" A lesson in Physics..." 'Marvin Gross'

Marvin Gross a financial advisor from Western N.Y. blogs about the important things in life...

Family is one of the most important things in life, Nobody ever said on their death bed, "I wish I had spent more time in the office," at least I don't think anybody has said that... ;D)

When things in life seem too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

He then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar and shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He again asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.

The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things - your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions; and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else - the small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or golf balls.

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner.

Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first - the things that really matter.

Set your priorities - The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented.

The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.' The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

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"Love and Loss..." 'Steve Jobs' Shared through the Internet via Chester Lau (Unc)

"Find what you like early in life and don't give up... Imagine being paid for what you love to do..."

Love and Loss
By Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

"I was lucky. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation - the Macintosh - a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started?

Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me - I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT.

I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple.It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers.

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking.

Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle."

        - Mahalo Nui Loa (Thanks) to Chester "Unc" Lau  for sharing this.  Steve Jobs gave this as his second story of his Commencement Address at Stanford University on June 12, 2005.

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Lawyers and Clergy..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

James "Kimo" Rosen self portrait for Halloween, sometimes there is a need for Lawyers and clergy... Can anyone guess what I am in the photo above?


Father Ben of All Saints church in Kapa'a recently blessing our four legged friends!

This blog also appeared as an opinion article in the Kauai Garden Island News;" Everyone needs to make a living." 11-28-11 http://thegardenisland.com/promo/homepage/article_17af734c-1991-11e1-ae51-001cc4c03286.html  


Why do attorneys always say,"answer me with a yes or no, understand?"

However when the shoe is on the other foot and an attorney is asked a simple question, they will usually reply , there is no simple yes or no, let me explain...

Why does the clergy, Rabbi's and Pastors tell their congregants  not to work on the Sabbath or religious holidays?  Because those days are the days the clergy are on stage and if we the people went to work they would be out of work with nobody to preach too and collect tithing's.

I guess everyone needs to make a living I can therefore understand Lawyers and clergy much better especially in these rough economic times.


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"Love you all..!" 'Chester Lau, aka Unc'

Chester Lau one of dakinetalks most popular guest bloggers is back speaking of the importance of friends... Chester aka Unc, lives on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and is a retired cinematographer....

"Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back..."



  One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning

that sometimes there isn't "anymore."   No more hugs, no more special

moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more

"just one minute."  Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used

up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say "I

love you."

          So while we have it, it's best  we love it, care for it, fix it when it's

broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage.....And old

cars... And children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and

aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it,

because we are worth it.

          Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a

sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us

happy, no matter what.

          Life is important, like people we know who are special.. And so,

we keep them close!

          I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'!

Then I sent  it to the people I think of in the same way... Now it's your turn to

send this to all those people who are "keepers" in your life, including

the person who sent it, if you feel that way. Suppose one morning you

never wake up, do all your friends know you love them?

          I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I

wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that

needed rekindling or three words needing to be said.

          Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you

think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those

three little words and a smile can do. And just in case I'm gone tomorrow.

I LOVE YOU!!!

Live today because tomorrow is not promised.

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"Don't Shoot !" 'Michael Herr' (Aloha Friday)

Renowned author Michael Herr is back guest-blogging on this awesome Aloha Friday talking about another possible conspiracy theory.... Make sure and check out Michael's website at; http://www.michaelherr.com/

ALOHA FRIDAY

October 28

It's Aloha Friday.

"Don't Shoot !"

When I was a kid I had an uncle who might have been a little wacky. He was a fun guy for a kid to be around because of his off-beat humor. One of his favorite expressions whenever I confronted him about anything was "Don't Shoot! I'm out of Season."

I picked up that expression from him and have it used it repeatedly over the years myself. I thought about it again recently when Moammar Qaddafi was captured. As he was confronted by rebel soldiers, hiding in a large pipe/culvert under the road, he is reported to have said, "Don't Shoot! Don't Shoot!"

He didn't say, "All right, you got me". He didn't say, "Okay, I surrender". He didn't even say, "I give up". No, all he said was, "Don't Shoot!".

