Cirque Hawaii recently debuted in Honolulu – it is sort of a local version of Cirque du Soleil. I use “local” loosely, since most of the performers are from Central Asia and Mongolia. It must be kind of a surreal life to train as a circus performer somewhere in Kyrgyzstan and end up in Waikiki…….
Month: May 2006
Ahhh… the great outdoors
Given my borderline relationship with Thumper, I thought that it was appropriate to post this. Perhaps I should write a “how to” guide on getting a rabbit to be your pimp? -Bambi 2) How do I know if a dolphin wants to have sex?A2) There are various ways a dolphin has of showing that she…
Let's build bridges not fences
Citizen Lobbyists Sending Bricks to Congress Those in favor of building a fence between Mexico and the U.S. are sending bricks to congress as a way to show their representatives what they want. Itâs clever (the bricks not the fence) and really gets the message across what these people want. As one congressional aide put…
Garden of Dreams
Garden of Dreams : A garden show piece entitled the 4Head Garden of Dreams by designers Marney Hall and Heather Yarrow is on display on the preview day for the annual flower show, in London. (AFP/Carl De Souza)
Chinese hanging on giant cocks
I hate to drag the whole tone of this blog down to my level but sometimes a picture is so stirring and veiled in symbolism and contextual importance that good taste must be bypassed. This is art baby. ? B.E
Is that your other arm or you just glad to see me?
Mr. Chairman, tell me this isn’t a sign of the coming shananapocalypse. The three armed bowser flex… and I hate to be crass, but can you imagine the masterbatory life this lucky little fellow can look forward to. Gives “the stranger” new meaning. Yikes. B.E.Taipei20Times20-20photo
A Nice Story…
KEY WEST, Fla. – A man wearing a purple women’s bathing suit and carrying a flare gun was arrested after he told a bartender he was going to “get rid of all the dirt bags in Key West,” authorities said. Jeffrey C. Anderson, 55, was charged with carrying a concealed firearm Monday after he brandished…
More Reserve U.S. Troops Deployed To Iraq
Okay, here is my story of the day…. cd The U.S. military has made the decision to send the rest of an Army National Guard unit from Kuwait into Iraq in the hopes of quelling an upsurge in violence in recent days. The remaining 1000+ soldiers are scheduled to deploy in the volatile Anbar provence…
Sea of remembrance, peace – The Honolulu Advertiser
The Chairman and I attended last night’s Lantern Floating ceremony at Ala Moana Beach Park in Honolulu. It was moving and beautiful to see a thousand paper lanterns honoring the dead floating off onto the waves. Surfers stood out in silhouette against the sky as they herded stray lanterns. We watched one lantern make a…
Dozens hurt in cheese roll race
Now that’s my kind of sport… A teenager who knocked himself out while chasing a Double Gloucester cheese down a hill was among 25 people hurt in a Cheese Rolling competition. Chris Anderson, 18, won one of the five races which make up the annual contest, in which dozens of people race down a 1:2…