From the monthly archives:

March 2005

On Death

31 March 2005

Well, now, Death came knocking at my mother’s door,
He said, come on, Mother, are you ready to go?
Well, my mother bent down, began to buckle on her shoe,
And she handed up her cross and began to move,
And she move on down by the Jordan stream,
And she shouted “Hallelujah! I have been redeem!”
She cried, “Yes! My [...]

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On Foreign Investment

24 March 2005

It’s not easy living in an archipelago. Oh, it’s fun, to be sure. We have seven hundred islands, and lots of bright blue sea. It’s great for promotion to visitors. But for governing, for developing — well, it’s one big headache. It’s expensive, it’s often wasteful, and it’s ultimately frustrating. [...]

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On Innovation

17 March 2005

When life hands you a lemon, they say, make lemonade.
There’s another way of looking at it. You got a problem — fix it. Find a solution. And while you’re at it, make it a fun one, a creative one. Turn a minus into a plus; turn a sour, rindy fruit into [...]

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On King Canute

10 March 2005

King Canute had courtiers, many a one,
And flatterers not a few,
And they told to Canute that under the sun
There was nought that he could not do.
Then out spake King Canute, “Quite well I know
Monarch and King are we
Wend you with me to the beach below,
We will gaze on that glorious sea.”
To the beach below he [...]

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On Golden Chains

3 March 2005

I had the pleasure of visiting Dominica not long ago. It is a beautiful island — mountainous and forested, with the kind of loveliness Americans call pristine. As I flew in, I wondered why anyone would leave such a place.
When I landed I began to understand why. Dominica is a beautiful place, but [...]

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