Yesterday I looked at Trinidad and Tobago week in review and a mother was talking about her son who was killed. I thank for her honesty. She said that her son was involved in a lot of bad things, and she talked to him on a number of occasions about it … asking him to change his ways. He did not change so she said that she is not surprised that he was murdered. Hearing her speak yesterday reminded me of a conversation Paul and I had, when he was in junior high school. One day while looking at the news there was a story about a boy Paul’s age, shot and killed. I felt said about it and I said, “This child’s mother must be terribly heartbroken about that.

“Mom she might be heartbroken but parents don’t know the terrible things their kids do when they are away from home.”

“It is still heartbreaking. This child is in junior high school…12 or 13 years.”

“Yeah, but if you knew the kind of shit most kids are involved in, you would not feel that way,” He said.

“LORD! It is still sad.”

I love this quote.

Rather than finding Heaven on earth, we are asked to release Heaven by living on earth. —Mark Nepo

Heaven is; paradise, bliss, ecstasy, rapture, cloud nine and dreamland.

Enjoy your day and be safe.

Happy Sunday to you and yours. Enjoy your day and be safe. On a personal note. Your family love to do some of the things you do. This is one way a mother/wife knows that she is loved. Don’t let the little things become a big thing. Not because it is yours and you love it, should not make you angry that your family love it too.

When Sarah was in 3^rd grade she bought me a coffee cup for mother’s day. The cup is black, fat and shorter in height than the regular coffee cup. It also holds more than a regular coffee cup. I loved it because I could drink more coffee. In my coffee drinking days I would drink it with condensed milk and evaporated milk – Yum.

I was the only one who drank hot drinks. Harold, Paul and Sarah … Ice cold water. Every now and then they would drink coffee, tea or hot chocolate. We have endless coffee cups, but out of the blues one morning when I went to the kitchen, Harold was drinking a cup of coffee in my cup. I had a moment of yearning for my cup, but in a casual as if this is the norm, I took another coffee cup and made a cup of tea, as we talked about this and that. While we were having breakfast Paul walked into the kitchen and said, “This morning I am feeling for a cup of hot chocolate. Dad, are you finished with the cup?”

“Yes you can have it,” He said.

We all continued talking as Paul washed the cup then made a cup of hot chocolate. Sarah walked in fifteen minutes later, said good morning then she asked Paul for the cup, washed it and made a cup of tea. I was smiling because this was the moment I knew that my cup is the family cup. Every time they want a hot drink, they would wait until the cup is available to make their drink. If they are using the cup they would ask me if I want it and I would say no.

All I usually say about this is, “that is life, we are living it and enjoying it too.

I believe that this is not the first time and it would not be the last time that this shit took place. The devil is in the mix, but God is not sleeping. One by one the chickens are coming home to roost. Lord, have mercy on us.

When you are visiting a doctor or you are a patient in the hospital you are at their mercy. 213 patients at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, New Jersey may have been exposed to HIV or Hepatitis B or C. The drugs they were given were tampered with. The hospital said that the warning is for patients who received intravenous morphine or hydromorphone medications at the hospital. This was between June 1, 2013 and September 17, 2014. Frederick P. McLeish a registered pharmacist at Shore Medical was arrested in January for drug tampering. It was alleged that between July and September 2014, the pharmacist removed morphine from vials intended for patients and replaced the drug with saline solution.

Thank you for reading my post. I appreciate it, I appreciate you. Have a wonderful day and be safe.

I had to write this. I hope I don’t offend anyone.

One day I heard a woman say to her friend, “Girl I don’t know what is wrong with that man. My ass old and his ass older than mine, but he always touching me for sex. Right now I am focusing on going to church and praying.

Two places people scream God… In church, and while having good sex… Tyrese Gibson.

An Orgasm brings you closer to God. Unknown Author. You shout, “Oh God! Jesus! Etc.,

Just enjoy life. Relax, take it easy, cool it, loosen up and unwind. Lighten up! Be happier, less gloomy, serious or angry. 

