Hurry
I had hosted Nifty for quite some time–too long really by the somewhat loose rules of the Nifty exchange program–so it was time to say ‘goodbye’. The night before I was to pack him up for his trip to his next host, I took him up to the top level of the parking garage next to my office and took some shots, including the last two posts here and here. Jackson doesn’t have much of a skyline, but I showed Nifty the sights anyway. He’s the silent type, so I don’t know what he was thinking, but I think it was a bitter-sweet moment for him too. We’ve had some good times together these past few weeks. » Continue Reading…
Taste of the Island Caribbean Take-Out
I’m blessed to be able to split work time between the office and home–3 days a week in the office and 2 days at home. Still, going to the office can be a drag, and on office days a good lunch can just make the whole day. Today I walked a block away to Taste of the Island Caribbean Take-Out for my lunch. This is actually the 2nd day in a row that I’ve been there. Yesterday was my 1st time ever.
Taste of the Island is a Caribbean cuisine restaurant on the corner of Capitol and President in downtown Jackson. You can see from the outside that they took over what used to be a diner-style restaurant that closed a while back. I had seen the temporary banner they put up a while back while renovating the place and had been excitedly waiting for them to open. » Continue Reading…