 hours’ sleep, wondering whether this set some sort of record.
James George Frederick Hann is a delightful little chap, even if he does bear a disturbing resemblance to the octogenarian Queen Victoria, and has touched off a slightly wearisome upsurge in attention-seeking behaviour by his elder brother.
After a long first day with both our boys at home, my wife and I flopped gratefully on the sofa in front of the television, holding hands and revelling in our great good luck. Then the appearance of a female weather presenter prompted me to make a light-hearted but typically politically incorrect comment.
My wife sighed, as she has so often done before. “Are you ever going to grow up?” she enquired.
Originally published in The Journal, Newcastle upon Tyne.On Thursday, an early season winter storm was making its way across the Northeast. Mixed precipitation and heavy snow were expected, with forecasts indicating the greatest snow totals topping out around 12 inches for the 2-day period (Thursday-Friday). How does that compare to the greatest 2-day snowfalls on record for November? Those amounts range anywhere from 4.3 inches at Kennedy Airport, NY, up to 30.7 inches in Buffalo, NY, for the major climate sites.
Greatest 2-day snowfall for November at the 35 major climate sites.
About a third of the major climate sites typically see their first inch of snow in November. However, for some sites this storm will likely bring the first inch of snow a little early. November is not typically a very snowy month for much of the Northeast, so the storm could also push monthly snow totals above normal for some areas.
Average date of the first inch of snow at some of the major climate sites.
Normal November snowfall at the 35 major climate sites.
In addition to possibly being snowier than normal, November-to-date has generally been wetter than normal. Precipitation during the first 14 days of the month ranged from near normal to more than 300% normal, with the wettest spots in an area from northern Maryland northeast into Vermont and southern New Hampshire. The precipitation eased drought and much of the abnormal dryness in the region. Average temperatures so far have generally been near to below normal for a large portion of the region.
November 1-14 precipitation was above normal for almost the entire Northeast.
November 1-14 temperatures generally ranged from 4°F below normal to 4°F above normal.Aw... Thank you! And yes, the getting dressed up and pretty looking was absolutely intentional. I was going to treat myself to a night out, and I was going to treat me like I deserved to be treated. I spend so much time just absolutely trash-talking myself. "I'm too fat, I'm too lazy, I'm too careless." But last night? Last night was all about giving myself a good time, and being kind to myself. And if I'll get prettied up for my wife, why shouldn't I do it for myself, ya know? It felt wonderful, not gonna lie. &lt;3Football fans in Uganda have voted current Uganda Cranes captain Denis Masinde Onyango as the country’s greatest football export, beating three former national team skippers.
The Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper garnered the most votes in a contest against Magid Musisi, Ibrahim Sekagya and David Obua.
Since Ali Kitonsa became the first Ugandan player to ply his trade abroad after joining Egypt’s Zamalek in the 1960s, hundreds of players have gone on to play for foreign clubs.
A Kawowo Sports panel provided a shortlist featuring players to have made an impact on foreign soil and then it selected what it considered stand out candidates with Obua, Musisi, Onyango and Sekagya on top.
In a twitter poll, Onyango got 47% of the total votes cast (715), followed by Ibrahim Sekagya 26%, Magid Musisi 18% and David Obua 9%.
DISCUSSION | Who is Uganda's greatest football export in the game's history?
From Facebook, Onyango got over 129 votes out of 319 cast, Magid Musisi got 108 while Sekagya got 56, and Obua got 14 with the rest giving opinions not on the list.
Jackson Mayanja, Nestroy Kizito, Phillip Omondi and Charles Livingstone Mbabazi were some of the other mentioned names.
From Instagram, the voting almost reflected same pattern with Onyango, Musisi and Sekagya in that order. But there were also hints on Andrew Mukasa and Farouk Miya although the former never played football beyond borders.
Bob Senyange -This is a tight one. Musisi was a great (UG’s Maradona), we used to carry bags with his name, though we did not watch him that much. Denis Obua was always a thorn in any defence, so much fun to watch. Ibra made u feel soccer was so easy to play, so calm with great vision and he positively influenced the other defenders. Ibra and Denis Obua were part of the most talented cranes squad I have watched, they were so unlucky not to qualify for the Afcon.
Mark Mugisha – Sekagya; his consistence, discipline and moreover captained a big club like Salzburg which is not an easy thing and after the career, became assistant coach at the same club. Kudos El Capitano.
Tendo Nictor Musoke 1. Musisi… 1st Ugandan in Europe. Led Stade Rennes into Ligue 1 in 1993 and won the Best Foreign player award in France ahead of established stars like Abedi Pele and Gheorghe Weah.
6. Jackson Mayanja was just unlucky to be diagnosed with injury when he joined Esperance. The story would have probably been different now!
Mike Muhima – It was always Sekagya for me until Onyango won the Caf Champions League with Sundowns and named in the top 10 goalkeepers in the World back in 2016.
Fred Katende – My order of five would be Musisi, Sekagya, Nestroy, Onyango and Mayanja because they played in bigger leagues for a long time with big impact.
Joachim Galiwango – Onyango has achieved much and raised our flag for a longer time as compared to the rest. However the contribution made by Sekagya, Obua and the Late Musisi can’t be underestimated more so in Europe.
Daniel Nuwamanya-Mategyero- It’s a close contest here but since this is a team sport, Onyango edges Obua. He won the African Player of the Year award as a goalie, won the champions league, a couple of ABSA league titles, took to back-to-back AFCON finals after a 40 year absence. He is by far the most decorated Ugandan sportsman. He deserves the Nalubaale medal.
Obua comes in second, he carried the Cranes on his shoulder, with a number of brilliant individual performances; he owned the South African league, and also played in top-flight European league. The problem though was that he was never consistent in club football.
Adide Dickson – Ibrahim Sekagya; He played in Argentina, UEFA Champions League with Red Bull Salzburg, then MLS in US and he is still active as an assistant manager.
Kimuli Rony – Musisi; because he played in big clubs in Europe whereby the players of recent failed to make it and he stands to be the only Ugandan who ever played in one of the top 5 leagues (Ligue One) up to date.
Etyang Brian Jonathan – Obua went on to play for Hearts in the team Scottish Premier League more so in the modern era.
Joseph Oliver Wani – Denis Onyango – reason is simple. Guiding the Cranes to Afcon twice.
Joseph Lwanga – Onyango and Sekagya go head to head basing on what they have achieved at individual level but the appearances for Onyango at Afcon makes me go for him.
Sentamu Rajabu e Kyamagwa – Denis Onyango because he was nominated among the three best African footballer of the year.
Denis Batte – Onyango played in back to back Afcon finals and was two time African best goalkeeper and ever appeared in world’s top 10 goalkeepers.
Jude Kasozi – Sekagya went to Argentina, then to Red Bull and even became a coach over there so he is our greatest export ever.
Nkonge Rho’Bert – Majidu Musisi, growing up in the 90’s.. it was a common name in the kiswahili radio commentary! Every time I found a click of people listening to a live football commentary.
Will Sseku – Has anyone ever heard of Philip Omondi? That is the best player Uganda has ever had. He is our Pele. Sadly during his time, exporting players wasn’t a big thing, his international sting happened late in his career! He ranks high on the list of best player in Africa. If you didn’t see him play, you missed.
Tonny Sebaala – Comparing the magic Magid Musisi with these others is disrespect to the legend.
Magid Musisi was the first and only Ugandan to have played in the French league 1; one of the top five leagues in the world.
He scored vital goals for Rennes and was selected as the best foreign player in the league beating some