Jamaica, sweet Jamaica – part III, Living and Lovin wit da Rastamon!

“But a Rasta never Marry, Cause a Rasta Never Sorry”
The tune still sticks in my head – it was part of a walking song our Jamaican friends called out as they trekked over the hills and ravines leading us to their bush outposts.
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Posted in Teenage, Uncategorized at March 29th, 2010. No Comments.

Jamaica, sweet Jamaica – part II, Meet the Rastas!

Readers of this post should first catch up by reading the first part.
After hanging with Ken (the Fisherman) for a day or two, he pulled us aside for a personal chat and said “you folks don’t belong here (in town). I have some people I’d like you to meet”. Heck, we figured anyone who was alright with Ken was fine by us, so we answered in the affirmative.
He took us on a long walk up the coast road……for those who know Negril, this is past the caves and cliffs where the road gets lost in the bush. At some point we turned into the bush, and walked down a rugged path into the hills. Read More…

Posted in About, Uncategorized at February 13th, 2010. 1 Comment.

Aren’t we all Forest Gump?

I just love the parts of Gump where he ends up being in the right or wrong places at various times in history! One scene shows him in with LBJ, another addressing one of the largest anti-war rallies in history. He buys some stock in a fruit company (Apple Computer) and inspires John Lennon to write the song “Imagine”. Read More…

Posted in About, Current and Future, Uncategorized at February 7th, 2010. No Comments.