Daily Dingleberry by Fayemarie A Carter

So toucans eat insects, eggs, lizards and berries EXCEPT dingleberries. Everyday, we would like to share some kind of pet peeve or annoyance we experience as we engage with others in political discourse. This way, we can address them without detracting from the posts we make or allow hecklers to derail us unto some tangent. Hopefully, some of you will share your pet peeves and annoyances too :)

Daily Dingleberry 04-02-12 Where Have All The Good Men Gone?

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Would all the real men in the world, please stand up??????

I don’t know what the hell happened but somewhere along line, our expectations for our male counterparts just keep getting lower and lower to the point where when a friend says “But he doesn’t beat me”, we are supposed to think that it is a wonderful qualification!

Uhm. NO.

There is a place for everyone. It takes all kinds: a little bit of weird, mixed with straight laced, a dash of goofy and a pinch of impatient equals adventurous, determined, innovative, human. Oh and cute doesn’t hurt. But lately, we hear heartbreaking stories of young men killing each other; “upstanding citizens” using their position and power to intimidate and abuse; the elderly being beaten and conned, their pittance of a social security stolen. Then, there are the fatherless children living in abject poverty as their mothers struggle to provide just the basics. And, what about the middle aged married man hooking teen mistresses with promises of a better life only to leave them broken and worse off than when they started?

We need to move the bar, man. Don’t lie anymore just because people desperately need to believe you. Don’t steal just because you have the keys to the safe. Don’t have children you have no intentions of raising just because you have an itch you gotta scratch. Don’t sell yourself short by not living to your best potential. YOU deserve better. You need to feel your three year old’s arms wrapped around your neck. You need to see the admiration of your teen daughter in her smile, her look. You need to feel the respect of your wife/partner as you leave for work everyday. You need to walk with your head held high because you are honest and hard working.

I promise that the greatest feeling you will ever feel is the feeling you get from serving others. True fulfillment will not come at the bottom of a bottle, the end of a blunt, in the morning after an illicit rendezvous, or sporting that new bling. Get involved. Commit to doing more and doing better. We need you. We welcome you. 

The Sweetest Lives
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The sweetest lives are those to duty wed,
Whose deeds, both great and small,
Are close-knit strands of unbroken thread
Where love ennobles all.
The world may sound no trumpets, ring no bells;
The book of life the shining record tells.

The love shall chant its own beatitudes
After its own life working.  A child’s kiss
Set on thy sighing lips shall make thee glad;
A sick man helped by thee shall make thee strong;
Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense
Of service which thous renderest.


 

Daily Dingleberry 04-01-12 I Pity The Fool!

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You can NEVER read too much!

So…..one of the silliest criticisms of the Interview with the Vampire, ehem, Prime Minister, was that the reader didn’t care about what the Prime Minister reads. LMAO! En Serio!!!

Actually, I am very interested in what a leader reads and maybe even more importantly what he/she DOESN’T read. I would hope that he/she wouldn’t make decisions in a vacuum. That would be like the “Emperor With No Clothes” right?

I hope he/she reads newspapers; trade magazines; economic reports; dossiers; opposition propaganda (not too much, that can be distressing); some basic psychological theories on behaviour/learning/conflict resolution;papers on legal nuances, political strategies…o good lord…the list should go on. Why wouldn’t I want him/her to know about the effects of economic stress on a populace? Or what maritime laws affect shipping? Or how chemicals destroy our water supplies? Or how deforestation destroys habitats? Or that our vulnerable citizens need protection? Or what type of education is deemed most successful? Or that prevention is best medical/dental care?

I would hope that my leader is well versed in all manner of topics. An ignorant leader will only lead as far as his/her ego. A true leader is one who knows how to use resources, how to delegate responsibility, who to recruit…..it all requires deep knowledge.

I thank you reader for giving us here at Twocanview an opportunity to espouse the value of reading. We encourage you to keep reading our blog and keep contributing. It’s all an education!

Daily Dinglebot/berry 03-30-12 You Are The Weakest Link

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It is imperative that we help each other no matter what our political/religious/socio-economic status/gender/sexual orientation. BAWK!!! Da whe shi seh? You heah whe shi seh?Why shi nuh just shet up!

