I never “win” anything. Not lottery fortunes. Not golf tournaments…well, some, but not many. Although the latter is the result of talent and grit, the lottery simply comes down to dumb luck. And given the law of averages, one would think that at some point you might get lucky. I mean even a blind squirrel finds … Continue reading
Dear Santa, It may be very hard for you to find us this Christmas as we are far away from the North Pole, smack dab in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, 700 miles off the coast of the United States. So I have provided global coordinates (32.3000° N, 64.7833° ) for your … Continue reading
This is the time of year when many expats from Bermuda travel abroad to see their families and then return with thousands of visitors eager to see the place we now call home. My first glimpse of Bermuda from the air is always an alluring one. Blue skies and turquoise seas paint the picture of … Continue reading
Funny ad. But not so funny when you lose one of those pricey stones. The good news is finders are not always keepers. And here’s one example reminding us of how trustworthy many people are. When I turned 18 my late father gave me a lovely pair of diamond studs which I wore almost daily. … Continue reading
Do you any idea why skinny people are so skinny? It’s because they don’t eat anything. Or barely anything. I am not talking about poor, starving people. Rather, stylishly thin people. However the road to both waif life appearances is virtually the same. They just don’t eat much. One, of course is involuntary. The other is a deliberate act of … Continue reading
“Because I’m worth it.” Who could argue with the French beauty giant L’Oreal for creating that neat little catch phrase and giving us the best reason in the world to splurge on ourselves? Guilty pleasures are luxuries because they are both irresistible and unnecessary. Those splurges are typically not grand enough to lead to bankruptcy, … Continue reading
“What is making all that racket?,” a inquisitive friend of ours asked as he searched in vain for the source of the noise he heard outside our patio during his first summer on the island. “Oh, tree frogs,” we said. “Sounds like a lot more than tree to … Continue reading
