Few people get the chances I do. Or maybe few people take the chances I do. I suspect it’s some of both. I was 55 when life turned me around. I accepted an invitation to an AIDS conference in Addis Ababa. I’d never been to Africa nor knew anyone who was going, but somehow it [...]
Ah Dear Readers, Welcome back to the remnants of the Director who got chased by machete man. As you recall from last week, I wound up bound by the insane red tape that is day surgery. However, undaunted I did get through it. It’s always good to be “first up” on the operation schedule. What [...]
I never cease to be frustrated by the medical system in this country. I suppose it’s better than Kenya, but that’s not saying much. Last fall, dear readers, as you recall Mama came home from Kenya with an unset broken leg.(Yeah that was the no X-ray machine, no tech and no splint post). While in [...]
15 November 2011 I So Dirty My Dirt is Covered in Dirt Yeah and I’m a crispy critter too. So much for SPF 30, there’s no fighting the Kenyan sun. You only have to be out in it 15 minutes to fry, so I will be a dermatological dream again. I am constantly telling my [...]
13 November 2011 Today we drive the Great Rift Valley. I don’t remember when exactly I started driving the Rift instead of flying. Probably when I smartened up and realized that a. it was much cheaper and b. it brings me to my heart home as I travel the different climes that are the Rift. [...]
12 November 2011 1. There’s a guard at the end of the hall. He stays there all the time. There are metal detectors and 3 guards at the main door as well as guards outside. 2. I was supposed to meet with my friend Beatrice today, but she is in a meeting until 4P. I [...]
8 November 2011 Is it really almost 10 years since my first time in Siaya? Imagine! (the Kenyans say this word with such emphasis it loses a bit in the translation). I went to Kenya that first time on complete faith and trust that my guardian angels and God would watch over me. I [...]
The Headline today in the Nation said that 18 men of the proscribed Mombassa Republican Council (something to do with Al Shabbab) were arrested. So, because I’m following this stuff I read on. And then I totally had to laugh. It seems there was “a renowned traditional healer” performing rites on the boys. And if [...]
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