Bella Meets a Go-Getter

This just in today from "techworld.com":

McAfee Founder John McAfee

McAfee antivirus founder John McAfee is reportedly taking legal advice after a raid on his Belize home by police resulted in the software entrepreneur's arrest and the death of his pet dog.

The raid in the early morning of 1 May by the country's armed 'Gang Suppression Unit' (GSU) allegedly involved the doors to McAfee's house being smashed down, his property ransacked, and his dog shot.

After searching the house for drugs and firearms and handcuffing him and his 12 employees, the police detained McAfee for a number of hours before releasing him at 2am the following morning.

The police haven't given a reason for the raid but did reportedly find a cache of weapons including 12 gauge shotguns, handguns, rifles with scopes and ammunition. McAfee said he'd presented permits for all but one of the weapons which were for his company's security.

As you can imagine, I don't like that part about shooting the dog. McAfee lives in Orange Walk, a town in northwestern Belize close to Mexico.

We met a remarkable woman at Wine de Vine's Friday evening social last night, Dianne Lawrence, an amazing entrepreneur originally from Canada. When we asked her how we could get contact information, she smiled and lifted her shirt a few inches revealing FOUR electronic  devices!

Why four cell phones? Dianne's first business here was Quicksilver Messenger Service, then expanded the services she offers to post office boxes, errand services, mail services,  cellular phone rentals, and yard services.

After traveling extensively, in Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, St. Croix, and Malaysia, she then decided to sail the Pacific for 10 months as a crew member on a 37 foot  sailboat. THEN she obtained a doctorate degree in Canada in business administration and education. And THEN she stepped foot on Ambergris Caye. Dianne said she fell in love with the place the first step she took! (I keep telling you, "you're gonna love Belize!")

Dianne Lawrence, Entrepreneur

Dianne says she can't keep up this pace forever, and then we found out she has just researched and written a manual on Belize immigration policies!

I had to go back to the vet's today. As a result, I now have to supply a urine sample--which means Tom has to follow me around the yard with a Tupperware bowl. I think it will be great sport. I just love these games!

In the meantime, Grandma Jane has offered to trade me cashews, presumably from the Crooked Tree Cashew Festival, for dog food. That is hard-core "mean-spirited." C'mon, I'm already down to six pounds nine ounces. I'll be even lighter than that after I give body samples for medical research. 

Ready for Company!

Jim and Kim arrive in just a few hours. The house is spic and span, and we're ready to sit down and visit! We just have to pick one of the 53 restaurants on the island!

 
Y'all come visit! We'll introduce you to Dianne and run around on her motor bike for awhile before chilling out at a beachfront restaurant. (We can get you a sweet deal on a cell phone!) You're gonna love Belize!