Country Driving
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- The biggest Avacado ever
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- Awesome lunch at Mr. Lee’s
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- Mr. Lee’s roof, St. Mary
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- Avocado Tree
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- Giant spiders in St. Mary
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- Unique Advertising
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- Washing Clothes in the river
Football in the Jungle
The concrete steps that were the seats of the Arnette Gardens football stadium had all day to absorb the direct Caribbean sunshine, and our butts paid the price as we sat down for a Sunday afternoon of Jamaican football.
Tivoli Vs Boystown, semifinals of the Flow Cup
A fascinating and surprising aspect of the afternoon was the halftime sexy dance contest (this video is intended for mature audiences). The notion of sexuality and modesty is much different from that of this shy Minnesota-raised lad who feels compelled to avert his eyes at the first hint of female exploitation.
Arnett Gardens Stadium
A friend lent me a Tivoli Gardens jersey (orange and white). Lucky for me, Tivoli went ahead to win the day.
The open and perfectly acceptable drug use in the bleachers was another aspect of this particular game that I was not entirely prepared for. I had no trouble relaxing, in any case, as the billows of smoke drifted about from every direction.
Even the snack vendors were pushing the stuff - "cigarettes, peanuts, high grade..."
"Peanuts, high grade"
Permaculture and Rastas in the Jamaican hills
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- Bamboo terracing and minimal irrigation is turning this steep hill into productive farmland
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- Mount Edge Guesthouse
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- Food Basket Jamaica produce
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- Rastafarian Camp
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- Stuffed Zucchini squash
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- And presto!
Chirp, chirp…
No, not that kind of cricket!
A game that has always mystified, or perhaps simply never interested, me, my first voyage into the world of cricket was a joy. The England Lions made the trip across the Atlantic to take on the Jamaica team, here in Kingston at Sabina Park.
Sabina Park, now a gorgeous stadium near downtown, was redone in order to house the 2007 ICC World Cup, an event local Jamaicans still talk about.
Running in Circles (Very, Very Fast)
I can't put my finger on it, perhaps something in the water here, but Jamaica produces some of the fastest runners in the world. The up and coming generation of these athletes, from primary school to the heated college leagues, donned their brightly colored track and burnt up the starting blocks at yesterday's edition of the annual Gibson Relays, held at the impressive National Stadium in Kingston.
The college recruiters were hardly conspicuous, talking loudly and incessantly on their cell phones and wearing polo shirts from North Carolina University, Duke, and others, their eyes constantly sweeping the track below.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Once the "wickedest city in the world," Port Royal is now quiet and a bit dilapidated. Half the city sunk in the two great earthquakes, its significance as a trading post and British colonial stronghold in the Caribbean obviously nearly non-existence, a few beat up boats, two fish and shrimp restaurants, and an underwhelming museum are all that remain.
Kingston Stories
Drying rubber gloves drying in the window of this Kingston butcher shop, closed on a quiet Sunday morning, tell a story of the busy, no doubt bloody, week.
Getting My Vitamin D
Hardly 45 minutes west of Kingston, past depressing urban sprawl, nostril burning slash and burn agriculture, and the quickly browning hillsides during this Jamaica's dry season, Fort Clarence Beach goes a long way toward adding balance to the noise and unpleasantness of the capital city.
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- Fresh fish, lobster, festival, steamed veggies… it all looked good 5 minutes ago
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- The steamed fish, 1,100J$ from the busy little food shack on the beach, was surprisingly good
American of Last Resort
How, I find myself asking on this the eve of my separation from the Duty Phone, shall I fill the void left by the brief but intense week of constant vigilance as Duty Officer for the Embassy here in Kingston?
Bearing the burden...
Yes, just because the Embassy is closed does not mean that some American citizen on the island is not going to have an emergency. In the same vein, just because it is 3:00 in the morning doesn't mean that someone out there doesn't think it's a splendid time for an anxious mother in Kentucky to call the Embassy's emergency line because their 22 year old daughter, on spring break, isn't answering her cell phone, and her pet hamster back home might have a cold...
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Take a wrong turn off the craziness of Halfway Tree Road and find yourself in a secluded shopping villa with an "adult toy store." Not exactly a definitively Jamaican moment, but interesting nonetheless.
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Saturday, May 19th at 23:43 Holy cow. The next Human Rights officer at Embassy Kingston might actually have something positive to write about...
Beenie Man Apologies To The Gay Community For His 'Homophobic' Lyrics
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Beenie Man has been criticized for using homophobic lyrics throughout much of his work, but now the Jamaican reggae star is offering the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community a poignant apology.
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Thursday, May 17th at 8:56 My Ambassador speaking out.
http://mobile.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120517/lead/lead7.php
Jamaica Gleaner News - Human rights for all - Thursday | May 17, 2012
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Throughout history, all societies and cultures, at one time or another, assessed members of certain groups as being 'lesser' or even less than human. Race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and many other factors - including sexual orientation - formed the bases...
Ted Meinhover
Thursday, May 17th at 0:06 That's right, don't mess with the Malaysians.
Malaysia Sentences 3 Mexicans to Death Over Drugs
www.nytimes.com
A Malaysian court convicted three Mexican brothers and two other people Thursday and sentenced them to be hanged for drug trafficking.
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