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Mar
31
On Death
March 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Mar
24
On Foreign Investment
March 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment
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. [...]
Mar
17
On Innovation
March 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Mar
10
On King Canute
March 10, 2005 | 1 Comment
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 [...]
Mar
3
On Golden Chains
March 3, 2005 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]