Archives for: December 2006

Realistic Bahamas New Year's Resolutions


31st December 2006
So many times, we resolve on New Year's Eve to do this or that, with nary a thought of actually how realistic such promises to ourselves are. The experts tell us that a resolution must have at least a 50% chance of success to be effective. (These same… more »
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Merry Christmas from the Bahamas


24th December 2006
It's a chilly 78 degrees Fahrenheit here in Nassau on this Christmas Eve day, 2006. It's a time to reflect and be thankful for all the good things that have happened to us throughout the year. I had a friend in college who would read Charles Dickens' A… more »
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MacDuff's Update


12th December 2006
I was speaking to my friend, who is in charge of the redevelopment of MacDuff's on Norman's Cay (Yes, it's still pronounced "KEY"). He tells me that they are still in the process of fixing up the place and that he's looking at mid to end of January whe… more »
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Bo . . . But Not Diddly or Jackson


10th December 2006
Two things: 1) Remember the snake that showed up on our fence a few weeks back? (Click here for the post.) Well, we saw another one--much smaller--trying to cross the road yesterday. We stopped, grabbed a stick, and pushed it out of harm's way so it co… more »
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Anna Nicole Sighting


10th December 2006
I know this post is a cheap ploy just to build traffic, but here it is anyway. And this is true. Was walking out of the grocery store on Thursday night when this tattoo-festooned blonde woman walked past me with a baby in her hands. She was accompanied… more »
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Covering Kids in the Bahamas for Years


09th December 2006
After listening to my feeble attempt to speak conversational German, a European-born friend said to me with a grin, "It's not about speaking. It's about understanding." I knew exactly what he meant, because the conversation he overheard could only be tr… more »
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