficult time these past several years.” Many, many years…
Day something or other. I’m not sure what to call this part of the lockdown. I’m teetering between ‘the remix’ and ‘the end credit scene’, but one suggests the first lockdown was such a hit, we had to have a little ‘sumn’ added to it while the other presupposes that we sat through the first,…
A lot of people ask me how much the work environment is going to change in the new normal… well, I figure a lot of people would ask me if they were not social distancing and trying to use their phone credit sparingly. Here’s what I imagine…. While we are not too crazy about working…
In case the name wasn’t a dead giveaway, I’m a Ugandan. And if there’s anything we are good at, it’s predicting the future. Some have taken this and turned profits while others are comfy with receiving acclaim. Me? Well, I’m not charismatic or anything and I can’t rock a two-piece suit. So I’ll give my…
This is the first in what I hope will be several posts calling on people to exercise caution during these strange times. The theme for this batch is “Superheroes”.