If you are 40, 50, 60 or 70 plus and your husband or partner is touching you to get intimate with you. Thank God that you still look attractive in their eyes and their desire is to get intimate with you. That is living life and enjoying it too.

Ask and it shall be given you.

Seek, and you shall find.

Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened.

A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

The dollar devils are still at it.

I got a phone call yesterday. A woman said that she wanted to tell me about the best vitamin supplement in the world. It is the cure for everything. I said, “Really okay. Tell me about this miracle vitamin.” She said that it is called plankton. I know what plankton is but I let her talk about it. After she was finished explaining about plankton, the money talk started.

While she was talking I wrote down her company’s name and I asked Paul to check them out.

“We are having a promotional. You can get a 3 months supply of capsules. After the 3 months you have to call to refill. If you don’t call we will cancel your account.”

I said okay and then that she said that she wanted me to get a good discount.

“Aren’t you having a promotional?” I asked.

“Yes, but I want to get you a bigger discount than the one we are having.”

“Okay.”

A man eventually came on the phone and he said, “You can get a 3 months supply of plankton for $395.99. If you don’t call to cancel after the 3 months we will send you a refill.”

“The lady I spoke to told me you would not send it, if I don’t call first.”

“She made a mistake. We would send you a 3 months supply because we don’t want you to miss out on the health benefits of plankton.”

Paul signaled to me to look at the computer screen. There was a big ‘F’ on the company’s homepage of the website from the Better Business Bureau so I said, “Sir I just looked up your company and I see that you got an… Suddenly dial tone. He hung up.

I have been shopping for vitamins at a health food store in Brooklyn, NY for more than 24 years so I phoned them to ask about Plankton Vitamins. They never heard about it...

Just enjoy life. Relax, take it easy, cool it, loosen up and unwind. Lighten up! Be happier, less gloomy, serious or angry.

If you are 40, 50, 60 or 70 plus and your husband or partner is touching you to get intimate with you. Thank God that you still look attractive in their eyes and their desire is to get intimate with you. That is living life and enjoying it too.

I wish you love, joy and peace. A wonderful safe day to you and yours

The Beatitudes

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth. Blessed are they who morn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you, for my sake. Rejoice and exult, because your reward is great in heaven, for so did they persecute the prophets who were before you.

Good morning to all. I hope you are enjoying your day. I have to talk about this and you need to talk to your children about Fraternity and Sorority.

“Fraternity is supposed to be about brotherly love. Sorority is also supposed to be about sisterly love. To me it seems as though it is about hateful love… Hazing! Hazing is to persecute and torture so those fraternity and sorority members are moving true to form.

Twenty year old Bradley Doyley (from Brooklyn, NY) a student at Buffalo State College, died on Thursday, February 18, 2016, due to hazing that may have involved a toxic drink.

My children know that Fraternity and Sorority is a No! No!

Paul graduated from college … He never joined a fraternity. Sarah is in college but she is not in a sorority. We are not spending our money for our children to be emasculated or killed!

My dear friends on this beautiful Sunday enjoy your day and be safe. LISTEN to your child or children.

Patience and a still tongue are the best things to have when you are dealing with a child. LISTEN! Remember that listening is not interrupting. You will get more information from them. After hearing, be very careful what you say because you want them to feel free to talk to you another time.

I know some of you would not like this, but this is how I handle precious moments I had and is still having with my children and other children.

When they start to talk to me I listen. They will hear one word or three words sentences from me --- Yes! No! Are you serious! That is crazy! Etc. and they would continue talking… feeling very comfortable so the ‘F’ word would sometimes come out. I don’t feel good about hearing it, but I don’t batter an eye. I continue listening. After the conversation I am sometimes flabbergasted or hysterical. Although I would feel that way I will give them my opinion. The most important thing to me is that I gathered information about them and what is going on with them. Eventually I will talk to them about the ‘F’ word. I would say, “Listen to this, the ‘F’ word came out the last time we spoke. I want you to try your best not to use it when you speak. One day an official might be where you are and what you say might make you sound inarticulate, not able to express yourself. You don’t want to get caught up in that position. Then next time we conversed the ‘F’ word never turns up.

