Bibsy
Thank God for the Jamaican tradition of pet names . No, yankees, not names for pets. These are terms of endearment for our beloved friends and family. Like Blacka, Munchie, Boobsy and, my own favorite, Winnie. Otherwise, it might have taken me months on the internets to find my cousin Hyacinth "Bibsy" Hoilett. As I continue along this path of discovery (shouts again to Kathy Caprino's 8 Stages of Career Transformation ), cousin Bibsy is the most exciting living relative I've re-discovered, yet. She's an impressive lady. And she's among the last in a dwindling generation of my Jamaican cousins who grew up with my Dad, Winston Barrington Cox. We are off to Jamaica on Wednesday, all 8 of us, the Coxes of Silver Spring and the Coxes of Howard County. My prayer is for some time with Bibsy, to kneel at her feet and thank her and beg her for help putting some of these family pieces back together.
