Our Man in Antigua

am i tuning in later? not a chance…i’ve become, shall we say, ‘apolitical’….the clowns are running the circus up there and for the first time ever…I’m not voting this year. 

so far, so good…Umbrella #2 is still holding together. One more month and my usual purchase/destructo of 5 -6 will make this a record year and a good thing…in some weird fashion(some may call it typical)I lost my $%#@! debit card Monday…yeah, left front pocket, wrapped around with 100’s…i get home w/the hundreds but minus the card..yep, cancelled it and now…just how long will it take for my bank in the upper YouEss to deliver a new one? last time was 3 weeks…CA to my FL P.O.box, onweird to Caniz in Antigua…fine..I needed to lose weight anyway.

Sodden Thought/Totally Unsubstantiated Rumor…a year ago I was told by a local publican(bar owner)that Sangre had been bought by the ex-mayor of Joco….fast forweird….Adolfo, our charismatic dapper mayor, used to be the ex-mayor of Joco..does this mean that 1+1 equaks 3?  I dunno…you tell me..

a friend had his rental car swiped last week…parked in broad daylight, 7th ave north, a few doors from the police station…he called the cops, they called the rental people and because the car had GPS, the rental office was able to remotely kill the engine…short story is that the thieves, in their haste to flee, left a key ring fulla blank keys for this and other models…sophisticated..’heard that 6 cars a day are stolen in Antigua per the cops…no, not BY the cops..per the cops..the #1 model for theft? Mazda!  at the bottom of the list? Volkswagens….and yes, I haven’t been out at night lately…so if I’m missing anything, that’s why…i’ve just noticed that the carillons(bells)are working in the clock over the Arch…..kinda a nice touch..Any sign of Nicky Z, ex-headpro of La Reunion?…last i heard he and his sister were trying to organize golf tours to there from places like Canada?…sorry about the lack of depth/meaningful chit-chat here…it is Hump Day and maybe by tomorrow..etc..