5 Cuba Pictures for the Wrap Show

For Feb.

My heart is whole, not symmetric, scratched, worn and polished by time.

London Sky @ 5:40 PM

Cuba and Karma

Yesterday I read all the information about my upcoming trip to Cuba including recommendations of places to eat. I was astonished to learn that La Bodeguita del Medio was on this list. It was one of Hemmingway's favorite haunts in Havana. Yesterday was the 42nd year after my brother's death. He parked his car on Interstate 75 near London, KY and jumped to his death, 10 years after Hemmingway took his life. Reading about the 'accidental' death while cleaning a shotgun, I knew instantly that it was no accident. That does not happen to someone who has been hunting for at least 50 years.

Since learning about the concept of karma, I have wondered if I had terminated some previous life. I have personally known of more than 15 suicides, knowing either the person or someone very close. This is an excessive number for someone living the sheltered life I have led.

While I am in Havana, I will eat dinner at La Bodeguita and honor Hemmingway's life. Perhaps this life can unwind some of that karma. And it may even be possible to do this in January 26th, my brother's birthday.

Turlough in Burrin

Bette Ann Sark at a tender age