" Advocate..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspirational Monday)

"Guest-blogger Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst N.Y. and has worked in the ophthalmology field of medicine for over 30 years..." She talks about her father's medical condition and how the elderly are treated...Enjoy...

ADVOCATE…ADVOCATE….ADVOCATE….CHILDREN FOR YOUR ELDERLY PARENTS
　
I have just spent a grueling week of advocating for my 92 yr. old dad who has been in the hospital with some serious medical issues. I can’t count the number of phone calls and hospital surprise visits that I have made to make myself heard. Why do some doctors look at the elderly and just treat the symptoms and not the cause. AMONG his several medical symptoms, my dad has pancreatitis…from where, we have no idea and neither did the Doctor. IT TOOK GREAT CONVINCING TO EVEN HAVE HIM BRING IN A SPECIALIST to let him take a look at dad and run some tests so we could have some answers. It really comes down to this…..

If you question a Doctor as to
 his medical protocol and he resists and gets offended….get another doctor!!
Any professional that takes offense to your concerns and requests is not worth having.
 

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, Publisher

"Religion and Porno sites are dangerous to your computers health..." 'Obama Da Dog'

"We now use computers for everything the mind can imagine and then some..."Religious and porno websites carry more virus and corruption than any other websites..."

Porno is readily available for free on the Internet. One no longer has to be embarrassed going into a convenient store to buy Playboy, Playgirl, Hustler, Swank or Cheri magazine, one no longer has to go to adult book stores to rent x rated DVDs, you can download many for free right on the computer your using reading this. The days of the x-rated movie theatre with the perverts in trench-coats are long gone, no longer does one need to worry about being asked to sample some popcorn from the weird guy sitting next to you.

Most people denounce porno yet in private will view it. There are millions of  porno sites, in fact porno is the number one Internet business. In fact "the statistics are truly staggering. According to compiled numbers from respected news and research organizations, every second $3,075.64 is being spent on pornography. Every second 28,258 Internet users are viewing pornography. In that same second 372 Internet users are typing adult search terms into search engines. Every 39 minutes a new pornographic video is being created in the U.S.  


Adolescent boys no longer worry about hiding the Playboy magazines inside of a Time magazine or Sports illustrated, however they do need to worry about crashing the family computer.

Ironically there are more worms and Trojan horse viruses spread through porno websites than anywhere else besides religious websites. The Trojan horse is somewhat the VD virus of the Internet.

The first Thing I think of  when somebody tells me their computer crashed is this person is  either religious, enjoys porno, or both.


Beware of the televangelists leading you to their websites, they may be leading you into a trap for identity theft and crashed computers. Religious websites are  dangerous to your computer well being.  Make sure you have  good firewall protection.

It's impossible to not run into porno, you may be looking up  breast cancer and to your surprise you find a nudist colony of all woman with big breasts.  You may be surprised as I was when I looked up the signature prayer of Judaism called the 'Shema,' and the search engine showed me many sites with she-males, (Woman with men's genitalia)   It's a different world these days.

Be careful, when you least expect it your web-cam may kick in and catch you in the act you only wish to deny. There are viruses that ignite your web-cam when your laptop is left open, there have been cases where people have left their laptops open in their bedrooms and others have seen first hand what they do behind closed doors.

 Remember the best way to keep your computer clean, is to keep your mind and search engine from wandering, and of course make sure and perform a monthly scan with your anti-viral software.
 Just remember your hard-drive stores everything, even the things you delete, Big Brother is watching and loves every minute of it!

It’s big business. The pornography industry has larger revenues than Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, Apple and Netflix combined. 2006 Worldwide Pornography Revenues ballooned to $97.06 billion. (2006 & 2005 U.S. Pornography Industry Revenue.) 

 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, Publisher.

" The Kiss..." "Marvin Gross' (Source)

Marvin Gross is a financial consultant residing in the suburbs of Buffalo N.Y. Marvin sends us another fun filled blog about a fun sport, kissing...Enjoy!

She is pregnant;


he had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire.


When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.

A photographer noticed her in the distance looking at the fireman.
He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do.

As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies and kissed him just as the photographer snapped this photograph.

The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants on this blog site do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of the Publisher of Dakinetalk the blog, but they could? ;D)

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"The Unasked Question..?" 'Michael A. Herr' (Aloha Friday)

Renowned author Michael Herr is back guest-blogging on this awesome Aloha Friday talking about  those unasked questions that may had brought us a different destiny, if only... Make sure and check out Michael's website at; http://www.michaelherr.com/

 　
It's Aloha Friday.
The Unasked Question.Aloha folks.
Star Trek had "The Undiscovered Country". I present to you "The Unasked Question".

I live my life following my own set of rules. Ones like: "Don't eat anything bigger than your head"; "Always yield to any vehicle that could run over your car and not even feel the bump"; "If you hear fighting outside, lock the door and stay inside".