A while back Saddam Hussein was likewise caught hiding in a bolt hole. I believe he also pleaded with his captors, U.S. soldiers in this instance, not to shoot him.

Both men whined their way into captivity. Neither had the force of personality to stand up and admit who they were and go along with their captors willingly. They both had to be dragged out of their rat-holes.

And now we're done with them, right?

Maybe. Maybe not. I recall seeing a news piece at one time about the large number of body doubles Saddam had. This made it difficult for us to target him. Of course when we caught Saddam, we were able to verify that it was actually him that we had captured.

Not so with Moammar. Moammar was shot almost immediately. In the heat of the moment? Or was he shot to keep anyone from questioning him? From verifying his identify? They did an autopsy on his body, but that was to determine cause of death. Did anyone ask, "Hey, is this him or is this one of his body doubles?" I'll bet we never know the answer to that question.

Keep an eye out for a swarthy guy with a terrible taste in clothes. And if you see him . . . Don't shoot. He's out of season now.

Much aloha.

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"Google it, then Google yourself..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

James "Kimo" Rosen is back sounding like baby talk with Google this and Google that....

Google yourself, you won't go blind, promise....

Search engines are the encyclopedia of this era. Anything you need to know you can type into a search engine. Any person you need information on you can type into a search engine. The most popular search engine is "Google"and the term "Google it" has become synonymous with telling someone to look it up on a search engine. Just like the term 'Xerox' became synonymous with the term copy, although there are many copy machine manufacturers 'Xerox' became the hype, just as 'Google'  is now the hype.

The word Google sounds like baby talk, on the contrary it has answers to almost everything. I love to Google names from my past, like old girlfriends or people from elementary school, high school, college and even the names of  those amongst you reading this.


How many people have ever googled themselves? Googling yourself sounds like something the priest might discipline you for,  Googling yourself actually feels good, anyone with a computer who  has not googled themselves is most likely lying... Googling yourself is something almost  everyone has done  but nobody admits to it, plus it just sounds cool to say 'Google it .'

I am recommending to everyone, forget what the masses say and go 'Google' yourself, you won't go blind and you may just learn a thing or two about that person in the mirror, I did.

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"My 40Th High School Reunion and Other Fun Stuff..." 'Harmony' (Harmonic Wednesday)

 Welcome back dakinetalk's good friend 'Harmony'  for another adventurous  'HarmonicWednesday.' Harmony is currently working on her Masters degree in counseling,  this semester she's studying drug abuse counseling. Harmony  resides in Kapolei, Hawaii on the island of Oahu...



Harmony is a true free spirit as seen here swimming with dolphins on the island of Oahu...



I was traveling from Hawaii to Pittsburgh, PA for my 40^Th high school reunion. I had never attended a high school reunion before because Hawaii was too far away. 40 seemed like a worthwhile number, and I could visit other places to get my money’s worth out of the airfare. Speaking of economics, I learned the more places you transfer, the cheaper your flight. I had to fly from Honolulu to Los Angeles to Phoenix to Newark to Pittsburgh to get the cheapest fare! I landed in Pittsburgh, but the reunion wouldn’t happen until the end of my three week trip.

The first thing I did was rent a car. I prefer traveling by bus, but there are certain rural places a bus won’t go. My first destination was Shanksville, PA to visit the Flight 93 Memorial. This was only a few days after the 10 year anniversary of Sept. 11, and the new, national park had just opened. I encountered a major problem while driving there along the PA turnpike. I knew this was a toll road, but I was unfamiliar with the method of payment. I didn't realize I was supposed to take a ticket at the turnpike entrance. I never saw the ticket dispenser. I thought a real person would be there to take my money, but there was no such person. I did notice a red light at the entrance, but I thought if that were meant to stop me, there would be a bar blocking my path. I gingerly drove onto the turnpike expecting a police siren to chase after me. Nothing happened until it was time to exit. Then a real person informed me that because I had neglected to take a ticket, it would cost me $27 to exit as opposed to $4 otherwise.

