Why Am I Still Single?

I'm sure, for a lot of women who are single, this question comes up ever so often in their minds. I'm also sure, that if women took the time to honestly look at themselves and try to answer this question, they could, and if they were honest with themselves, they would probably be able to 'fix the problem' of being single. How many of us women, when thinking about our single status look at the situation in terms of 'there are no good men out there' or 'men are completely unable to commit themselves to a relationship' etc. The blame is most always turned towards the men. We rarely take the time to look at ourselves and see the speck in our own eyes. Here are some things I think we should consider when trying to answer the "why am I single" question. 1. Are our expectations reasonable? Of course,...

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And The Cycle Continues...

Originally written on Jan 22, 2011. So...DJ Coppercat was gunned down at his house today. Sad, very sad. Unfortunately not new. Nothing novel about it, and that is even just as sad as his death. I'm trying not to keep a mental count on how many entertainers have lost their lives violently. I try not to keep a mental note of how many people in general I hear have died violently. I'm just not built for that kind of thing. In any cause, in light of Coppercat's death I am waiting for the entertainment fraternity to start their usual uproar. I expect to see people in Half Way Tree holding prayer vigils. I expect to hear outcry that "This Must End", and the like, and I expect that to be ALL that is done. AND you know what else? I expect...

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This Old House

I spent my early childhood in a little community in St. Catherine called Guys Hill. I have real fond memories of those days. It was a very humble community, what people would probably call ‘backward”. We were the only one’s in our little district in Waterford, Guys Hill who even had a freezer; we made very good money selling ice- I smile at that now.I visit every once in a while. A lot of my family still lives there, like my Grandfather and Grandma and a hosts of cousins and aunts. I visited that old house recently. It was great being back, I really did feel like a kid again. I took some pics of the things I had in that house that I found there today. Things that still work! I couldn’t believe it. Like the old Piano that I spent so much time...

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TALK Di THINGS -My NCB Experience

I'm a stickler for good customer service. So, I try everything in my power to not have to deal with people face to face, because customer service is really lacking in JA.So, I was rather happy as an NCB customer to have my midas card, my credit cards AND online services at my disposal. That meant- never having to go into the branch! Yay me! Right? Well, yeah, it means that UNLESS something horrible happens....*cue sensational music* On a few occasions I have had to visit the bank. On this occasion I was rather annoyed by the fact that a vendor had run the transaction on my card more than once and debited my card twice. So, of course, I went in to rectify the problem. Whenever I have to deal with customer service, I'm always on the defensive,...

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I Might Have Grown Up In A Cult

So...A cult by definition (affording to Oxford Online) "Is a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object". Now, usually, cults worship things or people outside of the normal realms of acceptance by the wider society...u know like those crazy koolaid, actually it was grape Flavor Aid drinking people...check out that Jim Jones Story Here. Anyway so, about me and this cult now. We actually worshiped God, sang from regular hymn books, did regular things like pray, erect a church in plain view for the public to see, people could only have one spouse etc. etc. This probably explains why I, only in retrospect, have the inclination to think that maybe this one was a little bit more than it appeared...

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