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Cultural Field Notes For Ramblers – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #9

Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #9

“Mongooses are like ninja squirrels – stealth, rat-eating machines. They kinda look like squirrels but squirrels are gentle, nut-eating creatures and mongooses (mongeese) are feared sniper killers.”  

After more banter about lobsters, reggae and food, Uncle Weed offers observations about music industry, taxi drivers, civic pride, pothole filling, corrupt government and cynicism, devalued currency, human potential, news of the day, Patois remix, ninja squirrel mongoose, Rasta culture, fireflies, coconuts, kids doing homework, bats catching mosquitos, meaning of goats, donkeys strolling, swimming (or lack thereof), varieties of crabs, Prime Minsterial hijinks, calling elections, cruise ships, markets, churches, and Jamaica-Canada connections. 

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Fresh Washington State Cannabis Education – Choogle On! #120

Fresh Washington State Cannabis Education – Choogle On #120
Fresh Washington State Cannabis Education – Choogle On #120

Visiting pal Hemp Ed in Pe Ell, Washington, Uncle Weed gets up to date on the emerging and ambiguous regulatory framework for production, distribution and retailing of cannabis in the aftermath of Washington Initiative 502.

Plus conversation on the state of industrial hemp, small scale growing operations, the impact of state-imported weed, and the role of the Liquor Control Board as arbiter – while smoking a joint in his medical experiment facility next to a cedar sauna. 

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Jerk Grilling Master Class – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #8

Jerk Grilling Master Class – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #8
Jerk Grilling Master Class – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #8

Friend Nadine banters with Uncle Weed about Jamaica’s national dishes and alias nicknames before gamely sharing her techniques for the unofficial people’s favourite “jerk” along with a real-time example of a pork shoulder sizzling on a – ubiquitous and rugged – gas-can grill while sharing her tips for choosing the right cut and combinations of dry and wet spice concoctions. 

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Market Day and Lobster Man – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #7

Market Day and Lobster Man  –  Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #7
Market Day and Lobster Man – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #7

Sparking a morning joint, Uncle Weed recounts a skiff boat reef trip with Harold, acquiring lobster from John Wesley – member of The Silverlights – house band of Leroy’s bar, breaks down lobster physiology, discusses geo-cultural differences between parishes & regions, reviews of recent meals of skipjack and coconut chicken lobster, and takes a stereo sound-seeing tour deep into a hectic farmer’s and bric brac market in Falmouth complete with machine gun teenagers and butchers with hatchets, hacksaws and hammers. 

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Wasp Bite Feverish Dreams – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #6

Wasp Bite Feverish Dreams – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #6
Wasp Bite Feverish Dreams – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #6

Recollections from a wasp poison haze including fleeting messages delivered by film strip, endless fortune cookies and fuzzy memories from forgotten incidents.

Plus the backstory about Leo of Little Bay and details of his colourful cabins, banter and rum on the tiny store’s porch with Brodie, plus tales of bonfire ganja mechanics, fortified brownies, chillcuzi soak, cut foot and aloe vera, amidst the chirps and croaks of frogs and crickets. 

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Cabin Dreams on Little Bay – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #5

Cabin Dreams on Little Bay – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #5
Cabin Dreams on Little Bay – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #5

Now from the north side of Jamaica at Queen’s Cottage, Uncle Weed recounts the aftermath of a wasp bite with recollections from 3 days in a daze including time with Leo of Little Bay, ganja trips with Fire and Foot, kayak to Bob Marley’s swimming hole, and waking dreams with crickets and frogs soundtrack whilst surviving minor storms, enjoying aloe vera rubdowns, grabbing gossamer plotlines, and notes about food callioou, aki and salt fish, plantains, jerk chicken plus various observations of renegades catching the dream, growing roots and sharing adventures. 

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Fire on Canaan Mountain – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #4

Fire on Canaan Mountain – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #4
Fire on Canaan Mountain – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #4

On a hike to a mountain top ganja patch, a new pal called Foot shares his curing technique to make the chocolate weed, plus opinions on Jamaica cannabis strains, and effects on his stamina.

Then, a Rasta bushman called Fire gleefully explains Ital food traditions while grating coconut for a hearty natural stew cooked on a fire before exploring his forest garden of plantains, pimentos, soursop and more bounty – before reaching ganja mountain to squeeze skunk buds with Uncle Weed in the hot sun. “If you worry, it’s a problem, if you don’t worry, it’s a problem – so stop worrying and start living” 

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Lion Claw Drum Wisdom – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #3

Lion Claw Drum Wisdom – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #3
Lion Claw Drum Wisdom – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #3

Nyabinghi Order Rastafarian called Lion Claw testifies to Uncle Weed about defending against evil, liberation, redemption and freewill and recounts days-long sessions on his hand-carved drums en route to Zimbali bush retreat.

Marko at the wheel passing through Old Hope (down the road from New Hope), he and Uncle Weed banter about his life on his evolving bush farm retreat plus local motorcycles, small beer shops, slowing humans down, traditional bush medicine, seasonal pineapples and avocados, and rasta bush culture while rollicking up a bumpy roll in a Japanese 4WD. 

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Bush Tiger Beachside Bonfire – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #2

Bush Tiger Beachside Bonfire – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #2
Bush Tiger Beachside Bonfire – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #2

Catching up after a Heroes’ Day trip to Negril, Uncle Weed discourses about the people, ganja, foods and animals of Jamaica with two pals whilst roasting down around a beachside campfire.

Riffs include: handmade charcoal, mutton, ital food, meditation, daily life, kindness, big hearts, evil minds, daily life, community life, neighbourliness, ice cream from a tiny shop, bounteous land, curry goats, rice beans, and rootsy a capella singing. 

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Hammocks and Heroes Day – Choogle On! Jamaica Scheme #1

Hammocks and Heroes Day – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #1
Hammocks and Heroes Day – Choogle On Jamaica Scheme #1

Arriving in Little Bay, Jamaica into a hammock with a joint and beer, Uncle Weed documents surroundings including cabins, fisherman’s bar, reggae music sound system, eating conch, mineral pool, sea swimming, and drinking all the Red Stripe in Little Bay.

Then discusses Heroes’ Day with locals around a campfire + Jamaica family, skills and abilities also rum drinking fishermen, tasty food, island culture, underground economies, ital food and future schemes. 

 

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