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"Help Yo Brother"
Most of the taxis and minibuses here on Dominica have names at the top of the windshield. Some of the names are funny, like "Flash de Bobs", some are rather sweet like "Humble African". But I saw a new...
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We live at the end of the rainbow
I took this from our veranda this morningHere is a link to some other gorgeous pictures of Dominica. Enjoy!
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Thoughts on the Volcanoes
Dominica is home to one of the highest concentrations of volcanoes on the planet. Some experts say 8, some list 9, but all agree on one point: we are overdue for an eruption here. And of course the...
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It Ain't Easy Here
Gentle Readers,In case you missed this reoccurring theme, let me once again mention that life is tough on Dominica. Tough enough to make people flee, leaving behind everything they own.Let me explain.I...
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One of my favorite presents was from a reader
blueright wrote:Merry Christmas Jen & Mr.Whiz,One of the gifts I bought for my Love is a mustard seed pendant, like the one you wrote about on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. I have printed your post...
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My least favorite present was from DOWASCO
DOWASCO is our water company. And yet again, we have no water service.The sound of the jackhammer is filling the air, but the workers say they have not figured out the problem yet. We are in our...
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Spiritual Tourism
"My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind." -- Albert EinsteinIf...
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Morning Meditation
Mr. Wizard and I have a very inconsistent meditation practice. But we do continue to try to incorporate meditation and prayer into our daily lives. One of the things we had hoped to find on Dominica...
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Thoughts on Money
Someone sent me a link to a site called Get Rich Slowly. It is an interesting site about frugality and voluntary simplicity. I believe these to be valuable goals as long as my frugality and simplicity...
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The Mustard Seed
"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." --JesusWhen I was 2...
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Burning tires in paradise
We spent our weekend working downwind of a neighbor's burning. Here the common practice is to throw a tire in the mix of burning brush to support combustion. So house, laundry and our lungs were filled...
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Curiouser and Curiouser
Today I changed Mr. Rasta's dressing. (By the way, it sounds like he will soon be heading down to Barbados! Hooray!) Anyway, I bagged up the dirty dressing and took it to the hospital incinerator...
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Tennessee Williams and Me
"Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead." --Tennessee WilliamsI fell in love with the work of Tennessee Williams as a young adolescent, and this...
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We visit a village health center
Mr. Wizard and I visited a village health center with our friend Mr. Rasta. He goes there every day, including weekends, to have his dressing changed, since his tumor is now too massive for him to...
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Article 10
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. --Joseph Campbell
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Dear Readers
I may in the near future start another book and incorporate some of the writing from this blog into that work. I have therefore removed some of my blog posts from the public domain.Here is my current...
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Kendra does PMH
Be sure to visit Kendra at Island Med Student as she writes about Princess Margaret Hospitaland her clinical rotations.
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Mr. Wizard and the Wall Street Journal
Mr. Wizard had a chat with a writer for the Wall Street Journal. You can read the article here.
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The Dominica Ebook
January has been a record month for book sales at Living Dominica. It is gratifying when lots of people find their way to our web page and choose to purchase our book. I suppose when the weather up...
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My life with humidity
Mold sporeI thought St. Louis, our home town, was the most humid place on earth, but I had never before lived near rain forest. Up North, however, no matter how nasty the humidity is outside, the...
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My Friend Francis is gone
I heard yesterday from Kendra at Island Med Student blog that Francis died on Tuesday. I know many of you have followed Mr. Rasta's plight and have contributed to his care. I am so grateful to each of...
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Farewell, Dominica...
There are really no secrets on Dominica, or for that matter, amongst those of us who love Dominica where ever we live. So, I will share publicly that I am returning for now to the frozen gray wasteland...
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Greetings from Living Dominica in Exile
I have heard from several readers, and I wanted to post a brief update. Mr. Wizard, Chester and I are all well and happy. We made the transition back to U.S. life and are busy like all folks here seem...
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