The most important thing in life is WATER. Every thing needs WATER. Man knows the importance of WATER, but he put rules and regulations on it. He also put a price on it. I believe that is sinful.

Don’t let happiness, contentment, pleasure, gladness, cheerfulness, joy, glee, bliss or delight pass you by. Love your life and live it too.

I am telling you this because of what happened to me yesterday with Paul and Sarah. On many occasions they told me I should watch Broad City. I kept telling them I would and I never did. Yesterday Sarah asked me to watch it and Paul said that I should sit for a moment and look at it. It’s really funny.

“I said, “No, I really don’t want to laugh because I would have to run to the bathroom every minute.”

“So what, just pause it and go to the bathroom,” Sarah said.

“Come on mom. That is no big deal. Sit and watch the show.”

I stood looking at them for a moment but the words, ‘I don’t want to laugh, rang out loud in my head and then I said to myself, ‘How the hell could you not want to laugh. I sat down and watched… It was very funny.

When a reporter asked Pope Francis about Donald Trump he said, “If a person who thinks about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not a Christian.

Trump jumped on the band wagon and said that Pope Francis is disgraceful to say that he is not a Christian.

All I have to say is that all Christians know that it is 2^nd Corinthians and not two Corinthians.

Children are targets. Many of them are being crucified daily.

Some of my friends post pictures of children in unholy situations. Please do not get caught up in the pedophiles game. They would love to see pictures of children in unholy situations posted as much as possible. It breaks my heart when I see them.

I pray for you. I pray for my enemies and I pray for the liars who have me in their craw.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. ― Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

“Our father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy WILL be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen ” Breath deeply then say Amen and Amen to that.

“On a personal note”

My husband met a pastor and in conversation the pastor said, “Do you pray?”

“Yes, but my wife prays a lot so I am blessed,” He answered.

“No you are not blessed that is your wife’s blessing,” The pastor said.

“When we got married the priest said, ‘The two shall become one’ so we are one. You know that statement is from the Bible?”

“Yes, but you still need to pray for your own blessing.”

“The Bible says, ‘A man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’. One flesh means we are one. What is mine is hers and what is hers is mine. Pastor looked at him seriously so he continued, “You need to take that to church Sunday morning and preach.”

The pastor did not answer he told him to have a nice day and he walked away.

We really don’t know what the day would bring, but I hope today is a better day for you and yours than yesterday. Have a wonderful safe day.

Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. ― Omar Khayyam (1048-1131)

Enjoy your day and be safe.

Believe you can and you're halfway there. ― Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

It was eventful, but a good day.

I woke as usual at 4:00am and I was doing fine. My husband left for work and he called so we were chatting. He was saying that lot of slip and sliding was going on but he was handling it. The only thing that was bothering him was the sound of the transformer. It did not sound right. Although he said that we did not continue talking about it, we were shit talking as usual. Suddenly I heard a loud noise and a rumbling across the street then the phone cut off. The lights started blinking until they went off in my bed room, but the corridor light were still on. Half of my apartment had lights.  

A high pitch spark of flickering light was flashing through the window. I look out and there was fire burning like electrical flames near some cars. I picked up my cell phone and it did not work for a moment, but I eventually got through to 911. I told the operator the address and what was happening. She said do not hang up she was putting me on to the Fire Department. I spoke to a fireman and minutes later I heard the trucks. They eventually called Con Edison and after nine hours the lights came back on.

I thank God no one got hurt or cars damaged. I hope you are having a nice day.

There is lots of nakedness on carnival Monday and Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago. This kind of carnival was not around when I was living in Trinbago.

My father used to say, “Each man to his own accord.” I feel the same way. If that is your thing who am I to criticize? One thing I know is that I am not leaving my home dressed like that, especially to go parading. When you are in a carnival parade, lots of intentional and unintentional touching takes place. Some people like to jam and rub on you and it is annoying. I just could imagine when you are wearing next to nothing and a hot, sweaty, sticky person touch you how unpleasant that must be. Some of these people do not smell good. Call me snooty, scornful our whatever, I really do not like the parade of nakedness...  