The Flight 93 Memorial was both sad and awe inspiring to think how the passengers’ actions had saved other lives at the cost of their own. My next stop was Falling Water, the famous home built by architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. I had grown up close by but had never visited and thought now would be my only chance. I had previously booked and paid for my tour. The problem was I had underestimated the distance driving from the Flight 93 Memorial to Falling Water; and I didn't have the right maps because the Memorial had been a last minute decision. Next, I found myself driving while having an anxiety attack about missing my prepaid, nonrefundable tour. Luckily, I was only a little late and able to catch up with the group. Seeing the beauty of this home built over a waterfall helped me to forget my earlier panic.

After returning my car to the Pittsburgh airport, I hopped on a city bus to take me to the Greyhound bus station. (I saved a lot of money riding city buses instead of taxi cabs. I am fortunate they allowed me to carry my large suitcase on the city bus. Honolulu buses forbid large suitcases.) At the Greyhound station, I purchased a two week pass that allowed me to travel anywhere that Greyhound went. I arrived at the bus station in the early evening with plans to go to Universal’s Harry Potter Park in Orlando, FL. I was told there was no bus until the next morning. I had to sleep in the bus station, on a hard, metal bench, with arm rests that prohibited me from lying down. I was told to get in line at gate 8 by 6am the next morning. I was there early, but then I discovered everyone else in line was heading west when I was going south! I complained about the misinformation and was told the bus going south leaves from a different gate at 8. They handed me coupons for free food, to placate my upset mood. The clerk said I could use them at any Greyhound station, but the next station refused to accept them!

After a 30 hour bus trip, I finally made it to the Harry Potter Park at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. I toured Hogwarts Castle and rode a simulated ride that offered the illusion I was riding a broomstick along with Harry and Ron while we played a quid-ditch match. The most interesting thing about this park was the souvenirs. I bought Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans, and when they say every flavor, that includes boogers, vomit, rotten eggs, and ear wax! Amazingly those flavors tasted like you would expect, but at the same time, they tasted good!

The next day, I visited the other park, Universal Studios. My favorite attraction here was a performance of animal actors. There was one pig who stole the show. He strutted across the stage wearing a sign that read, “Pigs rule!” He was quite a ham!!!

After Florida, I bussed to see relatives in Baltimore. I attended a high school football game because that would be the only opportunity to visit my cousin, Joann. I’m not much of a football fan, but we had a fun visit, and I almost understood the game.

Next stop was South Bend, Indiana to visit my parents and sister. My mom is overly obsessed about what I’m wearing, but the upside of that is she took me shopping for clothes almost every day!

Finally, I bussed to Pittsburgh for my reunion. I didn't know what to expect. I hadn't been part of the in-crowd in high school, but I learned 40 years levels the playing field! People who never spoke to me 40 years ago now showed genuine interest! It helped that I had a few interesting tidbits to tell them. For one thing, I had changed my first name since high school. Now, I told them, “My name used to be Susan, but I changed it to Harmony, and I have been living in Hawaii for the last 30 years!” That got their attention. (I also won the prize for traveling the farthest.) Then the dancing began. I’m the type of person that if I like the music, you can’t keep me in my chair! And I wasn't like that in high school. I’m not sure if revenge is the right word, but it was definitely sweet! Now, I can’t wait for my 50^Th reunion!

I flew home from Pittsburgh to Chicago to Phoenix to Los Angeles to Honolulu to get those cheaper rates. I arrived home on Sun. but was so busy with school and work that I couldn’t unpack until Wed. It was an exciting trip, but Dorothy said it best in her famous line, “There’s no place like home!”

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"The best bet yet..." 'Chester Lau'

"Chester Lau, aka (Unc) a retired cinematographer from Honolulu Hawaii bets that you'll laugh at this guest blog about betting..."

"You can bet on anything from who will win the Pie eating contest to NFL football games and even what a little old lady can accomplish..."

An elderly woman walked into the Royal Bank of Scotland one morning with a purse full of money. She wanted to open a savings account and insisted on talking to the president of the Bank because, she said, she had a lot of money.

   After many lengthy discussions (after all, the client is always right) an employee took the elderly woman to the president's office.The president of the Bank asked her how much she wanted to deposit. She placed her purse on his desk and replied, 165,000'. The president was curious and asked her how she had been able to save so much money . The elderly woman replied that she made bets.

