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Ashamed Of Topic, But Must Be Done
In light of the fact that it has been well over a month since my last post, I am somewhat embarrassed that this one is essentially a reminder about tonight’s Real World: St. Thomas Premiere (MTV, 10/9c). Truly, there are … Continue reading
Real World Tidbit (Spoiler Alert); A Big Day For Birthday Parties
Friday night I heard that one of the Real World: St. Thomas kids got kicked out of the house for drugs only a couple of days before filming wrapped. There is a large chance I am spreading baseless gossip, but … Continue reading
Posted in Island Style, Quotidian, Who Knew?
Tagged Conde Nast Traveler, Magen's Bay, MTV, National Geographic, Real World: St. Thomas
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Hiding From The Real World At Coral World
We decided to take a visiting Norwegian Friend –almost family – to Coral World early one Saturday morning with the Babies (frankly, you would have to be as close as family to brave Coral World with our two). Every time … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Quotidian, Who Knew?
Tagged Coral World, MTV, Pesce, Real World, Real World: St. Thomas, St. Thomas
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Real World: St. Thomas
As I am sure many of you have heard by now, the Real World is here and filming. For the moment, we are the center of the MTV production world while the 27th season of the thought-provoking, soul-searching, and endlessly … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean Escapades, Quotidian, Who Knew?
Tagged Butterfly World, Coral World, Duffy's Love Shack, Hassel Island, MTV, Real World, Real World: St. Thomas, St. Thomas, USVI
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Newbie Winter
Five months still qualifies one as a “newbie” on island; the word has been used to describe me four times in the last 48 hours. The first was when I was trying to ‘make nice’ while calling for last-minute, hard-to-get-in-high-season … Continue reading
Posted in Quotidian, Who Knew?
Tagged Fabric Mill, Havana Blue, Mongoose Junction, Ocean Grill, St. John, St. Thomas, Water shortage
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Santa Math
The 2010 census puts the population of St. Thomas at 51,634. For the sake of argument, make it 51,638 (with the four of us). About a third of the entire population of the United States Virgin Islands is under the … Continue reading
A Change In Seasons
Everyone said it would happen eventually. As the August heat and intense humidity dragged on through September and into October, locals who have lived here over a year promised it would come. November brought no discernable change in the weather, … Continue reading
Posted in Quotidian, Who Knew?
Tagged Christmas Winds, electricity bill, Seasons, Virgin Islands
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The Search For The Perfect Christmas Tree, Part 2
The first Saturday in December (82, sunny, stiff breeze – almost made me forget August), I was talking to a friend on the tennis courts (thwack) and asked about Christmas trees. When would they arrive on island and where should … Continue reading
Posted in Island Style, Who Knew?
Tagged Brigadoon, Christmas Tree, Cost-U-Less, Home Depot, Kmart, St. Thomas, Walgreens
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The Search For The Perfect Christmas Tree, Part 1
A Century Tree sounded like a cool, island alternative to a regular imported fir tree. I had read somewhere that locals search for one in the wild, cut it down and decorate it – old school and exotic all at … Continue reading
Posted in Culturally Cool, Island Style, Who Knew?
Tagged Century Tree, Christmas Tree, St. John, St. Thomas
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Ants: A Love Story
Husband HATES ants with a passionate fury seldom seen in a reserved man of hard science. For his crusading pleasure, we have three wonderfully tenacious kinds of ants down here in St. Thomas (that I know of): ‘fire,’ ‘normal’ (how’s … Continue reading
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