tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post141286866639724361..comments2024-02-08T05:04:18.484-08:00Comments on J'S THEATER: Commencement Day + Life Thus Far + PhotosJohn Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-80025232079891827872009-06-22T15:03:31.644-07:002009-06-22T15:03:31.644-07:00John, does it ever stop for you and C -- Contracto...John, does it ever stop for you and C -- Contractors again?! Of course we have another hole in our ceiling from a leak in the tub (which was 'fixed' during the winter....)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766051473640372695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-52021353487399053212009-06-21T18:27:39.831-07:002009-06-21T18:27:39.831-07:00Re: aspects of a location well-known by locals but...Re: aspects of a location well-known by locals but ignored by TV and film.<br /><br />Delaware (where I grew up): its very existence. :-)<br /><br />The USVI/Caribbean in general: the physical presence of its colonial history. Christiansted, St. Croix, is dominated by a Danish fort dating to 1738, and many of the locals wear gold jewelery with images of ruined sugar mills, and consider them iconic of the island, yet I don't recall seeing many depictions of this European influence on the islands. I think it's because North Americans tend to think of the Caribbean as an unspoiled paradise, which doesn't really fit with reminders of its frequently ugly past.Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354291220945927208noreply@blogger.com