A little about me

I was born in Guyana to parents who were/are very staunch 'One Caribbean' Advocates. Even my 'other' father who raised me is a staunch West Indian and that has clearly shaped who I am today. I am a regionalist with no apologies. This is one of the two reason why I do not understand why Marcus Garvey ever became a national hero of Jamaica. If he had his way, as far as I understand his policies, we would all be back in Africa and there would be no West Indies as we know it today. And Jamaica made him a national hero for these views? (We are called West Indian, by the way, only because good old Chris, 'the discoverer', couldn't tell east from west :-))I think the West Indies is the greatest place on earth, and will defend its existance to my death. I firmly believe that as we 'used' to do in cricket;  when we are one we are the greatest in the world.

I also have very very strong views on the bullies that are to the North of us, yes the ones who are the only country to have ever in the history of mankind used weapons of mass destruction to kill people. I think one of the common threads in all my beliefs is that I do not believe the minority should dictate what is right for the majority. It explains why I am so passionate about abuse of children, America's consistent foreign policies, abuse of women etc.....
My mother was a feminist and raised me to be independent as a man and also to understand and appreciate that a woman can and deserves to be all that she can be. I am not a traditional west indian man where some of us still think it is the woman's place to look after the kids, or even if she works that she must come home and cook. Who comes home first should cook. I have no problems working under a woman as my boss, however I do have a problem where some women want the best of both worlds. That is, they can achieve anything professionally yet still expect a man to always open the door for them and other 18th century 'gentlemanlike behaviour'. For me you either take it all or none, no picking and choosing it is the 21st century we both are equal in all respects.

Despite me being afforded the chance of getting one of the best educational opportunities the world has to offer, my heart was never in academics or industry. Very early in my life I discovered the power of music on the human psyche. It can excite you, calm you, encourage you, anger you, upset you etc.... For me I am obsessed with creating music. It is my second greatest passion. I want to do it till the day I die. I can't even imagine reaching a point in my life when I want to retire from doing music professionally. Most times it doesn't feel like work. I think everyone should get to work in his or her passion. It makes your quality of life so much better even if you do not get the financial rewards.

My greatest passion however are my two children. I never knew how much my mother loved me until my first child was born. I can't ever describe the immediate change in my life my first born brought, to someone who isn't a loving, dedicated, 'my children are my everything' parent. I am truly blessed that both of my kids are beautiful inside and out and certainly I think that this is God's greatest gift to me. I think this is my greatest responsibility and quite frankly my main reason for being.

Hopefully the above paragraphs will help you understand better who I am.