{"id":565,"date":"2009-07-22T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T21:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/?p=565"},"modified":"2009-07-22T17:09:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T21:09:32","slug":"i-got-a-few-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/?p=565","title":{"rendered":"I got a few minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I am writing this while I am on vacation. Why? Because I didn&#8217;t get the last 2 posts I wanted to before I left. I was just busy getting ready for my trip both at home and at work.<\/p>\n<p>At home I had to shop, clean, and pack. You would think that wouldn&#8217;t take up all of my time but it did. It was really all the cleaning I was doing. Cuz since I moved I just didn&#8217;t have a chance to find places for things. The I decided to have a get together at my house the day before I left and that put on the pressure. I actually ended up packing for the trip the morning of the day I\u00c2\u00a0 left. I took about 2 hours and I think I forgot things but I haven&#8217;t come across what yet. So I guess they weren&#8217;t too important. I will cross that hurdle when I get to it.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, The 2 posts I wanted to do was about Alex Trebek, cuz his birthday was coming up (it&#8217;s today actually) and the other was about the country I was going to, my home country, Trinidad. Now I am going to combine the 2 posts into 1 post in 2 short parts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Birthday Alex Trebek<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most people I know, know I love Jeopardy and I have a strange obsession (that might be a bit strong but I can&#8217;t think of another word riight now) with Mr. Trebek.\u00c2\u00a0 So here is some info about him.<\/p>\n<p>His birth date is July 22 1940<\/p>\n<p>This year that would\u00c2\u00a0 make him 69 years old.<\/p>\n<p>He made his first TV appearance in 1973 on an episode of a show called &#8216;Dinah&#8217;s Place&#8217;. A show that I know absolutely nothing about.<\/p>\n<p>He has been doing Jeopardy since 1984 (I believe) but had been the host of numerous game shows before then.<\/p>\n<p>And Since being the host of Jeopardy he has been in a number of tv shows and in movies. Most often appearing as himself. Including and episode of the<em> X-Files, The Simpsons, Seinfield, and White Men Can&#8217;t Jump.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a Tropical Paradise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So this year I am taking a long vacation in my home country. I am going to be here\u00c2\u00a0 for a month for my cousins wedding and to catch up with the rest of my family. Also while I am here I will be exposed to the culture and the visually stunning landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Trinidad and Tobago are located off the east coast of Venezuela in the West Indies.<\/p>\n<p>The 2 islands form a republic that gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 31 1962.<\/p>\n<p>There estimated population as of 2005 was around 1.3 million people.<\/p>\n<p>The country is lush and green will a lot of locally grown produce including coconut, pineapple, mangoes, guava, and bananas.<\/p>\n<p>The islands are know for introducing the world to the only new instrument in the 20th century, the steelpan.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival is one of the other reasons why the world knows Trinidad. It is one of\u00c2\u00a0 the most festive in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Well that is it for today. I have to go back to enjoying my vacation. If the posts are sporadic blame Nel. He was supposed to take responsibility for it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/icon-copy-profile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-162\" title=\"icon-copy-profile\" src=\"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/icon-copy-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>Tra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I am writing this while I am on vacation. Why? Because I didn&#8217;t get the last 2 posts I wanted to before I left. I was just busy getting ready for my trip both at home and at work. At home I had to shop, clean, and pack. 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