"only the guilty speak..."

It seems every car I see with the End ice bumper sticker usually belongs to a drugged out person.

Psychology 101 states that only the guilty speak,for instance the first kid to say I didn't throw that spit ball is most likely the one who did.

Hawaii is insistent on being known as the Aloha state, basic psychology tells us just the opposite.

Ironically I used to live in Alaska which is the polar opposite of Hawaii and although the weather may be cold the people are warm and in Hawaii although the weather may be warm the people are cold.

The ultimate animal

It’s a wonderful world -- unless you’re a chicken. Chickens are the one animal that we need more than any other for survival, and Kauai has thousands of wild chickens, making it the wild chicken capital of the world.

Chicken can be prepared in numerous ways, from deep fried, to barbecued, to a nice saute in wine sauce, to many different Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Mexican dishes. If you include the egg as a chicken, then chicken is also an active ingredient in almost everything we eat, from bread, cakes, protein drinks and thousands of baked goods to the old standby breakfast omelets, scrambled eggs, over easy, poached, boiled and microwaved. There are egg salad sandwiches and chicken salad sandwiches. Chicken is the essence of the food chain.

Even our tree's, flowers and gardens are fertilized with chicken manure, not only are chickens great to eat, but they make everything grow better.

The word "chicken" itself is used to describe someone who is afraid, and there is a good reason -- chickens are usually running from humans. The word is out that we use them as an ingredient in almost everything we eat.

The chicken is also an alarm clock, with the rooster crowing at the crack of dawn and all other regular intervals to manage time without a clock.

We name many things after the chicken, we have the disease of chicken pox, we say the word chicken as a prefix to four-letter words.

Chicken soup also known as Jewish penicillin is a healing serum used for colds, coughs and flus.

My friend Forrest, who is also known as the "chicken whisperer," can be seen pedaling his bicycle around the island with a wild chicken on the handlebars. Tourists and locals always smile and want their picture taken with his chicken. Everyone wants to be part of the chicken world.The chicken also will act as a garbage disposal. When camping out, I see the chickens eating everything imaginable, even the unimaginable.

A rooster and a hen are the one pair of animals you would want if stranded on a deserted island.The chicken is the ultimate.

Next time you see a wild Kauai chicken, stop and say, "Eerrrr eeeer eeeeer eeeeer, or just a simple cock a doodle doo...

Cars in the future...

Everyone seems excited about electric cars, electric cars have been around for years at country clubs and on golf courses.

It would be wonderful for an electric car capable of reaching speeds of their gas guzzling counterparts.

Electric cars are not the answer to crowded roads on an overpopulated planet. It's time to be creative and really move into the 21st century.

We need an easy to drive vehicle that is capable of flying, I would be for another Big 4 auto bailout if a flying solar powered electric mobile was in the immediate stimulus.

Imagine a flying solar powered rechargeable electric automobile, just like the one in the old Jetsons cartoon of the 60's!? We have the technology, electric cars would be wonderful, but they would not stop bumper to bumper traffic. It's time for the Jetson flying solar powered flying-automobile to become reality.

No more bumper to bumper traffic, we would only have to enforce a few no fly zones.
Imagine the new array of Tiger Woods and Bill Clinton jokes when no fly zones are mentioned.

Going nuts...

Some scientists say 150 people a year worldwide are killed by falling coconuts, making the coconut one of the most dangerous fruits in the world. It is recommended not to sunbathe under a coconut tree.

On the bright side,the Coco palm provides enough nourishment to live off of, the tree also provides natural cures for many ailments, shelter, entertainment and clothes.

A recent study reported 360 contemporary uses for the tree of which half were food, if stranded on a deserted island the coconut palm would provide all ones needs for survival. The more popular uses include coconut water, coconut meat, coconut milk, coconut oil and is used as a major ingredient in many recipes. We make baskets, sandals, and hats, we paint the coconut, we can use the coconut shell as soup and salad bowls, ash trays, women's bra's, tiki huts, and the bark provides fine parchment paper for those special love letters.

The coconut tree provides jobs for local tree trimmers and state employees, and it also supports the tourism industry by selling painted coconut heads and coconut water at most major tourist events.

Although not native to Hawaii as many of us believe, the coconut Palm is a transplant brought to Hawaii approximately 1500 years ago by Polynesian settlers. There is a Philippine proverb I heard through the "coconut wireless" that says it all about the Coco Palm,"He who plants a coconut tree, plants vessels and clothing, food and drink, a habitation for himself, and a heritage for his children."

The next time you eat coconut cream pie, remember the coconut Palm, and that we have it made in the shade of the coconut tree.

Promise not to tell anyone?..

If you ever want to get the word out about anything, tell 5 people 'promise not to tell anyone.' if one wants to keep something secret you cannot tell a soul, there is something in us humans that makes us want to tell things to others.

Personally, I had a few medical issues that I wanted to keep confidential, I told two friends that I would appreciate this between us. to make a long story short, before long everyone I knew what my personal problems were. The irony about all this is beyond the betrayal of trust is the issue retelling the situation wrong. Just like the experiments with telling a joke, by the time 10 people have told the same joke, down the line it becomes something totally different than the initial joke.

That's why if you have a personal issue it's best to tell nobody, unless you want it repeated numerous times with a different twist.

Hey guess what? If you promise not to tell anyone I will tell you where the best fishing spot on Kauai is!

Dumpster diving...

Dumpster diving, something that many look down upon is now becoming main stream.

NBC nightly news, 60 minutes and Oprah have recently featured a college professor who not only dumpster dives but has a class on how to do it. You can find everything from televisions, cd's books, microwave ovens and just about anything you can think of.

The supermarkets and department stores throw out food that may have a blemish or two. Every night I take a walk with my dog to my favorite restaurant right after the dinner hour and find my dog a dinner that is fit for a king and the beauty is that it is free.

It's a fun hobby and you are helping the environment by recycling. There's a new word that has transpired in the last decade, it's called "freegan." Freegans are people who live off what others throw away and who try to live outside consumer society and search garbage for edible foods and items.

Many of these people are wealthy and do it out of principal and as a fun hobby. Freegans are not just poor people or bums.

In these rough economic times dumpster diving and becoming a freegan is an economic stimulus package available to us all.

a fun way to meet people...

Hitchhiking is a great alternative for getting around our cosmic hamlet by the sea.

In Kauai hitchhiking is safe and acceptable, many started out on kauai without cars and hitchhiked themselves. There are good & bad area's to hitch, you always want to be where the traffic is slowest in the area and where there is a safe spot to pullover.

Most people would not consider hitchhiking or picking up a hitchhiker in most major US cities, one of the many beauties of Kauai is that hitching is safe, reliable, fun and environmentally user friendly. I hitchhike regularly from Kilauea to Kapa'a and have never waited more than 15 minutes for a ride, I am not a beautiful woman and people still stop. I have been picked up by visitors wanting to know things to do that aren't in the tour guides, I have been picked up by young and old, male and female, from island beaters to brand new four wheel drive pickups.

Why not give tax incentives for people to hitch-hike and people to pickup hitchhikers. Imagine if every time you hitched it was worth $10.00 and every time you picked up a hitchhiker it was worth a 10.00 credit towards a write-off on ones taxes? There could be designated hitching stops for safe pickups and drop-offs.

Hitchhiking would allow people to meet their neighbors save gas and keep the environment cleaner. Hitchhiking is not only environmentally friendly but a fun way to socialize and meet people.

To expedite getting a ride do not wear sunglasses or have direct eye contact with on-coming cars and look relaxed. I have met many good friends by hitching.If you have never hitchhiked, try it you'll like it.