Obama originally said that his preference was to adopt a shelter dog - "a mutt like me" was how he put it. But Malia has allergies and that limited t...

I think Rowan Atkinson did a great piece on "Welcome to Hell" that would satisfy many of these concerns! Seriously, I live stateside and I've of...

I don't live in the USVi, but I HAVE been through hurricane Lenny there, and I was flooded at home so I have a few ideas that I don't think I've seen ...

One of the best posts ever by someone leaving island was posted three years ago by someone with the screen name *Gasp*. It should be "required re...

Exactly!!! Who needs another place to eat "bar food" with no parking? Once upon a time Stixx seemed to have the right balance - it helped that the b...

My friends on island know the owner rather well and informed me yesterday that "last night (that would be Monday)they shut their doors. New owner com...

Yes, Saturday, March 15. I called the organizer hoping it was the following weekend, but alas.... I can't get there until March 19 this year - it wi...

Okay, this is seriously OT now but, believe it or not, I was in WalMart last night and a woman was touting Preparation H as a cure for hot spots - rec...

Sweet!! I hit the ground on STX on October 25!!! I always got a funny vibe of of that place when it was Tivoli Gardens so I am super jazzed at the c...

Since you are also thinking of moving to the islands, it would probably be wisest to stay under the US flag (Puerto Rico, USVI) and visit the island(s...

It's going in where Tivoli Gardens used to be. I'll check it out for you guys when I'm there the end of this month (if it's open - island time and al...

Yankees at Rumrunners - they even have the t-shirt "My favorite teams are the Yankees and anyone who beats the Red Sox".

Not too long ago I was advising a student who had failed calculus multiple times. This student professed that his poor grades in that subject were b...

Posted by: sensei (IP Logged) Date: Today, 11:30AM "Never underestimate a stupid person's need to vomit useless crap out of their tiny mind whe...

finding Sensei's posts hilarious? I don't believe I've ever laughed out loud at anyone's posts before. And before he fires a salvo at me as illi...

We've missed you and your excellent, well thought out posts!!!

Ooooo - yes - maple syrup. It's what my friends on STX always are most grateful for.

Not sure if this is what you need, or if he still does this kind of work, but this firm represented a Christiansted hotel in successfully evicting a w...

I don't know if they're available in the VI, but there are puppy training pads (or "pee pads" as a friend of mine calls them) that can be purchased. ...

Inasmuch as the Articles of the Faith for the Episcopal Church repudiate the veneration of the Virgin Mary, the Pope (and the doctine of Papal Infalla...

Hi Mango, I was "cruzaned" twice yesterday and I live in upstate NY!!!! Your definition describes EXACTLY what happened to me - so it's pretty m...

OMG, OMG, OMG - We have among us a person who actually stayed at the Comanche!!! Seriously, "hoot" is the kindest thing I've ever heard Mary called, ...

Betty, you make a very good point about the difficulty in maintaining a hotel due to the salt air, etc. but many hotels do a decent job. If I'm looki...

I have friends who always stay at the Best Western (Holger Dansk) because it is inexpensive and they don't plan to actually spend much time in the roo...

Shortly after FOG stopped posting I sent both PMs and regular e-mail to two addresses I found for him. No response at all and, if I recall correctl...