Paradise Driver

Saturday, March 29, 2008

THEOLOGY 101

FROM THE AGES

The following are from the movie "Zeitgeist"

I am not trying to disturb anyone's belief system or to foster my own tenets on others. I just feel that people should be aware of the facts.

Probably the reason I was kicked out of Sunday School when I was in my early teens. I tended to ask too many questions and refused to accept the dogma provided.

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I thought one of the basic premises of the Republican party was to reduce the amount of government regulation. Considering how well our President's decision making process has gone over the past (almost) 8 years, do you actually believe that this one will be any better.

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Enjoy your weekend, everybody. I'll see you tomorrow.

Mahalo

Aloha

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Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

Friday, March 28, 2008

WELCOME TO...

THE 21^st CENTURY

Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

ANOTHER MONTH

ALMOST OVER

I was checking on the videos that I have posted at YouTube. Why? Hell, I don't know. I was bored. Anyway, I was surprised that some of them have had hits into the 1,000's. Oh, I know that there are a lot that are in the millions but I usually don't post the stuff that is part of pop culture. So any significant number of hits beyond what my loyal readership provides is amazing.

If you want to see all 29 videos, JUST CLICK HERE.

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My good friend Bev, for almost 10 years, made a post over at Cosmik Yatta the other day about Spring finally arriving in far north New Hampshire, where she and her husband, David, live. In their part of the world there are 2 seasons - WINTER and spring/summer/fall. Okay, thats is a bit of an exaggeration. Maybe. This past winter has been the 3rd worst in history.

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I see that the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) now determines what is appropriate jewelery to wear when boarding a plane.

Does anyone else see the corollary between how the gov't/airline industry treats people and the way that southern California meat packing plant handled their sick & injured cattle?

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Yesterday was "shopping day" for me. I have been living on an extremely frugal budget and my body has started protesting the lack of necessary nutrients. So I noticed that SubWay has a special on, offering $5 footlong subs. Of course, in Hawai'i, its $5.99 but they are very healthy and one of their subs lasts me 2 days. So I picked up 3 of them to cover 6 days worth of meals. Way cheaper than anything I could make for myself at home. I've mentioned Mau'i food prices before (ad naseum). I only have one meal a day. Hopefully my check arrives today or Monday. Times are a bit rough at the moment. First priority is always making sure that my kitty has food. Sorry, I didn't mean to bemoan my current status. Things will change.

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Its TGIF and I hope each and every one of you has a fantastic weekend. I'll be back tomorrow and hope you can make it by also.

Mahalo

Aloha

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Over The Limit?
UNDER ARREST!
Please don't drink and drive

"Let's all be careful out there!"

Thursday, March 27, 2008

WE HAVE LOST...

ANOTHER GREAT ONE

Richard Widmark passed, at age 93, on March 24th at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut.

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The island of Moloka'i is headed for deep trouble. A part of Mau'i County, Moloka'i has a population of about 7,500. In the private sector, it only had one major employer. Molokai Ranch, which owned and operated the hotel, gas station, grocery store, and cattle ranching operations. For years The Ranch has been trying to develop some of its land into more commercially viable use. Some housing sub-divisions, energy and water from the sparsely populated east end of the island to the populous west side. Their efforts have always been thwarted by the native aboriginal population. The terrorists on the island have destroyed the water trannsport system on multiple occasions. The Ranch has complied with every EIS (Enviornmental Impact Statement) that has been requested and modified their plans to accommadate the concerns raised by the population. This week, The Ranch threw in the towel and announced that it will cease all operations on the island next month. I mean ALL operations. The island has the highest unemployment rate, at 7+%, of the entire State. This shutdown will lose another 120 jobs.

Moloka'i has the misnomer of "The Friendly Isle", which is about as far from the truth as utterances from the Oval Office. It is probably the least friendly or socially accepting of any of the islands. Residents want to turn back the clock to the 18th century, before Europeans ever arrived. They may just get their wish.

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Oh, I am not being reclusive of late. Its just that I haven't found anything worth writing about.

I did talk to Alissa (a/k/a/ "Wiskers") yesterday. She was on a 2 hour drive to see her boyfriend, Joey, up in Brainard, Minnesota. We used up about an hour of her trip just chatting. She'll be here, along with her family, on the 10th of next month. Their arrival will be a bright spot in my meager existence. And I will actually get to met "Queen" Nora for the first time. Oh, she is walking now. If you trick her. She'll hold your finger and trundle along, then remove that finger of support and she'll take 10-15 more steps and realize that her security is gone and immediately plop down. Kids are so much fun.

The weekend approaches and I hope each of you has a great one. See you tomorrow.

Mahalo

Aloha

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