Jan
27
On Nine to Five
January 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I was sitting in traffic the other day. Sitting in traffic, by the way, is something I would prefer not to do. It’s a supreme waste of time, particularly on this island which is only twenty-one miles long. And a question bubbled up to the surface of my mind. It was [...]
Jan
20
On the Stopping of Bucks
January 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment
It wasn’t me.
It’s not my fault.
Whatever it is, I didn’t do it.
We live in a country, or in an era, or in a culture, or in something, where personal responsibility is hard to come by. Very few of us have ever done anything wrong. No. We make mistakes; none of us is [...]
Jan
13
On New Tings
January 13, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Bahamians, it’s said, love new tings.
To some degree, that’s true. Just let a new restaurant open up. You better hope they got valet parking, because without it you’ll never get near the place. You better eat before you go, because you won’t get a table until well into the digestive process, and your stomach will [...]


