My first daughter was born at 7am on a Sunday morning. I was a manic night, from Match of the Day (10pm Sat) right through to the birth. I would like to romanticise about it but can't. It was a shocking and brutal physical experience ... the pushing and shoving, coping with the waves of pain and for me standing most of the night and having my hand clamped. As the birth got closer I literally had to ignore what was going on in favour of giving my wife direct face to face, almost cheek to cheek support. A brand new baby is not really a pretty site - the euphoria was not really experienced until I came back to the hospital after a couple of hours sleep when all the blood and guts had been removed in favour of simple and soft body suits.
My second daughter was born at home and 2 weeks late. We went from 1st pang of labour pains at 8pm to birth at 10pm. It was a completely different experience with 2x midwives jumping into efficient action having walked through the door around 8.45pm. Given it was a night birth the whole process was much more taken into our stride and made the first few hours, and next morning a much more joyful experience as we were in a fit state to focus on our new bundle of joy. She had such a strong covering of jet black hair which looked/felt conditioned as soon as she was cleaned up.
There was never any doubt I would not attend the births - though I am sure I provided some support and comfort for my wife I am not sure she will remember my involvement in any detail.
If I was summarising my role … supporter, rationaliser & punchbag [one led to the other!] and partaker of the shared experience that we can talk about and share for the rest of our lives.
Today on Fox News, right-wing blogger Michelle Malkin discussed the incident and argued that the real story is not about the hate crime, but rather, the progressive blogosphere. “Something really ugly happened,” she said. “Time and again, when something like this happens — any random incident of violence — there are people on the left with a knee-jerk impulse to indict the right.” As evidence, Malkin pointed to comments left on ThinkProgress.
Note, Malkin wasn’t offended by what ThinkProgress wrote; she was offended when she dug through the comments section and found reactions she found distasteful.
Ben Armbruster highlights the fact that Malkin insists she bears no responsibility for what people say in her own comments section, making her entire line of argument rather odd.
But when I say we should be past this by now, I mean this is an old trick for right-wing bloggers that ceased to be interesting years ago.
For a long while, it was a standard strategy — trawl through liberal comments sections in the hopes of finding provocative remarks. The right then would then take those comments to “prove” that the left is made up of intemperate meanies.
The practice has always been rather self-defeating. In fact, four years ago this month, on this very blog, Kevin Drum came up with a sensible maxim: “If you’re forced to rely on random blog commenters to make a point about the prevalence of some form or another of disagreeable behavior, you’ve pretty much made exactly the opposite point.” Eventually, the practice was even given a name: “Nutpicking.”
Detailed Analysis: How internationally owned Dfcu Bank fraudulently took over Crane Bank - Watchdog Uganda
Dfcu (a financial institution in Uganda) is partly owned by the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) a British government-owned company, together with other foreign firms like Rabo Development from the Netherlands and NorFinance from Norway who are shareholders in Arise B.V together with Norfund, a Norwegian government owned Private Equity firm and FMO, the Dutch Development Bank.
Many Journalists covering the return of the Kyaddondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine have been arrested and their gadgets and work IDs among others confiscated by the security.
Those who have fallen victims include the HRNJ-Uganda Secretary General Henry Lubulwa who works with URN, Joel Senyonyi of NTV, Diana Kibuuka of CBS FM, Moses Kyeyune, Sirajje Kiberu of Kingdom TV, Eve Mugganga of Daily Monitor and Radio One, Sematimba Bwejjire of Radio Simba, Charles Katabalwa of Radio Sapientia, Luwemba Johnson of New Vision,among others.
“We have been arrested and now at the Aviation Police in Entebbe” Lubulwa and Diana Kibuuka posted on their Facebook walls.
Meanwhile, Radio Sapientia’ mid morning radio program called Ekitanganza hosted by Richard Lubwama was stopped half way by the Uganda Communications Commission(UCC) who stormed the Nsambya based station in the UCC van. It was blamed for commenting on Bobi Wine’ return.
UCC had earlier banned all live coverage of the return of the legislator from the US from where he has been receiving treatment after he was tortured by the army in Arua when arrested along with other legislators and opposition politicians. It threatened to revoke linsence s of defying media houses.
A number of foreign correspondents have been denield accredition foe over a year under unclear circumstances.
HRNJ-Uganda calls on the government to allow the media to do it’s work as mandated in the Constitution and other international laws to which Uganda is a party. We call upon the unconditional release of all the journalists and also let media houses cover the news of Bobi Wine without undue interference, since his return is not illegal.
We also appeal to the journalists to remain vigilant and professional in the work at such heightened political situations.
PostBank Uganda has made a contribution towards the construction of Trinity Junior feeder school that will accommodate the disadvantaged girls from across the country.
The school is a project that was initiated by the Trinity College Nabbingo old girls association to mark the 75th platinum anniversary scheduled for 11th June 2017.
During the handover of Sh8.5 million cheque at the bank’s head office on Nkrumah Road in Kampala city, the Executive Director PostBank Alex Kayaayo said that PBU prides itself in empowering people and the contribution to the school is critical to the girl child’s well-being.
Grace Bakunda one of the Old girls of trinity College Nabbingo who is also the Board chairperson of PostBank, Mrs Christine Sepuya chairperson Trinity College old girls and the deputy headmistress received the contribution.
Edward Zziwa 54, a resident at Busale in Mubende district is nolonger a ‘man’ after his wife, Anna Maria Namagembe cut off his privates due to his high sex libido.
Namagembe said, Zziwa had made it a routine to over demand for intimacy especially when he comes back home drunk.
Their son, Chrizesto Ssemanda demanded for the arrest of his mother in order to serve as a punishment for what she did to his father.
However, Zziwa said, he forgives the wife and he is willing to stay with her though he will never be able to enjoy ‘adults things ‘ ever again.
UMass vs Florida Intl : The passing game has been fantastic over the first two games, partly because the offensive line has been outstanding.