Sourcing of Earworms
I’m not allowed to name names of course, but I have a client at work whose name is 95% the same as a really annoying one hit wonder song from the 90’s and it has ben stuck in my head for days.
Quite the Puzzler
A few months back I made a mistake. I saw an ad on Facebook for a subscription to a puzzle service, and it seemed like it might make for a good gift for someone I know. it turns out the price was ridiculous, so I closed out the browser and figured that was that. Now months later, my feed is still filled with ads from that company and others of a similar ilk. You’d figure I was a lifelong puzzle afficianado but no. I’m just drowning in a torrent of irrelevant social media spam. Remember when social media was fun? I do.
January 24, 2026 – Heading Home
In our last few hours at Sandals, we couldn’t help but keep an eye on the weather back home.
So we took one last look around…
and got on the plane home.
Wait, why are they flying the Jets jet to Boston? Oh well, click here for a weird collection of photos from the day.
January 23, 2026 – Andromeda Botanic Gardens
Our last full day in Barbados featured one of the highlights of the entire week, Andomeda Botanic Gardens.
We took a two and a half hour guided tour and it wasn’t enough. Sharon’s knowledge of, and passion for the plants and animals that call Andomeda home was such a treat.
January 22, 2026 – Lazy Day
I generally try not to be post pictures of food guy, but today was a lounge around the resort kind of day. And any day consisting of chia pudding…
jerk pork…
and Liz trying (ultimately unsuccessfully) to cut a meatball in half with a toothpick can’t be all bad.
Click here for the rest of the photos from the day!
January 21, 2026 – Learning and Spa Day
In addition to our annual massage day, we learned a few things today.
1. Chickens do in fact know how to beg.
2. The airplane from the show Lost flies right over Barbados.
3. Silent disco looks really strange without the music.
January 20, 2026 – Barbados Historical Rum Tour
Went on a day long excursion today, and while we did learn about Barbados history, I think we learned a lot more about rum. Most importantly we got out and about in Barbados. And while we spent a lot of time bouncing around on back roads, the sights were worth it.
After a brief stop at Bathsheba…
we visited the rum distillery at St. Nicholas Abbey…
then took a train ride to Cherry Tree Hill…
and finally learned about (and sampled) all sorts of rums at the Mount Gay Visitors Center.
All in all it was quite a day, click here for lots more photos!
January 19, 2026 – Beach Festival
We had a second consecutive day of hanging around the resort today. That’s rare for us, but it’s the way the schedule happened to work out this year. But we did make a new friend as we had lunch. His name is Appetizer!
And after a day of lounging around we enjoyed the show at the Beach Festival.
Click here for photos of the day, including Liz trying her best to make friends with the mannequins.
January 18, 2026 – Sandals Barbados
I was never much of a beach guy, but something about being here brings it out of me.
I was also never much of a painter. And let’s be honest, I don’t think Da Vinci could help me there. But Liz has the skills!
We spent a lot of the rest of the day getting re-acquainted with the resort. We’ve been here before, but it was over six years ago, so it took some wandering around to remember where everything was. Other than that, click here for the photos of some beach time and Liz becaming a minor celebrity with some spirited karaoke!
January 17, 2026 – Boston to Barbados
Travel is getting crazier and crazier. As a money saving option, airlines are now permitting you to check small children.
The flight was pleasant enough. Not everyone loves Jet Blue but we’ve always had good luck. Somehow I have made it this far without seeing John Wick and that was my in-flight entertainment. We took a later flight so we didn’t have a lot of time to wander around Sandals Barbados, but click here for a few photos from the day. More tomorrow!
