Thoughts of a minibus traveller

Bombs "I had to give my dogs three valium" the animal lover tells me. "I don't think it will help, the valium not strong for them" I feel bad, responsible, that my Hindu festival, Diwali, is the cause of distress for her animals. That maybe, if , Burnham had not decided to give holidays to all religions as part of the post colonial unification project for Guyana, that Diwali would be a peaceful , religious festival for the Hindus and others who do not feel the need to terrify and disturb animals, children , others as part of their celebration.  The joyful bombers are now throwing the squibs, fireworks, bombs at other people, in some people's yards. under vehicles. There is nothing in the scriptures I have read that Diwali is associated with any bombs or fireworks to chase away any evil spirits. I have not read that Diwali is meant to terrorise anyone. I don't know if the people who sell and trade and use the bombs and fireworks know the pray...

The recipe for the corn meal hotcakes called for 1 egg and for 1 cup of milk. I had two almost rotten bananas which I had put in the freezer to use as a substitute. 1/4 cup of the mashed banana for the egg with some baking soda.  I mixed the remainder of the banana with some watery coconut milk to substitute for the milk.   (Banana milk - banana blended with water - is a vegan thing) My late aunt's receipe for the tomato/onion stew called for milk. I decided to use coconut milk. Feeling nice and self righteous to make the meal vegan.  All to see if I could get some erectile function even if I have no use for an erection beyond to know if my blood was flowing well. The documentary,  The Game Changer s., tells the story of a lot of male athletes and two females who are vegan. They said their exercise and sports performance improved, increased energy, blood flow when they changed their diet to fully plant based. I am not an athlete , though I am sure ...

"Mek yuh self comfortable" the hearse man told me as I jumped in  and started looking for the seat belt. "Don't worry with the seatbelt.. police don't stop me.. dey does doan want nutting to do with hearse" Man is smiling, not too cheerfully as it is a funeral, but smiling enough for pleasant customer service. The hearse is plush, nice wide leatherette seats, nice leg room for a tall man. "Let me put on the AC for you.." the man tells me as I pushed aside the seatbelt.  I can't remember any hearse getting into accidents on the way to the cremation or burial ground. "So is you I gotta talk to..." the man smiled and said as we started out.  Ancient tradition from the Greeks/Romans where an obol was placed in the mouth of the dead to pay Charon to ferry them from the world of the living to the world of the dead.  This tradition might not be the one being invoked here.. but "Doan worry, you gun be fixed up.. " I ...