Published in Uganda's Sunday Monitor
By The Way
A satirical take on current events, politics, and everyday life in Uganda. Published weekly in the Sunday Monitor from September 2011 to September 2015. 151 columns.
-
How to spot a wolf in a sheep’s skin
In this column, we have covered before how some sayings are no longer applicable today. We looked at the oft-used “A bird in hand is…
-
Solve all your computer problems
Have you ever been consumed by an over-whelming desire to pick up your computer and hurl it at a fast-moving train? Of course you have.…
-
What is your calling in life?
We often muse about what our destiny is. Thousands of research papers, none of which I have read while writing this, suggest that we all…
-
Why it sucks to grow up
This piece is for the young reader spending nights awake wishing they were more grown up. This wish could stem from the fact that they…
-
Five ways to use a lift properly
The thriving, robust economy is to blame for all the new buildings that are reaching for the sky. With high-rising buildings come lifts. At least…
-
How to give customer care a black eye
If you own a restaurant, this piece is especially for you. How do you keep your customer’s pallet wet while your staff runs off to…
-
How useless some sayings are
The English language, and other languages actually, is flowered with sayings. These are things that were said by old, frail men and women years ago…
-
How to stay awake after lunch
As humans, we are creatures of habit. One thing we usually do at work is go for lunch. In as much as this habit deprives…
-
How to be broke at work
How does one get through difficult financial times? How should you deal when you are broke? Crying doesn’t help. Wailing will only bring the inquisitive…
-
Stuck in time with twisted titles
Jazz music is around us all the time and the untrained are always stumped on what to do when it is playing. I used my…