 The president was surprised and asked, 'What kind of bets?' The elderly woman replied, 'Well, I bet you 25,000 that your testicles are square.' The president started to laugh and told the woman that it was impossible to win a bet like that.

The woman never batted an eye. She just looked at the president and said, 'Would you like to take my bet ?' 'Certainly', replied the president. 'I bet you 25,000 that my testicles are not square.' 'Done', the elderly woman answered. 'But given the amount of money involved, if you don't mind I would like to come back at 10 ' clock tomorrow morning with my lawyer as a witness.' 'No problem', said the president of the Bank confidently. That night, the president became very nervous about the bet and spent a long time in front of the mirror examining his testicles, turning them this way and that, checking them over again and again until he was positive that no one could consider his testicles as square and reassuring himself that there was no way he could lose the bet.

 

The next morning at exactly 10 o'clock the elderly woman arrived at the president's office with her lawyer and acknowledged the 25,000 bet made the day before that the president's testicles were square.The president confirmed that the bet was the same as the one made the day before. Then the elderly woman asked him to drop his pants etc. so that she and her lawyer could see clearly.The president was happy to oblige.

The elderly woman came closer so she could see better and asked the president if she could touch them. 'Of course', said the president. 'Given the amount of money involved, you should be 100% sure.' The elderly woman did so with a little smile. Suddenly the president noticed that the lawyer was banging his head against the wall. He asked the elderly woman why he was doing that and she replied, 'Oh, it's probably because I bet him100,000 that around 10 o'clock in the morning I would be holding the balls of the President of the Royal Bank of Scotland !'

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"Seasons of the East Coast..." Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Monday)

Judith Whitehead is back guest-blogging on this Inspirational Monday about  the seasons of nature...Judith lives in Amherst N.Y. has worked in the ophthalmology field of medicine for almost 30 years...

"As we approach Halloween quickly and dream of Thanksgiving and all the great smells that lie ahead..."

One of the best times of the  year is quickly approaching in New York, Fall, or Autumn, or the precursor to Winter. It is one of the best times of the year for us, the earth is starting its preparation for winter.  Leaves are slowly beginning to change and  fall, and the air is cold and crisp in the morning.  Pumpkins and cider  Are being sold everywhere, hay rides are offered at the farms and bushels of apples can be found in every store just ready to make applesauce with or pies . In a way, a sadness is in the air as well because we know what’s about to happen…the white stuff can fly though the air at any minute…snow.

We know in Buffalo that all too often today can be a sunny, semi-warm day only to wake up to the cold blowing snow the next,  at this time of year.  We try and trick our selves  at this time of year, telling ourselves that this will be a mild winter and maybe there  won’t be much snow; we just don’t learn.

When you choose to live in this part of the country, it’s inevitable.  Winter has never let us down yet.

So as I enjoy the fresh smell of Fall, knit a new scarf for the winter,  and cover my out of  door  bushes so the deer don’t get too carried away this year, I will reminisce about what a wonderfully warm summer we just had, all the trips and enjoyable things that happened this year, and batten down the hatches for another cold season that just lies ahead.

As we approach Halloween quickly and dream of Thanksgiving and all the great smells that lie ahead, I can only hope we don’t get snow for these up in coming holidays;  nature has tricked us before. 

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"Thank You Mr. President..!" 'Obama Da Dog'

Obama Da Dog is back blogging about her favorite person,the person she was named after, President Obama...Please note that Obama Da dog and Her master are Independents and have supported Republicans and Democrats in the past...

Dakinetalks good friend Douglas Dunn shaking hands with President Obama...

President Obama has gotten rid of Moammar Kadafi and Osama Bin Laden, he is bringing all  U.S.Iraqi troops home by the end of this Year. In  Less than a year President Obama has accomplished amazing foreign policy issues.



Domestic issues are much more complicated since they must pass both houses of Congress by a majority vote.


Imagine what the US would be like today if the Republicans main objective was not to make Obama fail by all means possible but rather to be patriotic and work along side the president brainstorming, debating and coming up with solutions for all America's issues.