Have a wonderful safe day. 

We all need to remember that we did or say something stupid, one or more times in our life.

A young lady was killed during the carnival season in Trinidad and Tobago. One of the mayors in Trinbago made a statement which offended many people, and some of them are making a big stink about it. I wonder why the young lady’s death is being ignored. I heard recently about a young lady who was kidnapped, beaten and raped. Everyone seems to be mum about it.

There are many unsolved cases (Kidnap, rape, murder etc.,) in Trinbago so do not make this woman’s death be added to the list…

The dollar devils are on a roll. This is tax time so be very careful.

I just got a phone call from a man. He said that he was from the IRS and they filed a law suit against my husband and me.

“Okay. What is the reason for the lawsuit?”

“You were informed that you owe the IRS and you have not respond to our request for payment.”
“Sir I did not receive any correspondence from you regarding this,” I said.

“The IRS doesn’t send out correspondence.”

“I have received correspondence from the IRS before so that is not true.”

He did not answer that but he said, “On January 14^th, two officers came to your home and they delivered the documents of the lawsuit to you.”

“No one came to my home from the IRS.”

“I have a copy of the lawsuit and I am going to read it to you! Do not interrupt me until I am finished reading!” He said in a stern voice.

“Okay,” I said.

He said, “You have paid your taxes but you were informed that you still owe $1,000. You were contacted by the IRS on a number of occasions!”

I interrupted and I said, “No one contacted me from the IRS.”

“We phoned you on a number of occasions! Listen to me read out the lawsuit and do not speak!”

“Sir, do not speak. We are going to have a 3 way conversation. I am calling my lawyer.”

“You have a lawyer? Why don’t you contact your accountant?” He said.

“You said that it is a lawsuit so hold on, let me dial my lawyer.”

Suddenly there was dial tone… He hung up.

Please be on your P’s and Q’s the dollar devils are brazen.

A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

Luke 6:38 Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, press down, shaken together and running over, will poured into your lap. For the measure you use, will be the measure you receive.

2 Machabees 9:12. It is right to be subject to God and that a mortal man should not equal himself to God.

I hope you are having a wonderful day. Be safe and enjoy.

Is. 35:3-4. Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees. Say to the faint-hearted: Take courage, and fear not: behold your God will bring the revenge of recompense: God himself will come and will save you. Amen  

Today is the first day of lent. I love lent.

On this cold, cold Ash Wednesday, I say a little prayer for you; Thank God for making you see another day. Enjoy your day and be safe. Ps. 19:15. Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Amen.

Some people tell lies as though their life depends on it. I hate lies. I hate liars. From the moment I realize you lie to me or you told a lie about me, I put you down. Yes I may talk to you but I stay in my lane with you. I give chances to clean up the lie and if you don’t, it’s the end of your ass and mine.

You do not give me breakfast, lunch or dinner so my ass not getting a sleepless night over you.

Have a wonderful day. Enjoy it and be safe. And remember “One woman’s cry is all women cry!”

All my NY friends you need to be on your P’s and Q’s another person was slashed yesterday.

I posted this on Friday, December 18, 2015 and many slashing have taken place since.

A terrifying situation. Lord, have mercy on children. It is dark when most of them are heading to school and even darker when they are heading home.

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 a 16-year-old exchange student was on her way to school, in College Point, Queens USA when she was attacked from behind by a man. He groped and slashed her twice on her face with a box cutter. She received a gash from her ear to her throat. I hope they find this horrible man soon.

On December 31, 2015 a women was slashed in the face in the Bronx.

On January 6, 2016 another person was slashed in the East village.

On January 25, 2016 a woman was slashed in Greenwich Village.

On January 26, 2016 two people were slashed inside moving trains.

On February 08, 2016 a 19-year-old jogger was cut on her leg by a man who runs past her on West 79^th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens.

