When I am finally called upon to embellish the gates of heaven with angles, kindly remember to chip on my grave stone, “He died from too much living”. In the hereafter, rather than resting in peace, I hope to be up to as many tricks as I have been in this world.
One of my daughters once screamed at me to, “Get a life!” Well, if I haven’t had a life, I don’t know
who has. Set against your average
eighteen year old, I’m living life as if there's no tomorrow.
It is therefore refreshing to occasionally meet an
eighteen year old who is likewise, bubbling with life like crazy. Such was my good fortune when I was recently
booked to give a talk to students at the Dominica State College. Regardless of the arrangements made
beforehand, there was no one to meet me or set up the auditorium.
To my rescue came an unforgettable biology student by the
name of Umarie, henceforward known as “Frazzy” on account of her zany hair
style. With the words, “leave it to me”,
she literally dragged her fellow students in by the scruff of the neck.
She afterwards volunteered to sit for one of my portrait classes. Thank you Frazzy, you’ll take pride of place amongst the my angles. In the meantime, here’s the five-minute demonstration sketch that I made of her.
PS. Come back again, you kept my students awake!