The Republicans are destroying America. Obama could find the cure for diabetes, aides and cancer and  the Republican party would do whatever they could to dis-credit him. 

Thank you President Obama for all you do for America, if only the Republicans weren't in your way America would be prospering once again.

This areticle also appeared on 10-25-11 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser;
" Obama deserves credit for successes."http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx


P.S.Aloha,(Hana Hou) Check out my opinion artice in today's Kauai Garden Island News; "Let me be honest."  http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_df47f7ba-fc83-11e0-aab8-001cc4c03286.html
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"Taxi driver..." 'Obama da Dog'

Obama Da Dog likes a good laugh as much as anyone....

Obama Da Dog's friends, Dylan and Bubs  really enjoyed this story, they hope you do too!

A woman and her ten-year-old son were riding in a taxi in Sydney. It was raining and all the prostitutes were standing under the awnings.

"Mum," said the boy "what are all those women doing?"
"They're waiting for their husbands to get off work" she replied.

The taxi driver turns around and says "Geez lady, why don't you tell him the truth?
They're hookers, boy! They have sex with men for money."

The little boy's eyes get wide and he says "Is that true Mum?"
His mother, glaring hard at the driver, answers in the affirmative.

After a few minutes, the kid asks "Mum, what happens to the babies those women have?"

"Most of them become taxi drivers" she said.

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"Hello, Can I Help You?" 'Michael Herr' (Aloha Friday)

Renowned author Michael Herr is back on this awesome Aloha Friday blogging about one of the  frustrations of of modern times... Make sure and check out Michael's website at; http://www.michaelherr.com/

They say if your computer is having  problems just ask an eight year old or call customer assistance, the choice is yours....

ALOHA FRIDAY

October 21

It's Aloha Friday.

"Hello, Can I Help You?"

I made an error the other day. An error for which I was severely punished.

I had been having trouble getting onto Firefox on my iMac. Having done this before a couple of times I clicked onto Network Preferences and then onto Diagnostics and for some inexplicable reason, I typed in the wrong password.

You might think this was no big deal. But it was. Suddenly I was shut out from any Internet connections. No Safari. No Firefox. No nothing.

Digging out my latest bill from A.T. & T. (my service provider) I got on the phone.  I stayed on the phone for hours and hours. The wait was interminable. The most intriguing part of my wait being the recorded message that I heard over and over as I waited for my call to be answered: "Visit A.T. & T. dot com for many answers to your questions". I wondered how I was supposed to do this when my computer would not connect to the Internet.

Finally my phone, if not my prayers, was answered. By someone whose accent made it nearly impossible to understand. Our conversation was so hilarious I should have recorded it and included it in a comedy movie.

I was shunted from agent to agent and each time I was transferred I had to give the same information again; phone number, problem, account number, etc. Several times I gave the A.T.&T. agent my information only to be asked, "What state are you in?" and then to be told, "Sorry, this is Florida, you need to speak with a California agent. Please hold while I transfer you."

Now I do want to say that the A.T.&T. agents were very polite. All except the one who suddenly cut out on me leaving me holding onto a phone with no dial tone, no sound, nothing. I gave up on that one after seven minutes of waiting.

Finally I did get a California agent who knew what she was talking about. With some effort she got me reconnected to Safari. But then she determined that my real problem lay with my Airport Express connection, and A.T.&T. doesn't do Airport Express. Along the way to reconnecting with Safari the agent and I both learned that A.T.&T. has my birth-date listed incorrectly and that I had no security questions/answers listed with them. Now I do. A.T.&T. also said that I entered the wrong last four digits of my Social Security number. When I asked the agent about that she told me that they didn't even have my Social Security number. (so why as a part of their security procedures did they ask for it?)

I closed out for the day knowing that at least I could go onto Safari and collect my email, though all my bookmarks were left behind on Firefox.

My head still reeling, I came downstairs the next day and using Safari connected with Apple Support. After paying forty-nine dollars for a thirty-day support contract, I linked up with an Apple Support techie who was wonderful. He led me through the steps necessary to re-configure my Airport Express and got me up and running in only thirty minutes or so. When I finally got Firefox up and running, and when I saw my wonderful bookmarks lined up along the side of the page, I cried tears of joy. And the money I spent for the contract was well worth it.