Well…I ran across something posted by Javier Canul, today. It is called UBUNTU.

An anthropologist  proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran together, then sat together enjoying their treats. When he asked them why they had run like that as one could have had all the fruits for himself they said: UBUNTU, how can one of us be happy if all the other ones are sad?
UBUNTU in the Xhosa culture  means: “I am because we are”.

So the message I want to send today is if you don’t understand UBUNTU, if you don’t live UBUNTU, you need to sit back and think about your beliefs, your goals and your purpose.

UBUNTU

Daily Dingleberry 03-29-12 Cousin And Cousin Make Million$$$$$

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There is a secret that is not so secret in Belize but over and over again, people just ignore the impact of this dynamic. Belizean politics/government is very incestuous. In all the upper echelons of our political parties and hence governing bodies, the people in charge are cousins, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. They can paint their houses party colours and fly bed sheets as flags; they can holler on the rostrums about the thieving scumbags in office; they can incite riots and fierce debates…the list is inexhaustive. But at the end of the day, they eat dinner, drink champagne and sleep together: blue and red. Oh yeah and make MILLIONS together, in “hand wash hand” deals.

So, while you are hating your neighbour and calling him/her names; while you are telling your kids they can’t play with so and so; while you are doing their dirty work campaigning and running yourself ragged drumming up support, they are vacationing together in Hawaii, Italy, or right there in Placencia. How does that corn tortilla and beans feel going down your throat, now? Ain’t no friggin lobstah is it?

Daily Dingleberry 03-28-12 Reconsider-Those Who Get Under Your Skin Have The Most To Teach You About YOU

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So yesterday, there was much cackling and bawking goin on in our Facebook world over this damn Interview with the Prime Minister piece…. Things got a little strained, rocky and then nasty. But no matter. It’s ok. We have to understand that this will happen. Change demands breaking down the old walls of thought and behaviour so we can rebuild a stronger foundation upon which to build our dreams.

I love all my strong women who have the courage to raise their voices in challenge and dissent. The only thing is, I must caution you that even when it does get rough and personal, at the end of the day, WE ARE ONE. So I extend the olive branch to those who felt disenfranchised and attacked.

Every time we are faced with difference, we unearth deep and ever deeper still, prejudice and weakness. I am here for you and you are here for me, each of us holding up a mirror so that we may continue to grow as the powerful women we need to be in order to create the Belize we want and need.

Here is a sweet excerpt from Jason Mraz’s song “I Won’t Give Up”.

We Are All That And Then Some

I don’t wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I’m here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you’re still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn’t break, we didn’t burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I’ve got, and what I’m not
And who I am

Namaste, friend.

Daily Dingleberry 03-27-12 Friggin Frigate!

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Tweet, Tweet. Flutter, Flutter.

One friggin frigate knocks the other frigate in the throat to force her to regurgitate her food so that he can take it away and have it for himself. Are you doing that? Membah: WE ARE ALL ONE

Da who rung ya, di stutter?

Just wanna give a shout out to all who read the piece on the Prime Minister. Thanks for all your comments and thoughts. It hit the spot for some; for others, they just wanted to hit us. LOL It’s all good lovers, lovers of Belize.

As long as you talking? You care. And that is the whole point of twocanview, is it not? To encourage serious thoughtful discussions that hopefully result in advocacy.

I just want to remind people, we are not trying to be problem solvers. We present the crap; y’all talk about it, argue, dissent, enlighten,encourage; then the powers that be, MIGHT  take all that into account when they make the decisions.

