I got tested today. I thought I’d got the hang of the whole nose swab thing, but the person picking the sample was out prove me wrong. We’ve gone back to the method that calls for the collector to stick the swab so far in, you run the risk of having your eye dislodged in…
Been a minute since I was here. While I was away, there were a few more headaches -nothing serious; I assure you I have had a worse time with hangovers. I’ve had to clear my throat from time to time to allow my voice to operate at its best. Despite all this, I still identify…
It’s Christmas Day and way back when, that would mean last minute shopping and getting agitated by the long lines of like-minded individuals spread out across the supermarket. Not this year though… or the last, actually. Now we just stay put and hope for the best. How about we simply run through 10 things. Masking…
The Morning Nothing dramatic to report. I’ve checked my oxygen saturation using three devices, and it looks good. My BPM was low, though, sending me to Dr. Google – I didn’t find anything meaningful there. I would have probably got something more meaningful if I’d typed anything but “low BPM, COVID.” Breakfast was basic. The…
Briefly: I tested positive for COVID-19 in June. It was pretty harrowing. I got through it, thanks to God and I don’t take it lightly. I am double vaxxed too. The new variant doesn’t need visas to get into countries, evidently, and it made it to Uganda…. to me. I won’t let this put me…
“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…
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…