But the one rule that I only started to scrupulously follow after I retired is the Unasked Question Rule.
It's a simple rule. If you don't ask, you may never get. So always ask. "Is there room for one more?" "Can I substitute for the fries?" "Could I get upgraded on this?" "Can you take these charges off my bill?"

I wish I had learned to follow this rule when I was much younger. When I was in high school and college I was often afraid to ask questions that now I see I should have come right out with. Questions like: "Would you go to the dance with me?" "Can I have an increase in my allowance?" "Would you like to go to the movies with me?" "Can I skip practice today?" "Would you like to go for a drive with me?" "When Grandma comes to visit, do I have to kiss her?" "Could I kiss you?"

Do you see any pattern to my questions?
I think a lot of people are held back in life by their Unasked Questions. Like me, later on they wind up saying a litany of "If Only". "If only I had asked out that beautiful girl." "If only I had asked my boss for a promotion." "If only I had asked my doctor for another option."

By the way, I did ask that beautiful girl out and I did ask her for a kiss and then I asked her to marry me. So no regrets there. But I have cold shivers at times thinking how my life would have been so diminished if I had let those questions go unasked.

If you wonder if you should ask some question, stop wondering and ask it. Otherwise you may regret not getting the answer for the rest of your life.

Okay folks, see you next week.
　

check out Michael's website at http://www.michaelherr.com/ 

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ALOHA FRIDAY

June 8, 2012

" A Taste of Dakine..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen

A "Taste" is The sensation caused in the tongue by things placed on it, Synonyms for Taste are Flavor, savour,love, fondness,and this year's 24TH annual "Taste of Hawai'i" this past Sunday June 3, 2012 had it all.

The Taste of Hawai'i is Kauai's signature annual event taking place each year on the first Sunday in June. Many visitors plan their sojourns around this event. Hotels run specials to coincide with this event and the locals love it for the music, food, reuniting for fellowship with friends to talk story and experience the true Aloha spirit that goes along with each Taste of Hawaii.

The Taste is billed as the ultimate Sunday brunch with over 50 chefs strutting their signature dishes, 15 plus beer, wine and soft drink beverage vendors, Ten plus musical bands, from rock' roll to Big band, a silent auction and a Lappert's ice cream station all on one of the most beautiful properties on the island of Kauai, Smiths tropical paradise. I prefer to call it the ultimate Kaua'i experience, call it Thanksgiving in June, call it a culinary delight, call it a beer garden, I like to call it dakine. I actually like to call everything I can't put a word to, "dakine..."

Kaua'i Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr and first lady Regina "Gina" Carvalho were amongst the  over 1,000 guests. The mayor and his beautiful wife were seen dancing the afternoon away to the sounds of many bands including the outrageously awesome Kauai Band, "Quake" led by lead singer James Norman.

The Taste always seems to fall on a bright sunny day and one of the most delectable dishes for this hot day was the refreshing and mouth-watering "Kauai shrimp and ono Ceviche, Watermelon Gazpacho, petite herb salad." created by Chef Garrison Price of the Kauai grill at the St. Regis Resort in Princeville. One other outstanding dish was Ashton beach resorts own Chef Greg Stoll's delectable and Ono "Poisson Cru," it was a culinary work of art,a raw fish salad served in a sculpted cucumber with a wasabi ,soy sauce that makes this dish orgasmic.

Taste of Hawaii is made up of hundreds of volunteers from the community, vendors pay good money to get exposure and give their food away. Tickets cost one hundred dollars each. Nobody can really eat one hundred dollars worth of food, one must look at it like your donating a hundred dollars to charity and the event is free.

Taste of Hawaii is not about "self" and how much you can eat and drink,it's deeper "Taste" is a community event, all profits go towards scholarships for our local youth and fund international projects such as providing safe drinking water and sanitation in schools for people in poverty stricken areas. "Taste" is not only a taste of food but a taste of community, a taste charity , a taste of something besides self, "Taste" is about true Aloha.

Mahalo Nui Loa to the Rotarian's for the 24TH consecutive year of giving back to the community. Rumor has it next year for the silver anniversary the event will be bigger and better if that's even possible. Until next year, A Hui Hou Kakou Malama Pono.(Take care, until we all meet again...)

Photo  Top left,
Chef Greg Stoll of the Ashton Beach resort with his culinary delightful raw seafood salad "Poisson Cru."

Top right, Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. high fives  Quakes lead singer James Norman

Bottom left Nathan displays Kauai shrimp and ono Ceviche, Watermelon Gazpacho, petite herb salad." created by Garrison Price of the Kauai grill at the St. Regis Resort in Princeville.

