"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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 "Eat -- Sleep -- Golf -- Travel
           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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"Free shock treatment on Kauai,..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative is the most expensive electricity in America, which can make ones hair stand on end....

Electricity on Kauai is so expensive, over 40 cents a kilowatt that toasting marshmallows over your electric range can cost more than the  bag of marshmallows....

It is said that electricity can make your hair stand on end when shocked.

I am  shocked by  KIUC,(Kauai Islands electric company) a member owned cooperative. This member owned cooperative makes my hair stand on end. (as you can see, above) ;D)


It was recently divulged after much fanfare what our member owned cooperative pays for rent in it's current location across from Kukui Grove shopping center.


One of the reasons Kaua'i has one of the highest electric rates in the country at over 40 cents a kilowatt hour is this member owned cooperative pays approximately  $90,000 a month rent! I would hope that includes electric? That means just for rent we are paying over one million a year. I would think that common sense might tell you after 5 years you could by prime real estate and erect your own building...


Talk about electricity causing shock, you don't need a psychiatric diagnosis for shock treatment on Kauai, KIUC supplies it to us all  for free with our monthly bill.

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"Rod & Reel..." 'An Anonymous friend from Homer Alaska'

Thank you to the anonymous guest blogger from Homer Alaska for this wonderful fishing story...

Photo of sunset over Cook Inlet-Homer, Alaska, courtesy of the Anonymous blogger!

A woman goes into Cabela's to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get, so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter.

The clerk was standing behind the counter wearing dark shades.
She says to him, "Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?"

He says, ?"Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything from the sound it makes."

She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway......

He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-LB. Test line. It's a good all-around combination, and it's on sale this week for only $20.00."

She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!" As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor.

"Oh, that sounds like a Master Card," he says.

She bends down to pick it up and accidentally farts.

At first she is really embarrassed, but then realizes......there is no way the blind clerk could tell it was her who tooted. Being blind, he wouldn't know that she was the only person around?

The man rings up the sale and says, "That'll be $34.50 please."

The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me the rod and reel were on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?"

He replies, "Yes, ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00, but the Duck Call is $11.00, and the Catfish Bait is $3.50."

She paid it and left without saying a word...

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