"TRANSPORT, BUSES, SUCH A BORE..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Vintage Bettejo)

Bettejo Dux has lived on the cosmic Garden
 Island of Kaua'i for over 40 years.

Bettejo is a regular opinion writer in the Garden Island news

 and is the author of the famed novella, "The Scam." 

 Her latest fiction"Children of extinction"

 is now  released and available on Amazon!
Bettejo has a gift of mingling
 the present, the past, and the future. 

www.bettejodux.com

www.amazon.com

TRANSPORT, BUSES, SUCH A BORE

When I first arrived on Kauai some forty years ago, Kauai was a feudal state. The plantation managers were the kings and their department heads were  lords and ladies. Field workers lived simply, but, for the most part, peacefully together. Outside this circle were the big land holders, small business and services, schools and hospitals, a few quaint island style hotels and a rich rash of city and county workers. It was a benevolent state. All of us, at our different levels, lived in peace with each other and the extraordinary beauty of the island and its surroundings. I think of the great and glorious fields of waving green cane,  a cash crop, which contributed to clean fresh air and extraordinary beauty.

I think of Iniki.  Troubled times, and how we all came together...visitors, too, some of them...as a family and worked towards restoration. I think these times are gone.

Today the island is a third world country. Treated with much indifference and malignancies by the rich.  The powerful.  The greedy.  The military  And a most fragile industry, the tourist industry. Today we are a hard hit, rapidly disappearing middle class, with a steadily increasing number of unhappy islanders.

How dare I  express this?

Because it's true.  We live at  the end of a long line of destructive influences. Some people, mostly newcomers, question why we didn't protest over-development. We did! But the big land holders, the rich and the greedy and their bought off political cronies, held all the cards. Look at the mess they've created on the highways.  None of us can afford the million dollar  needed to build more roads.

All of us on this island, rich and poor, brown, black, yellow and white, young and old will be catastrophically impacted by this ignored insult left unanswered. This monstrosity is always in the headlines.

We all have to transport ourselves to somewhere. Some people must commute.  And you can't even write that  expense off your taxes. Buy a car, buy some gas, some oil, tires, batteries--whatever--go broke in the process.  Working people  have to get to jobs so they can pay for the commute. They have no choice. The rush to work, the rush home, causing road jams that just won't quit.  We have constant, disgusting, frustrating  traffic jams. Bumper to bumper fore and aft. Any hour. Any day.  Coming or going.  Where or why. To satellites overhead we must look like ants on a senseless journey to and fro.

Add to that visitors who fly in and  rent a car. Off to their destination. Off to see the sights.  Which they can't see, they're driving so fast. Or grumped miserably in a lump of exhaust that takes the breath away.

Then we have locals who love their cars, trucks--four-wheeled noise makers--like Americans, a few years, back loved their horses. "I'll die before I'll let you take these reins from my hand."

Horses were prettier, but history repeats itself. Such a bother. Such a bore.

Bettejo breaking bread and
 discussing life with her friend
and mentor, Richard Dawkins.

Bettejo endorses Steve Saylor for President, Check out his Youtube videos'.
Mr. Saylor lives on Kaua'i 6 months of the year....
Video #1;
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PPMPsVJoz4
Video #2;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKV8lFyv4e0
Video #3;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOoER6zcLZo
Newest video-#4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qq10y8OAg

Bettejo's new priceless possession is Richard Dawkins' "Brief  Candle in the Dark."

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

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"A call from the other side..." 'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source)

Dakinetalk's favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

"Unc"  is really passionate about creating a national Caregivers day.

'Unc' currently resides on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu. 

He is a retired cinematographer,

 and  enjoys giving the politicians a bad time...

A call from the other side

Two friends who grew old together made a deal  that whoever died first would come back and inform the other how life after death was. Their biggest fear was that there was no after life at all.

After a long life , Dan was the first to die. Benny mourned him, and waited for him to come and visit.

True to his word, two months later, as Benny was sleeping, the voice of Dan appeared in his head.

 "Benny...Benny..."

"My gosh... Is that you, Dan?"

"Yes, I've come back like we agreed."

"That's wonderful!  What's it like?"

"Well, I get up in the morning, I have intercourse. I have breakfast and then it's off to the golf course. I have intercourse again, bathe in the warm sun and then have intercourse a couple of more times.. Then I have lunch (keeping healthy, lots of greens). 

Another romp around the golf course, then pretty much have intercourse the rest of the afternoon. After supper, it's back to the golf course again. Then it's more intercourse until late at night. I catch some much needed sleep and then the next day it starts all over again".

"Wow, Dan!  Heaven sounds amazing!"

"What heaven?  I'm a rabbit somewhere in Arizona."

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"A job draft, similar to the NFL draft..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen~(Kimo's world #115)

James Kimo Rosen is the Blogger-n-chief
of dakinetalk blog and lives on the cosmic
island of Kaua'i with his spiritual advisor
Obama Da Dog!  

Kimo's world #115

A job draft, similar to the NFL draft

The National Football League has an annual college draft. The draft is to get the best of the best college players into the NFL. 

The format for the draft is simple, the NFL team with the worst record gets the first draft pick, second worse team, the second draft pick, and on from there.   There are undrated players that make it to the pros, however 
are few and far between.

Now imagine, teachers having a draft? You would have the  principal or the  college deans going to universities  and scouting out the teachers who had the best grades and the best student teacher performances. Personality and charisma would also play an integral part. Those  would be the first to be drafted and demand a big pay day.

There would be a  large number of teachers that would never get drafted, they would  come at a much lower price tag.

We could take into account other professions as well. Imagine the same scenario with  EMT's, police, firemen, plumbers, electricians, doctors, nurses, CEO's, and yes, even lawyers!