I have vowed never to type in the wrong password again. I know all too well now the pain of not being able to connect to the world through - - - -

Connection Terminated. Short-Term Contact Payment Denied by Bank. Contact Apple.com/Service for further information.

Much aloha.

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           Write More Books !! But Take it All One Day At A Time!!!" (Michael Herr)

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"Redemption of the first born Donkey..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen

For the first time in the state of Hawaii the Jewish religious ceremony of the Redemption of the first born Donkey, (Peter Chamor) Exodus 13:13 was performed on the Garden Island of Kauai....Also to be noted this ceremony is "Rarely performed anywhere!"

 

A sheep is required as part of the ritual along with a high priest called a Kohen Gadol (Priest) pictured on the far right. The ceremony took place 10-18-11...In Kapahi Hawaii. (

 When my Rabbi recently invited me to a religious ceremony called 'Peter Hamor,' I googled it for more information, I found  Peter Hamor  to be a mountain climber who  summited  Mt. Everest on May 19Th, 1998. He has since successfully completed the 7 summits...
Ironically it is also a Judaic religious ceremony involving a donkey, Ironic because the name of the ceremony has the same name as a famous mountain climber, since donkeys are also great climbers.

On Tuesday October 18Th at approximately 5:00 P.M. Hawaiian time the first ever in Hawaii, Redemption of the first born donkey (Peter Chamor) was celebrated on the Garden island of Kaua'i.

 The question then remains who is Peter Chamor? According to the website 'Ask Moses' the answer lies below

 "A. Nobody. He doesn't exist. It’s PEH-ter chah-MORE, Hebrew for “initiation of the donkey”—a Mitzvah, not a person."

 "B. Peter Chamor is to first-born donkeys what Pidyon Haben is to first-born Jews. If the owner disowns ‘em, they go to the Temple. If he wants ‘em, he gives the Temple a sheep or goat instead. Positive Mitzvah #81."

 "C. Before “holy cow!” there was “holy donkey!” This mitzvah distinguishes donkeys to pay tribute to their critical pack-animal role in the Egyptian Exodus."

How do I redeem my donkey?

 "1. Qualifying Criteria

Donkey must be the first born to Mr. and Mrs. Donkey. He must be male. He must be born naturally. He must belong to the Democratic Party. Just kidding. Owner must be an Israelite—Kohanim and Levites are exempt."

"2. Hand it Over

Today, the kohen serves as donkey collector in the Temple’s stead. Give him a sheep or goat (as long as it’s not dead, slaughtered or Caesarian-born), and Donkey’s yours to keep."

 "3. Make a Statement

A special blessing is recited when the exchange animal is designated, even if it hasn't yet been given to the kohen."

Judaism is a hard religion to understand especially if your not Jewish, even if you are Jewish it's difficult to comprehend certain things, but we do these things out of obedience to G-d.

First off, there is a ceremony called a bris, where a baby Jewish boy is circumcised in front of a crowd of friends and relatives, it's a big deal on the eighth day of the boy's life his foreskin is  removed from his penis  with many onlookers, with no anesthesia except Mogan David wine.

Now fast forward 55 years after my bris I finally hear of a ceremony called 'Peter Chamor,' (Redemption of the first born donkey.) At first  I though it was a baaaaaaaaaad(sic) joke,(please google it) however it is described in the old testament in Exodus 13:13 (And every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck: and all the firstborn of man among your children shall you redeem.)

 No necks were broken, although I am sure it was in there symbolically. When do we interrupt  literally and when do we interpret symbolically? That is a question all religions ask of themselves?

  I guess my religion is a little crazy,(aren't they all?) first with having onlookers watching  the removal of foreskins and then everyone making a  big fuss over an ass... Whether it's your ass or my ass who said religion can't be fun?

For an encore or as they say in Hawaii for the 'Hana Hou' I could not resist one little joke;

Q: What happens when your carrying a donkey and you chuckle so hard you drop him?
A: You're laughing your ass off.


Check out the 27 second You-Tube video of this even at;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX-uF6AHPUU

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