Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jamaica ~ Land Of Paradise", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
Tags: abroad, anniversary, belief, birthday, bliss, Britain, Canada, Canadian, Caribbean, cheer, children, color, country, courage, culture, custom, era, faith, flight, foreign, freedom, future, government, happiness, heritage, history, hope, independence, Independence Day, inspiration, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, journey, joy, laughter, light, link, London, man, memories, nation, others, parents, path, perspective, photos, plane, prime minister, Queen Elizabeth, road, roots, smiles, strength, struggles, style, sugar, ticket, time, travel, treasure, victory, video, West Indian, woman, youth
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Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Sheila Sealy Monteith has recommended this brilliantly-made, two-part documentary that details much of Jamaica’s march to Independence.
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The documentary is excellent …
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It is recommended to all - Jamaicans and non-Jamaicans - and in particular to young people. It will help bring perspective to the struggle endured to gain the independence Jamaicans enjoy today.
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This is extremely interesting and useful information on the beginnings of the process of Jamaica’s formal independence …….
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Aug 11 2011
Posted: under Funny and Hilarious Jokes.
Tags: age, body, celebrity, cemetery, children, community, companion, couple, dad, day, elderly, entertainment, era, eulogy, family, father, food, friends, funny, ghost, hilarious, history, humor, husband, jokes, laughter, life, Mathematics, memorial, memories, neighborhood, occasion, others, partner, respect, seniors, show, smiles, spouse, time, treats, wife
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Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.
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Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Born and bread in Minnesota, Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still
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Apr 28 2011
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", "LOVE is LOVELY".
Tags: account, activity, age, aid, America, anxiety, bank, bliss, Britain, care, caring, cemetery, charity, check, child, companion, computer, contribution, couple, dad, day, depression, difference, donation, duty, earth, England, era, Europe, experience, father, finance, fish, fishing, funds, funeral, generosity, ghost, global, globe, government, habit, happiness, history, home, House, husband, inspiration, internet, job, joy, labor, lake, land, life, lifestyle, lifetime, London, love, man, memories, money, neighbor, obituary, ocean, online, others, parent, partner, passion, period, pond, pool, rain, reading, reward, rivers, sea, sharing, spouse, stream, stress, task, time, token, trip, understanding, universe, value, water, wife, woman, work, world
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Writer Gary Jennings said this: “Love and time, those are the only
two things in all the world and all of life, that cannot be bought,
but only spent.”
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I love that. And HOW I spend my love and time is what it is all
about.
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My work and interests require me to spend probably an inordinate
amount of time in front of my computer. At least according to my
wife Bev.
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She and I were talking one day about death and funerals and what to
do with each other’s remains. I asked. “What will you do with my
body? Burial? Cremation?”
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She answered, “I think I’ll just have you stuffed and propped up in
your chair by the computer. That way when I walk through the room I
won’t even notice that you’re gone.”
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I got the point - too much computer time. And how I spend my time
and my love is all important.
. The question I ask myself is this: “Do I generously and freely give
love and time away - and especially to those closest to me?”
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Charles Francis Adams was the United States ambassador to Great
Britain during the Lincoln administration. He had the habit of
keeping a daily diary. He also taught his son Brooks the value of
journaling his activities in a diary.
. One memorable day, eight-year-old Brooks recorded, “Went fishing
with my father, the most glorious day of my life.” It must have been
a glorious day, for the next forty years Brooks repeatedly mentioned
it in his diary. It became a life-long memory.
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His father also wrote about the fishing trip. His own diary on that Read More
Dec 31 2010
Posted: under "Jazzy REGGAE ~ Irie Riddim", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know".
Tags: age, album, Alton Ellis, artist, bird, birthday, Boris Gardiner, cabaret, cancer, career, Caribbean, celebrity, cemetery, country, cricket, elderly, Enid Cumberland, entertainer, entertainment, era, fame, game, ghost, health, heritage, history, home, hotel, icon, inspiration, island, Jamaica, Jamaican, job, Keith Stewart, Kingston, legend, life, link, memories, Montego Bay, music, northcoast, period, pioneer, record, reggae, seniors, singer, smiles, Sonia Pottinger, soul, spirit, sports, style, task, tennis, time, tourism, tourist, veteran, veterans, video, voice, war, wife, work, worth
Regrettably,
Keith Stewart of “Keith & Enid fame”, as well as boasting a stellar career as a
cabaret artist on the North Coast back in the 60s & 70s, has passed away. His velvet voice can
be well remembered as he captivated numerous audience at the famous
Yellow Bird club back in the 60s. He was also a good amateur tennis player.
May his soul R. I. P.
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Here are some of Keith and Enid’s hits…..
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Keith and Enid - Worried Over You - Hero records
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Nov 12 2010
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: appreciation, bliss, child, dad, education, father, Father's Day, gratitude, happiness, honor, humor, inspiration, joy, kindness, learning, lessons, life, love, man, memories, moment, parent, quotes, smiles, teacher, teaching, world
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”A Father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you
are.”
–Anon.
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Father’s Day reminds me of the many reasons I have to thank my
dear Dad.
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I’m a lucky son… I have one of the greatest dad around. My
father is compassionate, loving and kind. He adores all children
and animals. He tries to see the good in everyone and goes out
of his way to rescue struggling flies from drowning in his
swimming pool.
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Looking back, I know I received an unusual education from my dad.
Dad had to figure out his place in my life. He grabbed precious
moments, such as the time our basement flooded, to teach me
about water pressure and drainage systems. Dad’s lessons were
unusual, unorthodox, and seemed to have little relevance to my
future — kind of like my bachelor of arts degree.
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Actually, the more I compare Dad’s teaching and my degree, the
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Jun 17 2010
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
Tags: care, comfort, difference, feelings, friends, happiness, hug, inspiration, joy, life, love, memories, moment, needs, respect, smiles, thought
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> What
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> What
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> So, I just wanted to say,
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Apr 28 2010