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Jan 24 1983

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

We had a real ‘up’ weekend so I wanted to write it down quick! Seems like mostly negative stuff g...

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Jan 20 1983

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

I’ve spent all day just sitting and reading. In fact, the last two weeks have been an exercise in...

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Jan 17th

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

EGAD Already!? I can’t believe that it has been so long since I written. Much, much has transpire...

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Jan 6 (Epiphany!)

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

Never mentioned Christmas in terms of Christ (like the unthinking, pagan sinner I am). Now on Epi...

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Jan 4 1983

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

Well, we’ve made it into the new year. The days pass so quickly when I look into my journal and s...

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Dec 27th

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

Bank holiday today (Boxing Day whatever that is…) so Deb and I are lethargically wandering about ...

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Dec 21

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

Its been too long again. Much has happened. Much of it positive. We decided to take the house in ...

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Dec 11

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

We had a confused and brief swearing-in ceremony at the P.C. office in Bridgetown. The reception ...

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Dec 9

...and a dead cat on the doorstep Finding "home"

Its been quite some time in between entries. I’m concerned that it will become the rule rather th...

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Dec. 1 [The end of the beginning]

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

For the last day in Jamaica, it’s been rather trying . Got a letter from Gram saying that Dad was...

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Nov 30 (week to date, Embassy & T-Day, Man showin house)

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

The last day of training! I thought I’d never see the day. I realized I had been quite remiss in ...

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Nov 24 1982

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

Well, I successfully passed my 27th birthday without complications. We had a morning at the UWI a...

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Nov 21 1982

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

It’s peculiar how I’ve been preoccupied with enjoying ‘the comforts of life’. I’m afraid its cult...

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Nov 17 1982

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

The weekend in Port Antonio was well worth the time and expense. The night was cool and very quie...

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Nov 13 1982

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

That restlessness is tempered somewhat by excursions into the countryside. Today Deb & I (with Ju...

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Nov 12 1982

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

Even though we learn more & more each day, it becomes less and less distinct from the rest of our...

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Nov 9, 1982

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

The ride up to the training center is quite an experience. The road between Spanish Town & Sligov...

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Nov 7th

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

Went to church today at the Anglican church. 7Am is a bit early to be wanderin around Spanish Tow...

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Nov 2

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

Dogs and more dogs. And things are mellowing a bit. I should say something about our ‘host’ famil...

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Nov 1

...and a dead cat on the doorstep The beginning

I was talking about money & currency because I didn’t have the energy. Energy is hard to come by ...

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