Jamaica Gleaner Outlook
Published: Monday Sunday | December 28, 2008
10 new habits for the New Year!
If you find yourself becoming bored with the dreary routines that dog your home life, why not try to develop new habits which will put a whole new perspective on life? Making resolutions might sound like just another wearisome chore, so Outlook has come up with 10 exciting new activities.
Angels among us - Caroline Miles calls Emerson James 'father'
Caroline Miles, who at 39 is a master teacher and has won numerous awards as 'special teacher' and 'best teacher', says the encouragement of mentor Emerson James rescued her from the jaws of poverty and placed her on the path to excellence. James, she states, is the "epitome of giving and of a selfless individual.
Single in the city - Why buy the cow when he can get the milk for free?
Do you live with your boyfriend or baby- father? Do you find yourself catering to all his needs, living like his wife but without the formality of a marriage certificate? Does this bother you? My regular readers might know already that I have been in this situation a couple times.
Doctor's advice - Sex and the older husband
I am female, aged 35, and am thinking of marrying a guy who is much older than me. But I am worried about what will happen to our sex life as the years go by. He is 59, which is 24 years older than I. But he is still fit, handsome and healthy. He likes sex a lot, and we make love three to four times for the week.
Velma Elaine Thomas thanks Steadman Fuller
Velma Elaine Thomas credits Steadman Fuller, a manager at Kingston Bookshop and a former teacher, who has continued to support her with her current career as a teacher. Fuller was the teacher of Spanish who did not forget a little girl who dropped out of school because she became pregnant ...
Kent Gammon - Writing the Jamaican story
Kent Gammon, 33, has spent the better part of his young life with his nose stuck between the pages of books. Most recently he was reading Das Kapital, by Karl Marx, after work and after playtime with his one-year-old daughter at home in St Andrew. His interest in state systems and their use of power is deep.
Dear Jamaica - The Christ in Christmas
Once upon a time, big bwoy used to walk an tief people wet clothes offa line. One day, sista Pooncie wash two pillah case an a brown banlon, an pin dem pon de line while she a clean fe Chrustmus. When she go back roun a back, de line empty! De dawg him outta street a mek war. Suh trap set fe de tief.