Below, an employee of the Feral pig brings on the most delicious Cheeseburger slider ever... All photos copyright James "Kimo" Rosen

..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, Publisher

"House Goats..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Inspiration Wednesday)

Guest-blogger Bettejo Dux is one of Kauai's most colorful people, she has lived on the cosmic island of Kaua'i for over 40 years... She is an animal lover, people lover and enjoys life to the fullest.Today she guest blogs about  "House Goats" and how  we must all strive to get along as one happy family...plus for a second consecutive week  an encore(Hana Hou)  of  her daughter Blu singing her award winning song on YouTube- "Kalaheo shuffle."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT0YuQLhBVo
 Bettejo  also  publishes her own blog column.
You can check it out at ;  http://www.bettejo.wordpress.com .   Besides her blog she recently published and authored the humorous fiction book, "The Scam," check it out at(www.bettejodux.com) or  on Amazon.

HOUSE GOATS

The night  of my daughter’s  going away  party, I had a vivid dream. My mother drifted through the scape in an attire you never hear about anymore. It was called a house coat and it was elegant. Floor length hemline, long sleeves, a zippered opening down the front so it was easy to get in and out of. Quite handy if you were naked when a neighbor came over to borrow a cup of sugar.

The next morning when I woke, two words- house goat, house goat, house goat-
kept popping up in my mind and, like a silly kid’s song, I couldn't shake them. Oopsie doopsie, my rational mind went, I’m losing it. House goat, house goat, my mind chattered back…

I went about my chores, got  boots on the right feet, food in the right pot  and rested for a moment with coffee and TGI. I rarely read the classified, but on this morning the page fell open and there, on the first page, was an ad with a picture of four darling little kids, four-legged kind, and a phone number.
House goats, of course!

On impulse -who me?- I ran for the phone, spoke with a sweet-voiced lady, got the address, checked my stash and found two freshly printed Benjamin's, the ink was still wet, called my grand-daughter and in a manner of minutes, no make-up, work clothes and boots, set out in a dilapidated van for the farm. Got lost twice but finally found it. Through the gates we dashed, almost running down a gathering of folks dressed pretty much like me and a paddock full of bouncers.

Louisa, their darling two-legged mother, selected a neutered billy, a white nanny, showed me how to feed them, fed me a cookie, took my money and sent me home. I named the little white, who has the pinkest bottom I've ever seen, Kim, and the black and white billy, Bill.

Stopped en route to buy a huge bucket of powdered goats milk, I adopted an unweaned pair, a stainless steel bowl, a whisk to beat the hell out of it , and drove home fresh out of Benjamin's, wet or dry, to settle the kids in. They were three weeks old, about twenty pounds with an over-supply of eight-legged energy. Out the windows went their bright eyes watching the road roll by, their bleating young and gay.

I know that one of the most dangerous things to do with any animal is to introduce it into a new environment and these kids had to meet a huge black Rotshep, a big red horse, a macaw, lots of chickens and three cats, but I have a theory that everyone learns to get along, be family, when they smell alike. I busied myself petting the kids, patting the horse, grooming the dog and pulling the parrot’s tail. Before long we all smelled alike. Horse, goat, dog, cat, parrot and human Eau De Perfume. I should bottle it….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT0YuQLhBVo


Bettejo has a blog of her own you can check out at ; http://www.bettejo.wordpress.com  


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, Publisher.


http://www.bettejodux.com/

"My favorite soap opera..." 'Obama Da Dog'

The Kaua'i Garden Island Newspaper provides daily soap opera entertainment for anyone with Internet access. The Letter's to editor comments section of this newspaper is a real soap opera... Enjoy. This blog also appeared as an opinion article on 06-19-12 in the Kaua'i Garden Island News,
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-to-the-editor-for-tuesday-june/article_3115ea28-b9e1-11e1-a66e-0019bb2963f4.html

There's  a new soap opera, it's not on cable or network TV, it's not a web-cast, it's our own homegrown Kaua'i soap opera which can  be viewed daily via the  Letter's to editor comments section of The Kaua'i Garden Island Newspaper.

People from all over the world log onto the Garden island newspaper to see how the people of Kaua'i handle their dilemma's. The irony is many of  the people who post  in the comments don't even live on Kaua'i, thus making others believe these are opinions of Kaua'i people.

There are many soap opera's on  daytime TV, along with  "All my children," "As the world turns,"  and "the Young and the restless." I have come up with a couple names to call this  local homespun  soap opera. I call  it  "AS THE COSMIC ISLAND TURNS"  and  on most day's " THE INSANE AND SENILE."

Here is a recent reply from one of the commenter's, "Potty trained? Pimply faced? Jammies"? "Wow, you must be a liberal loon! Your "when all else fails act like you're in the third grade" tantrum is defining!"

To catch this daily drama all you need is Internet access, remember for the best soap opera on the planet tune in daily to "The Insane and Senile" and "As the Cosmic Island turns  via www.kauaiworld.com.

Read more: http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-saturday-june/article_ea70e9d2-ac76-11e1-b05e-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=comments#ixzz1wl4T8bxs

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-to-the-editor-for-tuesday-june/article_3115ea28-b9e1-11e1-a66e-0019bb2963f4.html