Thursday Blog Treats

Greetings! Here is the next step in the building of my TT blog! What’s happening in the world and blogosphere (greater than the world!). Lots of politics, art (mostly arts) and people talking about themselves.

To keep my dear readers (do you exist??) informed, I will try to do this twice a week—once on Monday, when the week begins and once on Thursday, before the fetes begin. Some of it good, some of it bad, so I posted just the ones that I liked or thought worthy of your time. Enjoy!



CHOGM is here and tomorrow is a school holiday! Yeah! Wait…I guess it doesn’t apply to me.


Oh, yeah, and Her Majesty the Queen is here!
Some like to describe her as a “...celebrity, a much-loved figure, the personification of the UK, and a busy servant of her countrymen, the Commonwealth and a wider humanity.” The Queen is many things to many people, but she’ll always be a friend to me ;)


Don't know where to spend Saturday night yet? Here's a suggestion. I haven’t been there myself yet so let me know if you go. When will I be declared a ‘liquor ambassador?’


Mary Could Dance is back in town! It will be on for two nights only—November 28-29—at the Naparima Bowl. San Fernando. Is anyone going? I will have to check out tickets.


I always knew CURRY would save me! This story also has some sophisticated tips for cooking with curry. It turns out it's not that simple after all!


A legal -literally- Birthday present.


Organize tours of NAPA? DUH! Why hasn’t this already been set up? I want to get the first look!


Trinidad slips down the corruption scale; the goal is to go up! Barbados is up! What’s going on in Barbados? There’s a good blog post from Robin Montano about this if you scroll down.


A somewhat long-winded, but useful history of performance space in Trinidad. Looking forward to next week’s article!


Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2010! Vote for our women! Appreciate our women! I know it will make me sound like a softie, but this one’s my favorite!


Booze and Jazz! A great combination! Did anyone go?


Anya, I feel misrepresented, too! Can I get your number, and we can talk about it? Maybe…over dinner? At my place?


Not much of a blog…but has a list of major art events in the area. Anyway, they should fire their webmaster.


Almost Paradise? It perfectly fits my definition of paradise!


My attempts to stay trim are not going to work with sites like these...


Glad we’re smarter than the South Koreans! We get our porn for FREE.


"All of the essential elements needed for the rise of a totalitarian state exist and lie latent in Western, democratic society.”
Really!? What about theocracies and one-party regimes then? Sounds like a cool movie, though!


Singh int he White House...Cool pictures of the evening.


Banana tax wars to end? I say let them work, let them eat bananas.


I am thankful to Trinidad Carnival Diary, at least for showing me that someone here is blogging every day! Something I can aspire to!
And don't miss this Machel Montano clip and some commentary—down ladies! Down!


It’s true that we drive like madmen…but I thought that was part of TT self-expression…


Another crappy day in paradise!? I feel ya, man, but let’s go to Disney World all the same.


Bras wanted!? and other cool pictures.


For all you dancehall fanatics out there…you know who you are...


A rough way to start the week, man! Don’t drink the Koolaid…