SNAKE IN A POT

At 90 years old, George William Nsambwe Mukiibi is the same honourable man that I have known for the last 33 years.  He has always been genuine to himself and all those around him.   In addition to all his great principles, he is a tidy and organised gentleman who still keeps his garden looking splendid to this date. Nearly 30 members of the family gathered and spent Sunday (September 11, 2022) together enjoying food and a cake in honour of the legendary patriarch of the family. Ninety years is more than a milestone, it’s an accomplishment of the grandest comparison.  At 90, the family paterfamilias has already experienced a lifetime of national, local, historical, and familial events that many of us will only ever read about. For all those in attendance yesterday,  Mukiibi Nsambwe is the true patriarch and hero of our family.  He is a man who commands respect and love in equal measure. He is open  and real to whoever he intera...

It is 33 years since I met you on that cool evening at Makerere College School and you still charm me like you did then.   I still don’t know why it took me a whole 9 years to make a move, but I am glad I eventually did and since then, I have had no regrets.   I fell for you then, 24 years later I still fall for you, and I will keep falling for you for the rest of my life.   It was a lovely day when I met you, a beautiful day when we got married, and today is another special day when you are turning 50.   I feel like the luckiest man to have such a generous, smart, hardworking wife you are. Thanks for being the reason for my smile, you have brought a shine to my world and love to my life.     Whenever, I thank God, I thank him for blessing me  me with two very assiduous women.     My mother nurtured and raised me for 28 years and when she was done, you took over.  I have no complaints whatsoever.   For ...

  A friend of mine told a very beautiful joke about forgetfulness after the age of 50.  The only problem is that I can ’ t remember who that person was.   I have always convinced myself that I may have turned 50 but I am not yet scatterbrained.  Then something happened this week.  I forgot one of my greatest friend ’ s birthday.   This was supposed to be a milestone birthday and because this friend of mine lived thousands of miles away, I had planned to surprise him with a call on the morning of his birthday.  However, it looks like the more I prepared for it, the more my brain decided to get preoccupied with other things.  A week before the day, my mind meandered off and that was it.  The next time I remembered was on 1 st  March, a whole four days later.  You should have seen me when I recalled, I wasn ’ t sure if I had indeed forgotten.  I checked all his social media account...