I’ve got a lot of respect for waiters. They’re on their feet for long hours doing back breaking work and dealing with jerk customers. At the end of the day, they go home with minimum wage and if they’re lucky, a few good tips. When I was away in college, I did a stint as a waiter for an ...
Why We Is Lie So Much?
The new year brings out the compulsive liars in all of us, even me. You may not believe this, and you shouldn’t, but per capita, The Bahamas has the highest rate of liars in the western hemisphere. In fact, the UN estimates that this number spikes considerably around December 31st and extends two ...
Where There’s A Will, There’s A Better Way
Especially when a person dies without a will. Families are thrust into a vortex of confusion, opportunism and worst of all, anger. I’ve seen it firsthand. It’s always the same script, different cast. After a relative of mine died, family I had seldom heard from or seen started circling like ...
When 9 To 5 Feels Like 5 To 10
I don’t know about you, but I have a serious fear of being homeless. Not homeless like crashing on your cousin’s couch homeless. I’m talking, living on the streets, taking shelter through a rat-infested alley and eating out of a garbage can homeless. That fear has fueled my drive to not only ...
Trading Happiness For Approval
I don’t need anyone’s approval. Except my mother’s. I wish I didn’t, but on some level, I do. I’ve never looked to anyone for validation. If they didn’t believe I was talented, I didn’t care. If they didn’t think I was beautiful, it didn’t shake me. If they thought I wasn’t nice, it didn’t ...
