Read about some other crap on Facebook today, but will sit back and wait for actual confirmation before putting speculation up on the board. Hoping it is just the Negril rumor mill......

Glad to see that the Police are getting closer to serving justice for the Jackson family.

The snatch and grabs unfortunately happen all over the world, especially in developing countries. If you are new to a developing country you need to learn some basic precautions. One is do not walk around with a purse on the street. I wear a mellow backpack if I need to carry anything, which is much harder to get off a person than a purse. Dress down, leave the flashy jewelry at home, and do not flash money, and keep your money split up in your front pockets. Get a POS Digicel phone and leave the Iphone in the hotel safe.

Here's a story to make the cynics feel better:

A couple of weeks ago I was having a hard time connecting to the internet at Country Country with my Iphone, so I set it next to my wife at the bar and went back to the room to grab my Ipad. I returned to the bar with it and proceeded to spend a little bit of time taking care of some business back home. The couple we were with showed up and off we went walking down the beach. The next day the front desk alerted us that we left our phone at the bar and that the bartender and security man returned it to the office for safe keeping. $899 phone was back in my possession, bartender and security man were a little fatter in the pocket, and my vacation continued with no major incidents to report. Just like every other vacation I have taken in Jamaica.

I have met many more great people in Jamaica than I have bad boys. They are there, looking for opportunity. And there are Jamaicans there, looking out for you. Had I lost the phone I would have kicked myself in the ass, as it would have been entirely my fault. I certainly know better, however I was at such ease that I let my guard down.