Don't wait for eulogy; say something nice now...

When someone dies you never hear about what a dimwit or moron that person was. All you hear from friends and foes is what a wonderful person they were.

It's ironic when a politician passes away, their opponents who said terrible things about them during the primaries and general elections now have nothing but praise for a person they publicly despised. Nobody wants to talk dirt on the deceased, even if the diseased was a villainous creature.

I guess when it comes to death we are all politicians (hypocrites), flip-flopping left to right speaking angelic things about anyone who departs this earth.

We do not have to be dead to be praised. Instead of waiting for someone to kick the bucket to say nice things, why not make a practice to say good things for those still cruising around on this glorious planet Earth.

Sometime a banana is just a banana...

Everyone is offended by something,and there is something to offend everyone. There are so many sensitive people that make it a crime to call a spade a spade.

Sara Palin complained when a popular cartoon did a sketch on a mentally retarded down syndrome person, when Rush Limbaugh did the same, she said it was satire.

We now call a janitor a custodial engineer, a gardener is now a landscape artist, a waitress or waiter is now a server,a stewardess is now a flight attendant,sales people are called account executives, a cleaning lady is now a helper and a retarded person is now mentally challenged

It's gotten to the point where we can't even say the word 'retard' anymore, now that's retarded...

Everyone wants to be politically correct, however sometimes a banana is just a banana.

Is this the new bible?..

In the beginning there was man,  G-d created Adam and he decided out of one of one of Adams ribs to make another man, so they could fondle each other's private parts.

The other man's name was Mada, which is Adam backwards. Since the world was starting backwards G-d said you shall enjoy each other by backwards sex. For procreation there will be tree's called embryo trees, all you need to do is to fertilize an embryo from the tree with you know what...

Is this the new revised edition of the bible?

Marriage is a union between a man and women, the bible has many editions and translations, however enough already, if you want a gay relationship, go for it, but do we really need to rewrite the  bible? May God help  us, we really need it.

If you thought you were sick before ...

If you thought you were sick before ...


Waiting rooms in doctors' offices are the most depressing places to be. There are magazines that are grossly outdated, furniture that looks like it belongs in the dumpster, other patients that might be sicker than you, and crying babies. It is a highly contagious area; if you were only a little sick upon entering, you will be really sick by the time you leave.

It's a relief when the nurse comes out and calls your name after a 45-minute wait, now you can proceed to the doctor's room and be prepared to wait another 20 minutes.

The doctor finally comes in and asks, "What's wrong?"

Now the problem I originally had is nothing compared to what I was exposed to in the waiting room. I say, "Doc, the crying babies have me stressed and now my blood pressure has rocketed, I think I got the flu from the guy next to me who was wheezing and coughing and now I am totally depressed."

The doc tells me a flu shot will do me no good since I now have the flu.

Then I remember why I came in the first place. I needed a flu shot. The doc says, "Don't worry, we can treat that high blood pressure and depression with a prescription."

Do it the old fashioned way, the best way...

Maybe it's me but I find shopping malls and most department stores to have almost nothing of what I deem usable. Besides food and a few clothing items what does one really need?

We can all survive without a pizza slicer, lemon presses and digital blenders. There's so much stuff out there that nobody really needs, yet we all continue to shop for stuff. It is easy to continue our lifestyles without loosing any comforts, yet we continue to buy the new tv, the new upgraded computers and cell phones that can do everything from taking videos, surfing the net and actually talking to another person. We have navigational devices called " Global Positioning systems" (GPS), people feel lost without them, what ever happened to human contact and asking the gas station attendant or a stranger on the street how to get somewhere?

Getting back down to basics makes one feel alive, try hand washing a few clothes, or actually making popcorn in a pot with a little oil, or buying a hand pushed lawnmower and actually getting exercise instead of sitting down while cutting your grass. Try baking bread from scratch, kneading the dough, letting it rise and baking it in an oven instead of buying it at the grocery store, or even making love the old fashioned way without the use of Viagra, actually try enjoying the person your with. There are new gadgets for baking, trimming your noise hairs , mowing your lawn and washing your clothes, but there is no greater satisfaction than knowing how to do things without only the push of a button.

Back to basics gives one satisfaction, modern push button gadgets make us lazy and fat which only leads to health problems. Grow a garden and harvest your own vegetables, Next time you play nine holes of golf try walking instead of using that electric cart, next time you go to the grocery store take a walk a few times a week and buy a few items at a time, you'll save gas money and get some much needed exercise . Without all the advertisement on TV, newspaper, magazines, radio and the Internet we would find we really don't need much to make us happy.

I guess, I really don't need to blog, but hell I need to vent somewhere..

Kids don't need to be driven everywhere...

Kids don't need to be driven everywhere


Walking is one of the many things I do for therapy and to try to stay in shape.

On a recent walk past the Kapaa High School and elementary schools I was blown away at the traffic on Kawaihau Road. More than 30 cars were waiting to pick up kids from school. I saw no kids walking or biking home; they were all waiting for their chauffeurs (parents) to pick them up.

We have created a society of obese children who no longer get out and enjoy the freedoms of walking and biking to school. When I was a kid we walked three miles to and from school daily. It was refreshing, since our minds and bodies circulated before a day of learning.

Society wonders why there is so much teenage and childhood type 2 diabetes, which in previous generations was almost nonexistent. The reason is that parents think they are doing the right thing by driving their kids everywhere, when in essence they are creating laziness and obesity in many cases.

Parents, quit pampering your kids. Let them walk and bike and enjoy kid stuff. It will save you gas, money and time by not having to drive them to and from school every day and will make your kid feel energized along with a little independence

This blog was published in the  (09-15-12) edition of the Kauai garden Island news"Let them walk and give them wings..."



http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-saturday-september/article_39707cb6-ff8b-11e1-bacb-0019bb2963f4.html

Put babies, sick people in back of the plane...

Put babies, sick people in back of the plane


When flying I always get seated next to the person coughing, sniffing or holding a screaming baby.

On a recent trip to Honolulu I was so happy that the seat next to me was open. I was in the aisle seat. It was 30 seconds before the door closed and a standby passenger came on -- the biggest, fattest guy and coughing up a storm. I freaked; not one empty seat, and me, the germaphobe, having to sit next to this guy.

On my return, there was one crying baby on the whole flight -- in the seat right behind me.

The airlines need to have a baby and child section, so everyone with screaming kids is all together, preferably in the last five rows of the airplane. Why should people with babies and kids get premium seats? It's not fair to the people next to them.

There should be another two rows reserved for coughers and people with fevers. They should be required to wear surgical masks, as sick people do in Japan.

I plead with the airlines to start a baby/child/sick person section in the last rows of the airplanes. Your baby might be cute to you, but it ain't cute to others.