Posting up older notes from Aruba...
Huh. "Violence and shootings occur regularly in some areas of Port of Spain." Not sure if this is a real threat in T&T?
Violent crime, such as murder, robbery, assault, sexual assault, home invasion, and kidnapping, is common.
Gang activity, such as narcotics trafficking, is common. A significant portion of violent crime is gang-related.
Huh, Port of Spain looks surprisingly big. I'm guessing it's about as safe as a bunch of other cities I've been to?
Looks like they have some crime problems but I don't think it's enough to dissuade travel?
From what I'm reading in other sources Trinidad and Tobago seems safe-ish.
Now planning on going to Trinidad and Tobago if it seems safe and reasonable, else Jamaica! :) (After Bonaire)
Update: Yep, seems about as safe as other rough Caribbean places. Not that dangerous but some risks and unpleasantness.
Dump the Chicoms! Let's have a zero COVID fascism policy!!!!! Viva la libertad!!!!!!!!! :)
We're just a bunch of people... deal w/ life, do the work, and try to enjoy! :)
Minimize politicians, live free! :)
I think when I die there'll be many of the same problems as now, plus new problems, so I'm not planning to fix all the problems, just the most relevant ones and enjoy life.
One of the theories in evolutionary biology is that female orgasm developed as a byproduct of male orgasm, like how male nipples developed as a byproduct of female nipples. Wouldn't it be funny if humans evolved so that males got off but women didn't? I'm guessing that women would become even less amenable to sex than they are now!
I guess if things have evened out over the millions of years then on average a person should theoretically have (as an approximation) the ability to keep up or get slightly ahead for a bit by working hard, or fall behind by not working.
Idea for a comedy cooking show, where one of the presenters is an idiot. The other one lectures the idiot for using a metal utensil on a non-stick pan, for instance, or throws out a lot of the idiot's food preps while saying insults.
Everyone's always trimming herbs on Dutch and German TV. :)
Going to Trinidad and Tobaco or Jamaica!!! :) (After Bonaire) [went to Trinidad and Tobago]
Human brains have a bizarre system of rationalization. First things appear a certain way to the brain, then the brain finds a reason why things should appear that way. For instance it looks like there's a clear difference between males and females, so the brain starts to see that ideal as how things should be. A clit looks male in a female so some cultures cut it off. However that's insane, a clit is a normal part of a woman and quite feminine - by definition.
Another example is COVID. People hear on the news that COVID's going around, then when someone gets sick they think they probably have COVID. Even if it's some random seasonal thing unrelated to COVID. Anyways, it's the usual pattern: humans are stupid. :)
I think that caffeine helps you hold more ideas in working memory, focus more, work more, feel less pain, etc. I think it can push you over a threshold from feeling tired and not wanting to work, to feeling motivated and energetic and wanting to work.
Jejej, a funny side effect of COVIDiocy. Now when I see a doctor or a scientist wearing a surgical mask, e.g. on TV, my first reaction is "why is that COVIDiot...?" :)
A common foible of human "reasoning": to think that by reasoning about things one will convince other people or improve the situation. :)
A lot of what's supposedly important is kind of trash, and a lot of what's supposedly trash is kind of important. Think for yourself!
Another word for risk is possibility.
Viva el amor libre!!!!!!!!!! :)