Topic: Wheaton’s Way
Wheaton’s Way
As I had a row through my car window with another driver last week, it occurred to me that finding parking spaces, and claiming...
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I’d swear the Cayman Compass story about fines and prison for feeding wildlife popped up on my phone as I was being swarmed by...
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I don’t need my knees, gray hairs or health insurance premiums to tell me I’m getting old; I just have to watch the Grammys.
The...
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I swear, after flying to Tampa for the weekend with my BFF Lynne, I may forget Miami airport ever existed.
Genuinely, if I have to...
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I realise, dear readers, that last week I wrote about having the flu and losing my voice.
You probably thought I would have moved on...
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I can’t remember if I mentioned that I’ve been battling the flu for the last few weeks.
I’ve had COVID and suffered with symptoms for...
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Okay, put your hands in the air, anyone else who decided to take on a coop for 2023. Anyone?
Guess we’re standing alone.
Apparently, not satisfied...
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If there was one major lesson I took away from Christmas this year, it’s the greatest gift you can give yourself is a flu...
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My best friend Lynne and I just got back from a few days in Miami.
There were a couple of things that struck me on...
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How does the old saying go? ‘Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me’?
As I wrestled with a Santa and...
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I lost my temper a few weeks ago – never something I’m thrilled about, but boy, I don’t think any jury would convict me.
I...
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Is it just me, or is the pet food industry going gloves-are-off, Thunderdome insane?
I’d swear we’re a hair’s breadth from Fancy Feast Surf ‘n’...
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Here’s a revelation for you this week: Chicken poop is really stinky.
Now, those of you who don’t know me might ask how such a...
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Back when I was an English child growing up in Cayman, Halloween was a new and exciting prospect.
It wasn’t really celebrated in the UK...
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As I write this column, I am sitting in a suite on the Celebrity Infinity ship, bound for Grand Turk.
I decided to take my...
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There are lots of sayings out there about knowing when it’s time to walk away from a situation... I just can’t think of any...
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When I saw that the Gamers Bay Convention was coming up last weekend, I thought back to when I used to play video games...
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I don’t think I appreciated how much my best friend and housemate Lynne does around the house, until she went on vacation without me.
We...
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Has everyone recovered from the CayMAS weekend? Did you join in the festivities this year?
As much as I love being on parade, I still...
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Is it really hurricane season again? Wasn’t it only three months ago that the last one finished?
As usual, I’m behind in my prep work....
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I’ve decided there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who aren’t bothered about whether or not they hear news immediately... and...
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I know I’ve got a big head (literally), but it was never more apparent than when I was invited to attend the Queen’s Birthday...
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I know a lot of people worldwide can relate to this week’s subject, but particularly in the islands, I think it really hits home.
I’m...
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If you want evidence of global warming, just start recording when people in Cayman first mention that it’s hot outside, then compare dates over...
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When I read the news about the passing of trailblazer and National Hero Sybil McLaughlin, MBE, the first Speaker of the House, and our...
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To those who read my column last week about returning to the joys of international travel, I’d like to revise that subhead to add...
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I wasn't going to write my column this week.
You see, I'm on vacation. Finally, after nearly three years of staying at home, best friend...
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A few nights ago, I was in my car, waiting to turn onto West Bay Road, and on my right, there appeared a biker.
As...
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While watching The Grammys on 3 April (and realising I am wayyyy out of touch when it comes to modern music), I suddenly longed...
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Just when I thought I might not have a subject upon which to write this week, the Oscars happened on Sunday night... and boy,...
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With St. Patrick’s Day last week, I thought it would make sense to reflect on my connection with the Emerald Isle and what makes...
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While working on the Compass Media Careers Guide this week (plug, plug), I thought about all the jobs I did when I was still...
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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me – isn’t that how the old saying goes?
I hate to admit it,...
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After watching the Olympics for a couple of weeks, what lingered with me wasn’t the pageantry or extraordinary level of sports skill – it...
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In this past week, I interviewed Ronald Ritter, a crane operator who sits 200 feet in the sky while moving heavy construction materials from...
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Let’s talk about toilets. Yes, that’s how I open any conversation at a dinner party.
When I hit upon this subject as being a great...
