April Fools actually has a back story...

April Fools' Day, celebrated in many parts of the world, has a long and somewhat mysterious history. While its exact origins remain unverified and unclear, there are several theories about how the tradition of pranking and hoaxes began.

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That 7 MILE SMILE !

Seven Mile Beach in Negril, Jamaica, is one of the most famous and beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. Stretching along the western coast of the island, offering soft white sand, crystal-clear turquoise waters, and breathtaking sunsets. Lucky visitors may even get treated to a green flash.

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From out of the cave...

The cave had been stuffy. Much, much hotter than I expected... and humid. Terribly humid. It actually was almost smothering to this unexpecting soul. And so I skipped the last pool, which fed into the cave system from the small pond nearby. Ahead, I saw sunlight- And we climbed our way towards it. 

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Bye bye, Marley...

Only thing worse than saying goodbye and wondering if you'll ever see someone again is to say goodbye, knowing you won't. And so is the case with Marley. 

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I felt the heart...

What is the point of travel if not to discover the pureness, the soul... the heart of a destination? What is the purpose of going someplace beautiful, pure, exotic, rugged- whatever your paradise is, and not taking that one step further and immersing yourself and trying to understand why people tough it out centuries after centuries to live in that country. I mean, we know it as a great place to visit. But culturally, what makes that place tick?

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Jamaica Questions...

Folks, friends- sometimes I am amazed. It's a digital world filled with people willing to speak up, willing to help. It's also a world filled with people who really don't care, but just want to weigh in. So, it boggles my mind that anyone would go on to FB looking for the right person to fetch them at Mo Bay and take them where-ever, and "bonus points" if they can hook you up, Are you serious? 

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Thank you, weed

Have you ever had a bad experience smoking weed, or woken up rough with a weed hangover?  Ever go through a really tough whatever, and then find a nice joint and found it somehow made miserable almost bearable? Ever find the resources you needed to finish a task right there in a little sativa? Well, let me tell you... I have. Sure enough. And, much to my mother's disdain, my lifelong relationship with weed, cannabis, whatever you call it, has kept me away from many, many brushes with doctors offering me maintenance drugs or Xanax or drugs that were new and unproven at best.

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Mixers are more organized...

Ladies and gentlemen, those of you who rise early, get the house stuff tackled, clean up, head out, return 8 or 9 or however many hours later and keep pushing through: YOU are my heroes.

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