In the end: WE ARE ALL ONE and at the end of the day, we all snore and fart in our sleep. Ask Aria bout it! LOL

Daily Dingleberry 03-26-12 Humans: Be Humane

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 Today is my brother, Henry IV’s birthday. He would have been 36, the same age as me. Every year for 6 weeks he used to tease me that I couldn’t boss him around because we were the same age. Well, you know how that turned out 🙂
In memory of my brother, my cousins and all those we have lost too young, I dedicate this song. Once they are gone, they will never know how you loved them; you will never get a chance to show them. So be kind and always act in love.
Try a Little Kindness
by Glenn Campbell
If you see your brother standing by the road
With a heavy load from the seeds he’s sowed
And if you see your sister falling by the way
Just stop and stay you’re going the wrong way
You got to try a little kindness
Yes show a little kindness
Just shine your light for everyone to see
And if you try a little kindness
Then you’ll overlook the blindness
Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets
Don’t walk around the down and out
Lend a helping hand instead of doubt
And the kindness that you show every day
Will help someone along their way

You got to try a little kindness
Yes show a little kindness
Just shine your light for everyone to see
And if you try a little kindness
Then you’ll overlook the blindness
Of narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets

RIP Henry Darley Anderson
03/26/76 – 02/20/12

Love Conquers All

Daily Dingleberry 03-23-2012 What Is That?

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You ever notice that the people you think are going to support you kinda DONT? Friends, family, colleagues…. your support comes from far and weird places you never even thought of? WHAT IS THAT?????

And then, have you noticed that when you ask people to really “put your money where your mouth is”, they won’t? It’s kinda surprising. I have friends who talk all day long about social injustice and then don’t do shit about it…not a protest, not a dollar donated, not even a Facebook post in support. WHAT IS THAT?????

I understand some people just aren’t into this type of stuff and that is your prerogative but seriously, why bother get up in arms about anything if you ain’t go do shit about it? WHAT IS THAT?????

Disappointing……

Daily Dingleberry 03-22-12 We Are One

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In every society, there will be poor people for various reasons.  In every rich family, there will be poor of spirit and weak constitutions.   In every Church, there will be bigots and the self serving. In every school, there will be ignorant teachers with authoritarian attitudes. In every corporation, there will be greed and embezzlement. In every court, there will be bribery and injustice. In every government, there will be inefficiencies and bureaucratic obstacles. My point? Every institution has rules, protocol, ideologies BUT every institution is only as good as the people who work within them. Just because we face challenges, does that mean we should holler and scream insults? Spread accusations? Hurl slander? Overthrow everything? Incite division?

Oi….it is painful to watch all the fighting going on, because all that energy is being wasted. It is one thing to criticise. What is the purpose though? Is it toward betterment? More success? OR are we just saboteurs and greifers? Observations are crucial for development. We have to know what is wrong in order to fix it, right? But what I’m seeing out here is just counterproductive to everything we all claim to want for our beautiful Belize.

If you have an issue with something our leaders are doing, why call them names and wreak havoc? Can’t we act civilly and towards a productive end? If there is corruption, then gather the evidence and do your civic duty by reporting crime or participating in some sort of advocacy group. If there is crime that is reaching your homes and neighbourhoods, report your child, your husband, your friend. If you worry about your children’s future, work with your church, your PTA, your city council to make sure schools have what they need. If you worry about health issues, get educated. Find out what you need to know, what you can do and how to prevent everything you can.

Do you hear what I am telling you? You are the only one who knows what you need. You are the only one who can do the best for you. You have to work with what you have and then reach for more. But all that yelling and hollering….will soon fall on deaf ears and you will still not have what you want and need. You have to work for it. So start at home with your kids. Teach them to be fair and honest. Confront wrongdoing and prejudiced thinking. Ask of yourself all the things you ask of others.

GET INVOLVED. LET’S REBUILD BELIZE TOGETHER

Daily Dingleberry 03-21-12 I Told You So Part II

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AYAYAI!!!!! I had a sneaking suspicion ALLLLLLLL along that someone is using the Maya to create discontent and bad press. I kept asking who wrote the infamous letter circulating all over the internet, displaying the letterhead of the MLA but bearing no signature. Then here is the transcript from interviews conducted with Mayas from Toledo. I want you to please notice how shallow their grasp is on their own situation. Here we are on the outside trying to protect the damn Rosewood from being exploited and right there in the their very words, you shall see that they don’t have that intent for themselves! They put conservation and creating a sustainable economy second to the immediate selling, no matter the repercussions, of the Rosewood for pocket change if you ask me. MIRA! LEA!

http://7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=22022

I guess they didn’t learn from their own fackin’ history nuh?

http://www.physorg.com/news174152911.html