Archive for June, 2009
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The Wheels of Justice
Posted on June 29, 2009 | No CommentsI can’t believe I’ve been here five weeks. During my time with Justice Lugayizi and the week I spent at the prosecutor’s office, I’ve been exposed to many facets of... -
How was your day?
Posted on June 25, 2009 | No CommentsI spent last week working at the Directorate of Public Prosecution’s office as a break from the High Court. It was an eye-opening experience, much of which I’ll document later.... -
The Guy in the Chair
Posted on June 23, 2009 | No CommentsIn just about every way imaginable, my hair is as far as it can get from that of a Ugandan. Blonde v. Black. Fine v. Coarse. Straight v. Curly. You... -
Child Sacrifice
Posted on June 20, 2009 | No CommentsI mentioned that I saw a parade the other day, and that people in the procession were carrying banners speaking out against “child sacrifices.” At the time, I didn’t know... -
To Think I Saw it on Kampala Road
Posted on June 18, 2009 | No CommentsTo avoid entering Justice Lugayizi’s chambers a sweating mess, I usually take a bodaboda to work rather than endure the equatorial sun in a dark suit for ten minutes. If... -
Shots from my Balcony
Posted on June 17, 2009 | No CommentsA “Kampala vulture,” who hasn’t left the nest in more than two weeks, tidies up. A waxing moon rises in the east as the setting sun casts Kampala in a... -
Re: Strange and vivid dreams
Posted on June 16, 2009 | No CommentsIf you read an earlier entry called “Hooks and Dreams,” you know that one of the side effects of the anti-malaria medication I’m taking is the possibility of vivid dreams.... -
The “Black Mambas”
Posted on June 10, 2009 | No CommentsLast week Justice Lugayizi asked me to help edit a judgment of an appeal he was to read in court last Friday. (This case is discussed briefly in the post... -
D-Day
Posted on June 6, 2009 | No CommentsToday is the 65th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion. When I was twelve and again when I was sixteen, I visited the American Cemetery in Normandy. The cemetery sits on... -
Scenes from Kampala
Posted on June 3, 2009 | No CommentsWhen you travel to a foreign country, you expect that there will be cultural differences and you adjust accordingly. You bargain for everything. You take your life into your hands...
