WHO ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THE CARIBBEAN
The question of who actually discovered the Caribbean is a mystery that has been perplexing anthropologists for centuries. When Columbus arrived on Hispaniola in the …
BLIND AMBITION VERSUS INTEGRITY
The reality of blind ambition versus integrity could not be better illustrated than by the embarrassing debacle that took place in the U.S. House of …
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS
The beginning of a New Year makes many of us make New Year resolutions, and most of us break them in the first few hours, …
CHIQUITITA
This story about Abba and UNICEF is a feel-good start to the New Year. It shows what a difference a simple act can achieve, and …
AGE LIMITS
The recent mid-term elections in the United States raised a question with me about age limits for political representatives at all levels. A minimum age …
BIRD ISLAND
This blog is about Bird Island, the most northerly island in the Seychelles. It has been described as a paradise with too many palm trees …
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
In line with the other blogs this week, this one about Queen Elizabeth II is just for fun. It includes some obscure facts that I …
BRITISH HUMOUR
British Humour is different, as anyone who has had contact with it will readily admit. Those of us lucky enough to have been born and …
BOMB IN THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION
A bomb in the Canadian constitution is real, and Canada is not alone. Any written constitution is almost certain to have errors, omissions, vague statements …
LAST FISHERMAN IN MONACO
Eric Rinaldi, the last fisherman in Monaco, unties the mooring lines, and carefully maneuvers his fishing boat Diego out of Monaco’s harbour, Port Hercules, close …