Did you know, that even the NFL third string players make a minimum of $295,000 a year and will most likely not see any actually playing time. Guys on the practice squad and not even officially on any NFL team make a minimum of $6,600 a week-- and if other teams are looking at those practice squad players, their salary can go up considerably.   (Click on links below for more info)
http://www.answers.com/Q/How_much_money_do_NFL_bench_players_make
http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2015/9/7/9271679/2015-nfl-practice-squad-rules-salary-and-eligibility
Maybe it's time that  other professions take the ranks of  the NFL and make some real money! 

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"No escaping the wrath of winter..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst New York
( A suburb of Buffalo, N.Y.)

 and has worked in the ophthalmology
 field of medicine for over 30 years

No escaping the wrath of winter

 After I thought we escaped a "winter" as we had last year, Buffalo got a blast of it this week.  I guess it was silly of me to think we would escape the wrath of the winter winds and snow but I was hopeful.  

I think  the snow plows were  on  a hiatus because they "forgot" to give attention to the roads before the work rush--needless to say it was a mess on the roads, full of accidents and sliding cars.  

At least March is in close sight now and spring is around the corner...can't await to take my warm weather  break in the Spring.  I I am counting the days. ;) 

"Judy, Judy, Judy..."

P.S.
Check out Judith's book!;
"Having written this short book about The Tales and Tribulations in my life, I am selling it for $11.00."

 Judith Whitehead

"Each sale will have a partial donation from proceeds to Cancer research and to those that are in a fight for Breast Cancer."



 "I repeat, each sale will have a partial donation from proceeds to Cancer research and to those that are in a fight for Breast Cancer."

"Send me a message if you are interested in purchasing one. 
Thank you!"

Judy, Judy, Judy!  ;-)

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"This is what makes politics fun..!" ~Kimo's world #114~ (Special political edition of Kimo's world)

James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer
 and amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years.
Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i
with his best friend and spiritual adviser Obama Da Dog!

Kimo's world #114

This is what makes politics fun! 

The sudden unexpected death of supreme court justice Antonin Scalia is already causing a partisan battle with our elected officials. Donald Trump said in a  facetious undertone, "Delay, Delay, Delay."

Mitch Mcconnell, the republican majority leader of the senate  insists the next president should be the body to select Scalia's  replacement.

Have the republicans actually given due process thought to this?

Should Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders win the next presidential election, there is a good chance they might appoint, you guessed it,
Barack Obama!

This is what makes politics  fun!

Aloha Justice Obama, or should I say, "Your honor!"

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"Defend soil, water, air..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Vintage Bettejo)

Bettejo Dux has lived on the cosmic Garden
 Island of Kaua'i for over 40 years.

Bettejo is a regular opinion writer in the Garden Island news

 and is the author of the famed novella, "The Scam." 

 Her latest fiction"Children of extinction"

 is now  released and available on Amazon!
Bettejo has a gift of mingling
 the present, the past, and the future. 

www.bettejodux.com

www.amazon.com

Defend soil, water, air

“The earth should not be injured! The earth must not be destroyed! As often as the elements of the world are violated by ill-treatment, so nature will cleanse them. Nature will cleanse them through the sufferings and hardships of humankind. All of creation was given to humankind to use. But if this privilege is misused, then nature’s justice permits creation to punish humanity.”

This warning from the 12th century — edited a bit — is as true today as it was then.

Thousands of aquifers have been poisoned and depleted in this country. We are depleting and destroying aquifers on Oahu. On Kauai. There are dozens of toxic dump sites currently leaking poisons into the land and the sea.

Meanwhile, trillions of dollars have been spent on military research and equipment to destroy life and living things. A better use might be for the defense department to defend the soil, the water, and the air.
Humankind — even those of us on Kauai — cannot live without water. Or land. Or food. Or fresh air.

May I suggest those of you who prefer concrete, cars, exhaust, overcrowding — more highways, more subdivision, more hotels eating up land, fouling water — take a moment, just a moment, look in the mirror — to contemplate this dilemma.

Kauai can be saved. Maybe our legislators, lawmakers, politicians, developers, might be better off giving top consideration to the soil, the water, and the air rather than the pursuit of profit.
Think about it.

Bettejo breaking bread and
 discussing life with her friend
and mentor, Richard Dawkins.

Bettejo endorses Steve Saylor for President, Check out his Youtube videos'.
Mr. Saylor lives on Kaua'i 6 months of the year....
Video #1;
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PPMPsVJoz4
Video #2;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKV8lFyv4e0
Video #3;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOoER6zcLZo
Newest video-#4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qq10y8OAg

Bettejo's new priceless possession is Richard Dawkins' "Brief  Candle in the Dark."

Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...

Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen---Blogger-n-chief, dakinetalk blog---

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"Okole maluna..."(Bottoms up (a toast) (Obama Da Dog) ~Source~

Obama Da Dog is a life  long resident
of the Garden Island of Kaua'i and the
spiritual advisor to her master,
James " Kimo" Rosen

Okole maluna~(Bottoms up (a toast)

A woman and man get into a car accident. Both of their cars are badly damaged, but amazingly neither of them are hurt.

After they crawl out of the wreckage, the woman says: "Wow, look at our cars - there's nothing left! Thank God we are all right. This must be a sign from Him that we should be friends and not try to pin the blame on each other."

The man replies: "Oh yes, I agree with you completely."

The woman points to a bottle on the ground and says: "Here's another miracle. Somehow this bottle of whisky from my back seat didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink it and celebrate our good fortune."

Then she hands the bottle to the man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it, and drinks about a third of the bottle to calm his nerves. He then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cap back on, and hands it back to the man.

The man asks: "Aren't you having any?"

The woman replies: "No. I think I'll just wait for the police - I'll let them decide whose fault it is."

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