Tower Of Babel

Well, it is Friday morning and I am in my element. I was pretty tired last night so after coming home I did not play around on the computer for any length of time. I conked out fast.

I woke up at about 5:30 this morning as a result of having a good sleep, to the wonderful sound of early morning birdsong and a beautiful cool breeze coming in through the window. I haven’t heard the birdsong in a while.

I was then looking through the Gleaner this morning, to see if I could find something to get me in a mood to post and while looking at the death column (something that I usually do daily), I saw the memoriam of a friend’s Father, who died a year ago. My how time flies…. Recently, she said she was asking him to give her a sign to let her know that he was alright. Well, with such a beautiful morning, perhaps he is indeed giving her a sign, I must indicate this to her, it may help to put her mind at ease. I’m sure he is fine, he was a very likeable person.

Melville Cooke has an article in the paper today that is bashing our local beauty contests and the International ones. He is saying that they favour Caucasians too much and he is not impressed when they select a black woman to win an international beauty contest, like they did when Wendy Fitzwilliam was selected winner of Miss Universe. He strikes me as an individual that is proud of his blackness and there is nothing wrong with that, but he seems to make it too much of an issue. Anyhow, he must know. I won’t bother to get into the point about Caucasoid features being favoured in these contests.

What’s up otherwise? I see that we shocked out (did well) at the World Association of Flower Arrangers Show in Glasgow. It is no secret that we have a wide array of flowering plants in this country and gardening is a big hobby with many of our people……Another reason why some of us choose to remain here. Our weather is practically constant throughout the year, apart from subtle fluctuations in temperature and rainfall.

On the down side of things, it seems that a new style of murder and kidnapping is rearing its ugly head, as bodies have been discovered buried in two pits in Kingston this week, very frightening indeed. The Police have also made another large cocaine haul. I suppose that it is good that they are finding it, but one can only imagine that what is actually found represents only a small fraction of what is being trafficked, a sort of ‘tip of the iceberg’ situation.

The politicians continue on their election hype, I won’t even bother to waste my breath there, more and more flatus from them.

As for me, being Friday and not on call, I plan to make the best of it. Lime Cay is definitely on the agenda this weekend and who knows what else? BTW, my friend who had the job interview yesterday, seems to think it went well. We shall see. Me sure seh tings well kriss my yute! (I’m sure that everything is cool dude!) And, even if you don’t get that job, there will be others. God has a way of working things out, so relax yourself and jus cool. Later we going to have a few drinks and jus irie! (Later we are going to have a few drinks and feel good!) Have a good one all. Me a flash! (I’m leaving!)

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