I’m sure I’ll write more soon..but I notice that I wasn’t the only one busy over the Holidays. Thanks for sticking with us. In brief…Mink Hippie took me to New York for my birthday (my first time) and we tripped the lights to see the Broadway hit Spamalot, went to the Empire State Building, Staten…
Category: Travel
Some valuable real estate about to drop in the drink….
VOLCANO, Hawaii – Visitors to one of the world’s most active volcanoes are being kept hundreds of feet away from a 55-acre lava delta that authorities believe may soon collapse into the Pacific Ocean. Eruption-watchers from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on Monday reported lava continuing to flow into the ocean off the…
Two Reasons Not to Live in Hawaii
Okay…first let me say that there are lots of reasons to live in Hawaii. I don’t think I even need to say that at this time of the year…however…here are a couple of reasons why living in Paradise isn’t as easy as sleeping under a coconut tree (bad idea by the way!) 1. Hawaii once…
For 1,000 or More Homeless in Hawaii, Beaches Are the Best Option – New York Times
We were surprised to see a real local story (for us) featured in the NYT today. I sometimes work in Waianae, and many of my clients there live in the beach parks. In some ways it might seem idyllic – these are some of the most gorgeous beaches in the world – but rampant methamphetimine…
US plans permanent base on Moon
OK, you know what the problem with this is? (I sound like Andy Rooney….) But, there is a problem! It perpetuates the illusion that we can just go and settle somewhere else when we finish trashing the planet we are on. I believe that people are numb to warnings about environmental destruction not because they…
Hokule`a To Retrace Voyage Of King Kalakaua
The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule`a will be making what may be its most ambitious voyage yet in a course beyond Polynesia and to Japan next year. The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule`a is currently in dry dock. New coats of paint are being applied to its hull. It is part of the preparations for its next…
Have you been wondering how to be a Gothic Lolita?
Then you are in luck. Here are hilariously detailed instructions from WikiHow. [Thanks again, Terry.] It is always a good idea, if you are devoted, to have a Lolita lifestyle. Decorate your room/house in that way, bake/cook, have tea parties and cherish everything that is beautiful. Male gothic lolitas should take steps to fit the…
Shocking News from My Postman
When I dropped by the post office a few hours ago, I was only expecting to drop some books in the mail, instead, my friendly neighborhood postman filled my ears with his theories about last Sunday’s earthquake, North Korea, and the future state of the world. According to the postman: the quake was a result…
Hawaii is the ninth dumbest state.
This study doesn’t come as a big surprise except that the dumbest state wasn’t Texas, after all, they are the first state to have elected GW Bush. cd Hawaii is the ninth “dumbest” state according to a study released by the research company Morgan Quitno Press based in Kansas.Measurements such as teacher salaries, money spent…
Earthquake 6.5 Shakes Islands; Knocks Out Power
It was a strange way to wake up on a Sunday morning, but at least it wasn’t the Japanese attacking. We woke to a minor shake that turned into a violent rattle in our clap board bungalow. We spent an absolutely lovely day without power and without having to hear all the noise pollution that…