Some time back, we revealed to you that the standard unit of time on Anguilla -- one AXA Unit -- is 13 years, say the time from promise of a new road and construction of same. The OO has lived on Smiling Anguilla 13 years, plus, by now, and has just completed one AXA Unit's service as the United States Consular Warden for Anguilla. This is an unpaid post with supposed duties of keeping track of all U.S. citizens on island, and taking care of them in times of invasion or disaster. Anguilla has not been invaded recently, and since most USCits will not register, the job has mostly devolved to keeping and handing out forms for, say, adult passport renewal, nagging the Consul in Barbados to send a Vice-Consul around every six months to register new children as USCits because they were born in St. Thomas or San Juan or elsewhere under the flag, and holding meets to renew the kids' passports. We also do a brisk telephone biz, telling callers who should be bothered in Barbados for Visas and such. The work load is growing: we receive up to 75 passport applicants every six months. Anyway, to get to the point, the OO is resigning as Warden, but will serve as Deputy, while a fine couple, now Deputies, will assume the mantles of office. They are tough, trained, and handled with distinction a real recent crisis.

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