Norah Owaraga

Propensity to unnecessarily exaggerate and tell ‘white lies’

First a clarification. For me there is no harmless lie, as we are told ‘white lies’ are “small harmless lies”. All lies have potential to harm. What is befuddling is that often time people tell ‘white lies’ even when it is not really necessary for them to do so. For me that is a red…

My ideal week includes getting paid …

Describe your ideal week. My week fails to be ideal if those who owe me money, for whatever reason and promised to pay, don’t pay. When they don’t pay me they disorganize my cash flow, which makes it difficult for me to achieve my ideal week. This is exactly what happened to me this week…

Fact Check – ULS presidential candidate, “Isaac Ssemakadde, morally bankrupt”

This morning as I enjoyed a late breakfast in my garden, scrolling through X, I happened on a post in which it is asserted that lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde is morally bankrupt. Say what? As a cultural anthropologist I often take interest in conversations about morality and what is considered immoral. My learning, one thing is…

And is a word I use often but I think I could write without

This is a test of my hypothesis that I could write whole stories without using the word “and”, so this is the only and last time it will be used in this post. I think I can do so by simply writing shorter sentences. There is no need for writing long compound sentences that require…