Monthly Archives: February 2005

St. John Tradewinds Publisher MaLinda Nelson and her 100-percent female staff exude a compassionate intelligence and enthusiasm that is simply different than the male-dominated newsrooms I worked in 30 years ago, when cynicism and competition seemed to go with the … Continue reading →

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Wild donkeys roam the island of St. John, but as you can see from this photo, their wild status doesn’t mean they are afraid of cars or tourists. This fellow nuzzled into our rented Isuzu, maybe looking for Cheetos.  Send … Continue reading →

Lunch Sunday aboard Wind Spirit. Scene of what shall be known as the Wind Spirit Agreement, in which Darlene absolves me of all guilt for excessive time spent on the computer in return for four hours of my time each … Continue reading →

Dave Valentin at the Beach Bar in Cruz Bay last night, sitting in with Steve Simon’s Jazz Islanders. Valentin is fond of quoting his mentor, the Latin music great Tito Puente, who told him, “If you are tired, stay home; … Continue reading →

A great benefit of freelancing for the St. John Tradewinds has been the chance to meet people like Frank Langley, 75, a brilliant Brit who worked on the Gemini program and who five years ago parlayed a small hi-tech windfall … Continue reading →

Frank Langley, left, a Brit who parlayed a hi-tech windfall into seed money for the first St. John Arts Festival just before the dot.com bust, gathers in the office of Julien Harley, right, administrator of St. John, and Corine Matthias, … Continue reading →

Home, unplugged home, for four more days: Cabin-tent A-3 at Maho Bay Camps. At night we hear the waves, the wind in the trees, and the tree frogs. The cabins are connected to each other and to the restaurant by … Continue reading →

Frank Langley, a Brit who worked on NASA’s Gemini Program and now lives on St. John, has created an annual arts festival to help islanders remember what they are losing, year by year, as more and more Northerners flock here … Continue reading →

Today we packed up our things from the apartment and relocated to Maho Bay Camps, about a half-hour drive along the north shore of St. John. This will probably be my last post for about a week, because of technical … Continue reading →