Our Man in Antigua

keeping abreast of things

which might explain why Antigua’s zeitgeist doesn’t faze me…been there, done that X100…what a great sunset/evening…the crowds/pickpockets/satan worshippers…oops, wrong..the faithful who wait and watch the ‘processions’…if you’ve seen one procession, haven’t you seen them all? is it gonna be different this time around? …nope…’seen the movie, read the book…’ooh, I can see ALL of Jerusalem from up here.’…’ran into Henrik of Dos Reillys’s and the newly improved version of Wendy outside BAC this morning…’had to lift the sunglasses to make sure..damn, she’s glowing…Cashbar must be agreeing with her..speaking of BAC, a crew was working on ATM#3 about 6 or so…guts ripped out, head-phones on…I assume that they were REALLY BAC employees but given that banks track record, anything goes..JH and CD walked by…she’s gotten cynical/septical..no…skeptical about the whole ATM ripoff..and rightfully so..me? hey…lost $$ is lost $$…Nelson wandered by, wondering what happened to the Plus Travel Office next door to the bank..gonzo, closed, hasta la vista..por que? a prime location and they folded their tent?…he’s playing PV and Cafe No Se tonight and then leaves for two weeks in Nawleans…new orleans, in gringo-speak…Carla holding down the fort at O-lot, while Shaun and family are in Wales…having a whale of a time, one would assume..O/lot slammed all day Sunday…’group of Peace Corps volunteers and then the ‘usual suspects’ for the Pubic Quiz…oops, Pub Quiz…speaking of that, I got to see a real Guatemalateca ‘cougar’ in action whilst at the ‘Beav…training her two cubs in how to destroy men’s minds…however…later, watched Erez the Israeli completely pull a reverse move on the tasty little daughter..ask for details..Neil of P-gea is outa town..Spokane…Edy gets to pull his shift/weight…Whiskey Den closed on a Monday night? the AA chapter was open…Tartines closed..Sobremesa racking up major points on a new TripAdvisor survey..Luis Miguel of DV pulling my chain earlier..’there’s 75 women coming in for dinner’…right…a case of good red wine opened and i’m waiting..buncha gringos of some affinity group, ‘nuke the gay whales’ or save the children or …whatever..I bailed..all 3 Claudia’s in attendence..#1 huddleing with what appeared to be family..’still be short-changed by what’ s his face..make that ‘no change’…police still looking for him vis a vis the assault charge..the ever tasty MDC seen early…apples agree with her..the idea of the ‘cruise ship’ concept? get on in Puerto Quetzal and getoff down the line? scuttled…something called the ‘Jones Act’…1887/1926 law passed prohibiting such..drug subs can make the upwind journey but us white folks can’t go downstream..go figure..drug subs? a whole new meaning of the command to ‘blow tanks!’  or ‘dive!’…oops, a little side trip here..passed Beppe of La Vineria early…the tasty pastry known as Margarita waiting in the park…she’s been with him for 2 years plus..’never woulda guessed she’d hang in…there was an event involving her twin sister..oops..chisme..bless her..time to go gnaw on the leftover steak from the afternoon’s bbq…