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I was at Foster’s last Saturday with my bestie and housemate Lynne, and it was even busier than usual, probably because of the public...
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While I was working on this week’s story about the history of Red Bay Plaza, so many things came back to me from the...
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I thought it bad enough that I couldn’t remember what day of the week it was; then I saw a shelf of red hearts...
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Was Christmas and New Year’s Eve really just in the last two weeks? It seems like a lifetime ago that we were noshing down...
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As we reach the end of 2021, I have begun to reflect on the past 12 months so I can figure out what I’ll...
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As I pulled into Galleria Plaza with a fistful of semi-crisp fivers, willing to bribe someone for their parking space, I wondered how I...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Isn’t that how the song goes?
Everyone has their Christmas traditions. Mine is writing about the joys...
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Despite all evidence to the contrary, I am not a coffee drinker. That’s right: All this rabid energy is completely natural. Scary, eh?
Thing is,...
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When seated at a fancy dinner a couple of weeks ago, I realised I had to engage my long-dormant knowledge of cutlery so I...
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A few nights ago, my bestie Lynne and I were watching some TV show or the other, and the term ‘thirsty’ was bandied about...
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As I write this, I am in the middle of a seven-day quarantine with my parents, who recently flew back to the island.
The lead-up...
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When someone says, “I want you to be completely honest with me,” do they really mean it?
Actually, my friend Carol does, but I think...
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Last week, my bestie/housemate Lynne and I were just enjoying a normal evening, watching our favourite TV programmes, when the happiness was shattered by...
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My bestie Lynne and I are animal lovers, through and through. With seven cats in the house, just call us the Tiger Queens.
Thanks to...
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When Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram went down at the beginning of this week, COVID might have suddenly seemed like a secondary issue for many.
It...
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I called my friend Julie on an evening last week. I can’t remember what it was about, but it wasn’t vitally important... which is...
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It was my birthday last week; I won’t specify exactly when, in case hackers use the information to steal the tens of dollars in...
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Just like so many others living in Cayman, going on vacation elsewhere ended up being a bit of a pipe dream this summer.
I won’t...
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Man, have we had a lot of wet weather recently. Anyone would think it’s hurricane season.
I make a habit of keeping a golf umbrella...
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Well, I’m sure I don’t stand alone when I say that Tropical Storm Grace definitely turned out to be more than all of us...
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If, on Saturday, you happened to see two grown women the shade of overripe rhubarb arguing by the side of the road as they...
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With some colourful events under my belt in recent days, and CayMAS coming up this weekend, I have been trying not to wear so...
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We are all trained in the art of asking and answering basic questions.
For example, standards like “How are you?” or “How was your weekend?”...
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In times like these, we all need to make a conscious effort to thank someone for a job well done.
Last week, there was an...
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My housemate Lynne, and I, were digging through the nooks and crannies of our house over the long weekend (yes, we’re living the dream),...
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I’m going to confess something here: about a month ago, I had to Google the rules to the simple card game ‘Snap’.
I’m not saying...
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Why do I find home renovations so scary?
I have committed to far riskier enterprises without thinking twice, but I just have to hear the...
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Now that the spring season of US television shows is done, with the Great Cull cancelling many a fledgling series (I have to say,...
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As I sat in the cinema next to best friend Lynne, both of us with our hands over our eyes through a particularly scary...
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Last week I went along with friends Lynne and Julie to the Prospect Playhouse to watch ‘Noises Off!’
By the end of nearly three hours,...
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My best friend, Lynne, and I booked a staycation at The Ritz-Carlton last weekend.
I’d been dithering over the idea for months, but time was...
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After the past week, I have discovered a new appreciation for people who know what they are doing in the kitchen.
My journey towards the...
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When you’re young, you sometimes don’t realise the things that will become important later in life. Who would have thought that bedding would be...
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It’s been a whirlwind few weeks, I don’t mind telling ya.
As you already know (because I never tire of shouting it from the rooftops),...
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I’ve always thought it a good idea to step outside one’s comfort zone from time to time... right up until I have to do...
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As most of you know, 1 April is also known as April Fool’s Day.
There were many posts on social media last Thursday, designed to...
