Lettuce

Where is the local lettuce? Tried 4 supermarkets over last two days and can't find a leaf. All they got is half dead looking romaine hearts and $8 ice berg

:(

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We almost look like a major trans-ship point

... well probably not but nevertheless I love to look at the island from
many different angles. Here's a shot of the port taken from Cave Hill St.
Michael.

Joke: apologies for the lack of paragraphs

BEST LAWYER STORY OF THE YEAR, DECADE AND PROBABLY THE CENTURY!!Charlotte, North Carolina.  USA.A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire.Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company.In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost 'in a series of small fires.'The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion.The lawyer sued..  and WON!(Stay with me.)Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable fire' and was obligated to pay the claim!Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the 'fires'.NOW, FOR THE BEST PARTAfter the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!!With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest!ONLY IN AMERICA!
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Its not the treatment of illegals that concerns them ...

... it's the treatment of the legals in pursuit of the others.

I think I just now understanding what Gonsalves and Jhagdeo fretting about. It's not that we should be nice to illegals, it's the fact that some legit hard-working honest immigrants are at the receiving end of ill-treatment as authorities (and the average citizen at times) attempt to flush the country of illegal immigrants.

Well if this is indeed the case then, I agree but remember the old saying

In order to make omelettes, ya got to break some eggs.

Don't get me wrong, I certainly am not encouraging ill-treating anyone, but we all have to admit there is a serious issue here in Barbados that needs to be addressed. So there will be some inconvenience.

But thinking of it some more, what really can be done? How exactly do we go about tackling this? Stopping buses hardly sounds feasible. Raiding job sites? i don't know. What's tough about this is that as much as we want to solve this, it's some Bajans that upholding the underground movement, housing them in sub-standard conditions, employing them at sub-standard wages, pure exploitation. So its two sets of people we need to be targetting, the illegal non-nationals as well as those harbouring them.

almost 2 years :)

as i preparing fo Rally Bdos 2009, i just realize that signals two years i stopped smoking. wow, the cravings are gone and its gotten so bad that i actually feel sick whn exposed to too much 2nd hand smoke. lol, yup, the audacity eh?? cant say i feel any different or i cant feel any significant saving (although cigs way more expensive now than when i quit) but its something i wanted to do for me.

What should I quit next?!?!?

The Trident - The Centre Of It All

Need to encourage everyone to give The Trident website a look up. Started by one Omar Kennedy (some of you may know him already), it is intended to draw together young minds for free open honest discussion on current issues as well as a bit of fun. It is fast becoming the forum of choice where views contend.

Also have to thank him for trusting me with moderator duties. So come on in, sit back and relax, or jump in the ring and thrash out your ideas, all in a friendly respectful environment.

Wanna catch me riding dirty!!

Yup, back on the road again after a two week birthday celebration period. Made it up to Oistins from usual start point near UWI.

Todays route jackson, leers, charles row bridge, glebe, dash valley, mapp hill, coral ridge, newton, oistins, along coast thru town to finish at brighton beach.
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Joke: Mexican Oysters

A big Texan stopped at a local restaurant following a day roaming around
in Mexico.

While sipping his tequila, he noticed a sizzling, scrumptious looking
platter being served at the next table. Not only did it look good, the
smell was wonderful.

He asked the waiter, 'What is that you just served?'

The waiter replied, 'Ah senor, you have excellent taste! Those are
called Cojones de Toro, bull's testicles from the bull fight this
morning. A delicacy!'

The cowboy said, 'What the heck, bring me an order.'

The waiter replied, 'I am so sorry senor. There is only one serving per
day because there is only one bull fight each morning. If you come early
and place your order, we will be sure to save you this delicacy.'

The next morning, the cowboy returned, placed his order, and that
evening was served the one and only special delicacy of the day. After a
few bites, inspecting his platter, he called to the waiter and said,
'These are delicious, but they are much, much smaller than the ones I
saw you serve yesterday.'

The waiter shrugged his shoulders and replied, 'Si, Senor. Sometimes
the bull wins.
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Sheperds Pie to die for

Bet yall didn't know I was a culinary master.

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You're not my friend just because you say so

I find recently a lot of people have been telling me they really care about me and they are my true friend and all the rest of it.

Wow, I mean they are trying to convince me that I should be eternally grateful for the privilege of having their friendship.

The thing is, I don't feel thankful, in fact I wish they would just leave me the fuck alone. One good deed does not redeem a lifetime of bad, especially when shrouded in deceit.

Consider this guys, when you are in trouble, who do you think of first? They say a friend in need is a friend indeed. I think I understand this to a point, although we may need to differentiate between 'friends in need' and 'good for nothing parasites' as well.

Friendship is undoubtedly a complex arrangement which sometimes I would rather have no part of.
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Commish -vs- Commish (ag)

I want to quote a small bit from NationNews website published today May 15th headlined "Rastas: Start with sorry"

Dottin said last month: "I want to state categorically that the police force does not enforce the law by targeting any groups. We carry out our duties without fear or favour and with sensitivity."

Dottin is out of the island, but when the WEEKEND NATION contacted acting Commissioner Bertie Hinds yesterday, he would only say:

"Those comments were made by Dottin, so it is best if he speaks to that matter. I won't be drawn into it."

Now I am a bit confused as to the meaning of this. Is our acting commish denying that Dottin's statements are true? Is it that Dottin's statement is shrouded in some sort of ambiguity that he wants to steer clear of? Is the quote being taken out of context?

The statement seems to be one that all should be embracing so help me to understand why Mr. Hinds doesn't want to be 'drawn into it'.

Swine Flu? It's no big deal. Well not in Barbados at least

I mean after all, when it first surfaced we were assured it hadn't reached Barbados.
Then we were assured that suspected cases were being investigated.
Then we were assured they were being check in Trinidad.
Then we were told the kits to test weren't delivered to Trinidad from PAHO/WHO as yet.
Then we were assured the test were negative.

Now a cruise ship docks with a suspected case, and we were able to check and diagnose everyone on the spot and allow them to disembark.

So I have concluded that the Swine Flu or H1N1 2009 or whatever they calling it now is just a hoax.

You may now return to regularly scheduled programming.

I guess the jokes on me

Well well well. When the world conspires against you. The sense of betrayal can confuse your emotions. I want to thank (and curse) everyone who had a hand in my surprise. I walked right into it. Its one thing to plan a surprise party, but to plan and execute your own is ... well words cannot explain how I feel. Thanks again.

Sis, love you. Mum, love you. All of the other bastards, love you guys. After party in wanstead this evening

30 years people.
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First Day of vacation

Bet yall thought my first day would be much different. Nope, I spent some
time with my jeep and took a few pics around the place. Quite a change to my
usual routine crunching spreadsheets and trying to juggle all my projects.
Ironically I have to be in the office today to tie off some loose ends which
if I leave to the guys in the other building will never get done. Such is
the nature of the beast called work.

Plans for this couple days off? Wanna hit the beach, got a few places of
interest I wanna see, got to spend some time with the extended family,
haven't been treating them well at all since I always seem to be at work or
knock out sleeping.

And before I forget, good luck to all you kiddies setting the 11+ exam. Its
just like any other day, don't let the hype get to you. Relax and do your
best and come out and relax. Next term marks the start of a new chapter in
your life, and no matter where you are its up to you to make it work.