Blog update To everyone who has read or even just attempted to read my blog, thanks. I recently passed the one thousand click mark. If anyone has a ...

Thanks stxdreamer for the feedback. When I write these things, I feel like I’m speaking in a large room and the lighting is such that I can’t see if t...

Teaching in STX2 “I’m gonna mess you up.” These words came out of the mouth of a nineth grader who was standing toe to toe with me. I’m six feet...

Teaching in STX1 A quote that I will always remember came from a friend, Joneb Cohen, who when we had just arrived on island said referring to jobs,...

To stjohnjulie I intend to write about my time teaching on the island. But to answer your question – yes. If you look back a couple of messages to “...

Education can be a scary thing I have never been a fan of the American educational system. Growing up in Massachusetts, I attended a small town pu...

Dan McIntosh was a good friend. He was my boss AND he was my friend. We shared a desire to make the islands a better place. We both felt that the be...

DO NOT WASTE unless that’s the goal I’m not sure who the following statement is attributed to; I read it many years ago. It explains why the U...

I probably should stop talking about corruption. Judging by the volume of replies, no one is really interested. But I just can’t resist one more post....

Normalized Corruption – The DMV Going to the DMV is practically a euphemism for misery in the United States. In the Virgin Islands it contains an ex...

You gotta love WAPA, or not I read the other day that St. Croix was having rolling blackouts courtesy of WAPA. That got me thinking. Infrastructure ...

I would like to thank everyone who has attempted to read my blog. It’s veeeery boring; kind of like a high school textbook of a dull subject. So far i...

When Corruption Becomes Normalized Many years ago, when a friend of mine got married, he and his new wife decided to do something that would not be ...

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Night Good Night? Since when is Good Night a greeting? Its something you say when you’re leaving not arriving. Re...

A funny shipping container story We did our homework when it came to our shipping container. Maybe we did it too well. We read all the advice we cou...

Good day jaldeborgh Thanks for posting. I’m glad things are going well for you. And I totally agree with your phrase, “I think the real issue is env...

“What, more homework?” To those of you who read this, please understand, I am not explaining what must be done. I am only explaining what we did and...

“Do your homework!” This was a constant order I gave to my students. Its also what I tell people who are thinking of moving to the islands. I starte...

Hi stcmike Yes its working. So far 33 views have come from vimovingcenter. Although I am curious if anyone has actually read it. Its long and dull. ...

“One N done”, that is the phrase that my wife and I coined for a sad group of people. My wife likes to go yard-saling. I go cause everything is ch...

Thanks for the test link. If I am not mistaken, I now believe anyone who wants to read my blog is able to. Correct? If anyone does read it and wants...

Is there anybody that thinks this is user-friendly? Who is this “moderator” and why can’t I include a link to a hundred page blog that I wrote dealing...

Ok try this. It worked in my PM to vicanuck. Try typing this address usvirealestateproblems.blogspot.com

@vicanuck Hi I am baffled by how all this works. Try typing this usvirealestateproblems.blogspot.com Who is this "moderator" and why can't I post ...

ok. here is a copy and paste from my url and here is your second suggestion of using the link icon usvirealestateproblems.blogspot.com an...