The Scribble Pad
The mental meanderings of a slightly loose screw.
Thursday February 4 - Brotherhood of the Boat
Haven't been able to get this song out of my head, so I thought I'd share it with you. It's a song by a Trinidadian calypsonian, Brother Marvin, called Jahaji Bhai, meaning Brotherhood of the Boat. In essence, he's saying that we all came from somewhere else (except for the Amerindians, I guess), and all came here by boat.
So why not just get along. To go even further, why don't we all just learn to love each other?
For what it's worth, Brother Marvin was pilloried for even suggesting that a mixing of the races might actually be a good thing...
Tuesday February 2 - Valentine's Day book giveaway
Well, folks, my January birthday book giveaway went swimmingly. Farmata and Wandra will soon be receiving their books with pretty Trinidad and Tobago stamps as a bonus.
Sooo...what do I do for a follow-up? Oh, I know! Valentine's day is upon us. How about a Valentine's book giveaway? Great idea. If you'd like to toss your name into the hat, just drop me a line here, or on any of my other haunts (Facebook, Shelfari, etc.) and you're in.
The random draw will take place on February 15th. And, as before, you get to choose your book. Good luck!
