"Your own back yard..."

Your own back yard

My favorite assignment back when I was in photography school was called “your own back yard.”

The concept of “your own back yard” is to open your eyes and be creative and you do not have to go anywhere. Try shooting close-ups of a bee pollinating something, or a nice long lens to capture exotic clouds at sunset.
No need to go to Yosemite or the swiss Alps, there’s something special everywhere.

The irony that so many people feel the need to travel at Christmas and New Years. I saw on the news thousands are being stranded at airports and will miss being with their families.

The stress of travel along with all the crowds is the worst possible way to spend any day, especially a holiday.

Luckily, we live here on Kaua‘i, and there’s no need to go anywhere. I’m just enjoying my own back yard.

(p.s the photo above was shot from my back door, with a 7.1 megapixel camera, just a simple camera, prooving the old expression, "it's not the tool, it's the carpenter.")

Icing on the cake! :D) (R rated)

Icing on the cake!  (R rated)

Massage is healing and relaxing and when done professionally has healing powers.

My massage therapist's father was a healer in the Philippines and when she was a little girl and had a sore throat or cold he could actually massage it out of her.

My massage therapist is one of the best, I am sure everyone believes that of their masseurs and doctors.

My masseuse can massage my limbs to a state of ecstasy and can relieve my pains. The only thing I cannot understand is why when she asks me to lie on my back and relax she will not massage the thing I want massaged the most. Massages are great but sure would be better if they were allowed to massage all body parts.

Man was made with a stress relief valve, why not top of the massage with the icing on the cake?!!!

( Please ladies, don't hate me for this blog,  no matter what any guy say's this is what he really thinks!)

"It's time to vote for anyone but politicians for political office..."

It's time to vote for anyone but politicians for political office.

Why do Americans keep voting politicians into political office? Politicians are career oriented individuals who believe they are god's gift to the world. They posses huge ego's and most times are financial wealthy.

Politics, which runs our lives is governed by people who are not required to have any special degree's, licensing or vocations.

Doctors need to go to medical school, attorney's need to pass a bar exam, teacher's need a college education, bus drivers need a chauffeur's license, a person running for political office only needs to be a certain age and an American citizen with no felonies.The felonies usually come after they are elected.

American needs change, and we are not going to change anything by voting politicians into political office.

Sick and tired of Washington and local politicals, want to get even?

Re-elect nobody who has held previous political office, we need a spring clean-up, the best time to start a spring clean up is now!

The Easter bunny, that's another story..."

The Easter bunny, that's another story...

The Jewish holiday of Passover and The Christian holiday of Easter usually happen around the same time each year, as is the case this year.

 Jews are not suppose to eat bread for eight days, just matzos, (unleavened bread,) like a cracker since the Jew's when on their exodus from 400 years of Egyptian bondage and slavery were set free, and when on the move, bread did not have time to rise. However for the seder we have the time to make Matzo ball soup, Jewish fish balls called gelfilte fish, Brisket, salmon and delicious salads.

My guess is that the Jews did not have time to cook that elaborate if they did not have time to bake bread?

Breads another story, since flour and water in heat will eventually sour and make it's own leaven (yeast) therefore I actually believe the Jews ate some leaven , just because it is a natural process and it is hot in the dessert, in fact flour and water is how to make true sourdough starter.

The Lord on Judgment day is not going to say, you were bad because you ate bread at Passover, he may say you were bad for not obeying the ten commandments.

 It's amazing how man can interpret history and especially the bible to satisfy one's ego.

 The Easter bunny, that's another story....

Dog’ is a haole...

Dog’ is a haole


Let’s face it, Duane Chapman’s moniker is “Dog.” Duane is the star of the reality show, "Dog the bounty Hunter."

He certainly lives up to his name.

“Dog” the Bounty Hunter is an entertaining television show. Sure, he is a bigot, sure, he is a butthole, sure, he is a mother-you-know-what, but he is the “Dog” … a dirtbag that is entertaining to watch.

He called his son’s black girlfriend the “N” word many times in a private phone conversation to his son. He also refers to Caucasian people as “haole,” including himself. My belief is “haole” is as derogative as the “N” word. Haole means without spirit, without the breath of life. I believe Dog is without spirit and the breath of life, therefore he is a haole. It’s ironic, a black can call another black the “N” word and nobody blinks, but, God forbid, a non black uses the “N” word and it’s like they have committed murder.

Haole to me is the white equivalent of the “N” word. I choose to use neither (exception in this blog), however if Dog can refer to himself as haole, let the entertainer be. After all he is “da kine.”

Marketing is everything...

Marketing is everything...

Antibacterial hand soap has made it's way into most homes.

I find it ironic the serge in people buying antibacterial soap thinking it is better than other soaps. It's almost like other soaps are bacterial soap. All soap is anti-bacterial however with proper words and marketing we all think we must use anti-bacterial liquid soap.

I know people who will not let bar soap suds go down their drains, they are obsessed with liquid anti-bacterial soap.

Good old Ivory bar soap to me is what soap is all about,the essence and epitome of soap and getting clean. I use Ivory bar soap as shampoo, shaving cream and even to hand wash my undergarments and t-shirts in the shower every morning.

Along the same lines we now have whitening toothpastes as if to say that other types of toothpastes turn your teeth yellow.

It's all in the words and how things are marketed. Soap is soap, toothpaste is toothpaste and marketing is everything

before we all start seeing Russia from our back door..."

before we all start seeing Russia from our back door..."

The passage of the recent healthcare bill, has Republicans going mad, it was also the Republicans who initially voted against social security and medicare, and how ironic many Republicans and their family members are beneficiaries of both.

America has enough problems, it's time our elected officials stopped fighting with each other and start fighting for the American people.

The politicians opposed to healthcare are the same hypocrites that are insured with our taxpayer dollars.

It's time the Republicans stopped listening to Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sara Palin, before we all start seeing "Russia from our back door's."