Monthly Archives: December 2010

Good wishes for another new year to come

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

The calendar year is ending in a few hours and we will all be older. Will we be any wiser for all that we have experienced during the past 12 months? What lessons have we learned from seeing the days … Continue reading →

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Boys will be men

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

In many black communities, people have talked about a crisis facing the young black male. They appear to drifting into many kinds of anti-social behaviour, and have too high a profile in many violent crimes. The causes of the problem … Continue reading →

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Don’t touch my Junkanoo

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

If you do not know the term ‘junkanoo’ then you are either not Bahamian or have never been to The Bahamas. But, during the Christmas and New Year period, little else animates Bahamians more than showing vociferously where their hearts … Continue reading →

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Christmas comes but once a year, but hope springs eternal

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

Let’s never delude ourselves. Seasons of goodwill do not often change people permanently. Like adding sugar to something that is inherently bitter, the feelings of goodness that pervade during Christmas rarely last long. It is not unheard of for the … Continue reading →

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Christmas cheer

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

Have times changed? It is Christmas Eve. I was sitting reading, when I heard the garbage truck pull up. The workers went on with their normal activities. “It’s customary at this time to offer them a little something.” Cash came … Continue reading →

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As good as it gets

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Boy! Look here. As they say in these islands. My arms–or more correctly, my left forearm–is sore from carrying around a romping 17 pound baby boy. I wont refer to him by his less-than-flattering nickname, but he’s a round bundle, … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season to be jolly…

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

Much as I may try, I cannot get any time to write regularly over the next two weeks. It’s Christmas, and in this family that means a lot of time together. That time is not necessarily dedicated to anything in … Continue reading →

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It’s clear that we lack resolution

Posted on December 18, 2010 by

Another calendar year is winding down and with that another year approaches. Many of us are getting ready to do what we have done around this time for many years: we prepare to make new resolutions for the new year. … Continue reading →

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Impossibility theorem

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

I was determined to not write about how the Washington metropolitan area dealt with its first snowfall: the story has been written often enough that the area does not deal well with the white stuff. I also decided that I … Continue reading →

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Would you change places with me?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Much of our lives is all about the things that happen to us unexpectedly. Today, a friend asked what could be more frustrating ahead of a busy day than to find your car had a flat tire? No need to … Continue reading →

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