I’m Done Something Bad

His name is Aggrey.

Aggrey has been ‘living’ at my home for the past four days. He’s the temp watchman, brought in by the regular guy, Martin, who traveled to Arua this week to visit his sick mother.

 

Last night, I noticed Aggrey’s strange gait. He doesn’t walk with a limp, but he’s bent to the right and hunched over like he has something to hide.  His right arm is always in his pocket, attached to his thigh, it seems. Everything about him is lopsided, even the smile he flashes when I say hello.

Obamarama and Nothing

It’s something I can’t really explain to anyone who hasn’t experienced the Ugandan education system. It’s something about the tatty school sweater and the Obama key chain. I think it’s despair …

I’m too Sexy for this Blog

For real.

Somebody at a UK rag, Glamour Magazine, has just realized that a curvy woman is a beautiful woman.

Celebrities like Kate Winslet, Jessica Simpson and now, Scarlett Johansson have spoken out against a culture that nitpicks a woman’s every thigh dimple. First Lady Michelle Obama dresses to accentuate rather than camouflage her regal curves, and has the entire world swooning. And maybe, as Emme, a pioneer plus-size supermodel and host of More to Love, believes, “we’ve just had it with the beyond-slender, airbrushed-from-head-to-toe models and actresses who’ve dominated [newsstands] for over a decade.”

Good on them.

Feeling Healthy

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

My breasts are perfect, thank you.

Literally and medically perfect.

Yours?

Getting the Word Out

From the latest Uganda AIDS Vaccine newsletter: