You may have noticed that things have sort of slowed down here, and if you are wondering what is going on, well it's life actually. There is just too much going on for me to pay attention to this blog right now. I would tell you what exactly is keeping me so busy lately but that is not what this blog is really about; just trust that is all socially constructive. Mostly.

You can still poke around the site and look through the Archives while I am away. And if you happen to wander off somewhere else, well, that is fine too. You'll be back. I hope.

The polls are closed and the votes are in. No, I am not talking about Super Tuesday. I am talking about a poll on the future of The Kampalan, a fledgling Ugandan blog written by a group of contributors. The voting has been going on for about a month following a brief debate about the future of this blog.

Kofi Annan is in Kenya to lead talks between President Mwai Kibaki and ODM opposition leader Raila Odinga. Thus far the two men have failed to find any common ground upon which they can work to bring stability back to the country and to the region. Now though they have Mr. Annan in their midst and you can be sure that the international community (specifically the G8) expects his presence to make a difference.

The Greatest Silence

Lisa F. Jackson's documentary The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo won Sundance Film Festival's Special Jury Prize. Watch a clip from the movie and it is not hard to see why.