JAMAICAN IN CHINA! An old-fashioned, radiation-free, “no technology required” experience like no other! In 2011, I returned to Saipan after spending six months in China, Laos and Singapore! It was an adventure the memories of which will last a lifetime! After following the adventure on my blog, a few people wanted it have it all […]
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
5 Things Jamaicans do Better….
Yes, it is indisputable fact. There are, indeed, 5 things everyone knows that Jamaicans do better than anyone else. It’s in our blood. Here is one of them. View the video. You’ll have to stay tuned (subscribe, follow or friend on Facebook) for the next in the series. China residents click here
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Winston, I grew up on the island of Jamaica where, at the time, we had ONE television station JBC (Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation) that signed on at 4pm (with Sesame Street, Electric Company, the news, a few UK and US documentaries and television shows and signed off at about 11pm or midnight) However, among the shows […]
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The world’s greatest book review….um, if you’re Walt Goodridge
Someone recently accused me of having a “self-fluffing ego.” Um, the truth is, my ego needs quite a bit of external fluffing, actually. Self-fluffing, like other forms of auto-stimulation, simply don’t do it for me. Plus, I’ve heard it can lead to blindness. On a serious note, though, and speaking of a great ego-boosting way […]
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Ron M., Jamaican pilot living his dream!
You may recall my friend, Ron, a Jamaican pilot I met on Saipan. Well, Ron is no longer on Saipan and is now a pilot for Air Macau! He’s been in training for a few months, but just completed his first official flight (and landing) of an Airbus 320 in Nanjing, China! When we used […]
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Let the crowd control! Fund the next season of “Jamaican in China!”
Here’s an email I received a few days ago: Walt, I’d like to see more! Why? I like the flippancy, your sense of humor – as in the opening sequence. I like the sharing of personal info, like your comment that ‘it came after a lot of contemplation’ I like the immediacy of the experience […]
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“If you want to be my girlfriend…” Chapter 4 first page
Here’s a first page preview of Chapter 4 of If you want to be my girlfriend. The anonymous author may be someone you know, but I can’t reveal who he is! —————————————————- CHAPTER 4: Why do I love? Because we structure or allow others to structure our relationships in ways that contradict what we really […]
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The Whereabouts of the Wandering Walt
So, this week I was in Augusta, Georgia. Why, you ask? Well, I’d like to tell you, but if I did, I’d have to–you know–let’s just say that in the interest of national security, and your continued existence, it’s better that you NOT know. Okay, Okay, I’ll tell you, but you have to promise not […]
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