Carnival Monday in Trinidad and Tobago. Enjoy the festivities and be safe. I heard some people complaining about Peter Minshall’s king of the band. It is costume and costume is clothes that are worn to make someone look like somebody or something else… An over-the-top performance.

Peter Minshall’s king of the band The Dying Swan – Ras Nijinsky in drag as Pavlova, reminds me of old time carnival in Trinbago. Dame Lorraine was a character, played by men. Men used to be dressed as a woman with big bosoms and big bati, —( Bamsee, Buns)

To me the The Dying Swan – Ras Nijinsky in drag as Pavlova, is Dame Lorraine dressed as a moko jumbie.

It’s Carnival time in Trinidad and Tobago

My father was from Cascade in Trinidad. We lived in Point Fortin and every carnival we spent it in Port-of-Spain. I used to be scared of many of the masqueraders, but the midnight robbers, moko jumbie, Jab jab and the jab molassi were the scariest.

This morning we were talking about carnival and I was saying that I did not like to hear the Midnight Robbers. Every time someone pays the midnight robber he used to give a speech.

My husband said, “Yes. They used to say something like this, “I am Santana your angel of death. My job on the face of this earth is to check up on the dead and hurry up on the living because when people die by natural causes they take too long.”

“True and that used to be creepy.”

“Quotes I Like”

The whole universe is sum up in the Human Being. Devil is not a monster waiting to trap us, He is a voice inside. Look for Your Devil in Yourself, not in the Others. Don't forget that the one who knows his Devil, knows his God. —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

Don't search for heaven and hell in the future. Both are now present. Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven. Whenever we fight, hate, we are in hell. —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can't remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts. —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life? —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of ... But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities. —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied. —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

You can be everything in life but the important thing is to be a good person.

The whole universe is sum up in the Human Being. Devil is not a monster waiting to trap us, He is a voice inside. Look for Your Devil in Yourself, not in the Others. Don't forget that the one who knows his Devil, knows his God. —Shams Tabrizi (1185-1248)

I am not the author so do not judge me for the incorrect spelling. I am singing and writing it. Trinbagonians do you remember this?

See See moriah moriah moriah. See See moriah, moriah, moriah. Tambulay lay, lay, lay, tambulay. One boy one girl. Tambulay, lay, lay, lay, tambulay. One boy one girl.  

All laws for our daily living are made by men. Some of the laws needs to be amended but women should be given the opportunity to decide the punishment for the crime. RAPE is the crime that I believe the law needs to be amended, but I know that is not going to happen. It really upsets me to hear someone got raped. It hurts a lot when I hear it happened to a child. I heard about another child getting raped by her mother’s boy friend. He is a wanted man.

Some perpetrators of rape go free because of some kind of technicality and that must be a horrible feeling for the victim.

I believe that life should take charge. A rapist should be punished by life.

Minutes after the rape he or she should get a pimple on their private part. The next day it becomes blood red with an itch. It gets bigger as the days go by, itching real bad and then it starts to ooze. No type of medication heals it. The rapist can’t eat and sleep. A truthful confession is the only thing that heals the sore. Those who were accused of rape and did not do it, doesn’t get the life sore, but the accuser gets it. They also will be healed by their truthful confession. 

At 8:42 a.m. a crane collapsed on Worth Street, Manhattan, NY between West Broadway and Church Street crushing several cars that were parked on the street. One person was killed and 2 others were seriously injured.

This is so true. Life is beating down some of us because the dollar devils are at large…

Timothy 3:1-4. But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control; brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.

I hope your day is going to your liking.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! ― Anne Frank, (1929-1945)

“Quotes I like”

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life. ―  Albert Camus  (1913-1960)

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes - People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future. ― Audrey Hepburn, (1929-1993)

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is. ― Albert Camus  (1913-1960)

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. ― Voltaire (1694-1778)

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think —Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965)

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking  —Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD-180 AD) 

Sister Joan D. Chittister: “I wish you happiness now and whatever will bring happiness to you in the future.” Try saying this silently to everyone and everything you see for thirty days and see what happens to your own soul: