One Nation

I had dreams of being a world traveler at 60, that did not happen so I postponed that to 65. The good news is that at 66 I am still able to travel and in the whole scheme of things I have not done too badly.  There are endless places I still want to see and I hope that I will be able to complete my bucket list. My list consists of places that I think are important to civilization, more on the people rather than the vista. I will admit that New York City is a place that I love as is the city of London. But then all of us require some level of civilization, especially coming from an island nation. A few years ago we visited the Philippines. Our daughter was posted there under a VSO assignment and we headed out to a part of the world not many people from our parts would normally visit. We arrived on an Easter weekend and there was a terrorist scare in Manila, problems on the island of Mindanao, so our hotel was under watch, endless security. During our stay, we headed ou...

When you hear the words 'perfect' or 'the best' it makes you feel like a million dollars. Human nature is weird, a simple compliment can turn a whole story into a week of joy! And, yes, I am speaking about the Sunday night popcorn! Apparently, tonight was exceptional. I hope the rest of the week translates into 'perfect'. The horrible news of the deaths of two cyclists over the weekend came as a real shock. We both know a number of people who cycle for good weekend sport and to hear of Joe Brown being killed in an accident was truly heart-rending. When we heard of the accident we started to think of all the people we know who cycle and just hoped it might be somebody we did not know. Is this how it works, you hope that it's not someone you know, what about all the people who actually know the person? Truly a sad day! RIP Joe and Joanna! The issue of cycling and motorists is one that every country I am sure goes through. Is it that the main roads are for...

She looks at me and says ' you know what night it is?'. I immediately think of 'the bongo night' and she says 'it's Sunday that means popcorn'. So much for 'bongo'. Love the tropics, it is dark by 6.30 and will be light by 6.00am. This is good for ones being, the daylight and nighttime are more or less equal, good balance. We attended a showing of yet another brilliant artist, Abigail Hadeed, whose work spans decades. Her photography is exceptional and her current show ' the Weight of Water' at the 'Y' is something not to be missed. We are a truly talented people, only 1.3m of us yet we can produce world-class works of art. This is why we are very special, very special indeed. I see the great country of America is having their 'midterm' election.  Why should this be of any import for a small island like ourselves? Well for starters I think there is an equivalent Trini population living in the good ole USA. Depending on h...