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KEEP FILLING MY INBOX

Received this one from two different sources yesterday

Subject: ALL CELL PHONE NUMBERS...being released



REMINDER....12 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls.

.....YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:888-382-1222.

It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time.
It blocks your number for five (5) years.
You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked.
You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
It take about 20 seconds.

If you have received this, please pass back up the line this web addy:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/cell411.asp

And please add this admonition to your response:

HELP STAMP OUT SPAM.
QUIT FORWARDING MASS MAILINGS
WITHOUT CHECKING THEM OUT FIRST

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Logged on this morning to write this blog and I couldn't get into "NEW" blogger at all. I have uploaded all this weeks pics to that service and cannot access the dashboard and thus all my drafts are inaccessable. Forced me to go back to "OLD" blogger and reload all of todays images a second time.

Sent the error code to support@blogger.com and have yet to receive a response.

This is what it said:

We're sorry, but we were unable to complete your request.

When reporting this error to Blogger Support or on the Blogger Help Group, please:

• Describe what you were doing when you got this error.
• Provide the following error code and additional information.

bX-rkb9ad

Additional information

uri: /account-moved.g
host: www2.blogger.com


This information will help us to track down your specific problem and fix it! We apologize for the inconvenience.

This was the final topping to a really, really shitty night.

I am off to bed.

We'll give tomorrow a fresh start.

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THE PICTURE GALLERY

THE BIG ISLAND

Kailua-Kona

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"Let's all be careful out there!"

FINALLY

SOMEONE WHO LISTENS

Judy and I had our Monday night dinner date. Went back to AROMA D'ITALIA RISTORANTE. She had the cheese ravioli and I had my usual spaghetti and meatballs. We shared an antipasto salad. As usual, the meal was excellent. As is par, we explained about Judy's allergy and got a surprise from our server, Robin. She was the first server that actually had a brain running on all cylinders. As she started to explain what the specials were for the evening, she paused and said, "I guess I can skip all the ones that are seafood then." Normally we explain the situation and then listen to the server rattle off the specials, including all the seafood ones, and Judy and I just look at each other. Didn't anything we just said make an impression between their ears? Robin was great and I gave her a $20 tip (on a $50 tab) at the end of the meal. She was also our server the last time we ate there.

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We had Kona winds throughout most of the day, gusting above 50 mph at times. Passing rain showers made the streets a bit slick. The winds didn't help the firefighting efforts up on Haleakala. These Kona winds were blowing the fire in the opposite direction from the previous week. The rain showers did little to retard the fire. On my way home, I could see how much larger it has become. I would guess it has charred over 3,000 acres by now. No structures are threatened and since fire burns uphill faster and easier than it does downhill, there just isn't that much to endanger. Very little construction above the 7,000 foot level. In fact, above 8,000 feet, there is very little fuel to feed the fire. No trees, scarce brush. Before the winds, the news reports said that the fire was 70% contained but not under control.

This is the latest news, from our local rag, The Maui News.

Here are the images they posted:

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You may have noticed that I have added some new blogs to the sidebar. All are unique but one I would like you to take special note of is Nains Bay. Located a distance outside of Goose Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada. Brian Willams is a native of Australia, Brisbane via Sydney, and writes about life in the far north, with beautiful pictures of the stark grandeur of his part of the world.

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THE PICTURE GALLERY

THE BIG ISLAND

Kailua-Kona

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"Let's all be careful out there!"

TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN....

MY 39th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Happy Anniversary, sweetheart, whatever you are doing today.

Lola

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Here is a view of the Polipoli forest, before the fire.
Looking down the mountain from Polipoli
The fire continues to consume the forest.
Latest news story.

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I know there was a Sunday this week, its right there on my calendar. I missed most of it. Slept all day, until about 2:00am Monday morning. Still can't get rid of the cough but the stuffed head is finally gone. I hope.

For the first time ever, we are going to have a drug sniffing dog in our local schools.

Since I can understand "dog-speak", I thought I would give you the canine's POV on his new occupation.

"It's just a job man. I like kids. Uh, you want to take me to M^cDonalds? I got a serious case of the 'munchies'."

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THE PICTURE GALLERY

Tropical Flowers

The Wilder Side Of Hawa'i

Only In The Tropics

Napali Coast On Kaua'i

North Shore Of Kaua'i

Large North Shore Surf In Hawai'i Now

Fresh Garden Colors

A Lovely Hawai'ian Beach

A Pair Oof Dolpins In Hawai'ian Waters

Dynamic Coastline
On The Big Island

THE BIG ISLAND

St. Benedict's Painted Church
South Kona

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"Let's all be careful out there!"