"Conversation with God..." Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source)

Dakinetalks favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

Unc talks  about  two of  his favorite subjects, God and money!

"Unc" is a retired cinematographer currently living 

on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu & giving the politicians a bad time...

A Jewish man prays at the Wailing  wall in Jerusalem
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount.

Conversation with God

Man: God? 
God: Yes? 
Man: Can I ask you something? 
God: Of course! 
Man: What's a million years to you? 
God: A second. 
Man: And a million dollars? 
God: A penny. 
Man: God, can I have a penny?   
God: Yes, please wait a second.  

P.S.
A meme from Facebook has created a lot of controversy  The Boston Marathon Bomber on the cover of the Rolling Stone. What's your opinion?

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"The Time Machine..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

Bettejo Dux has lived on the cosmic garden island
of Kaua'i over 30 years. She is an animal lover, people lover and lover of life.
She will be 83 years young next month and still active in life and community.
Today she talks about doing your own thing and all the benefits... Enjoy!
You can order a copy of Bettejo's Novella, "The Scam" by clicking on the link below;
www.bettejodux.com

The Time Machine

Once someone described me as ‘ruthlessly rational’. I don’t know if that’s a complement or not, but for today I’m going to consider it complimentary.

At 82, time is running out. Even if I live to be a hundred, I will not have as much time in the future as I have had in the past. As a devout non-believer, my rational mind refuses to ‘believe’ I will live forever. My rational mind also asks, “Would you want to be Bettejo forever?”

To which my ruthlessly rational mind says, “Good grief. I’ve loved being Bettejo but to be Bettejo forever? Forget it.” And, to be sassy for a moment, there are many who ‘believe’ they will go to a place where they will live forever, is not a place I’d care to live forever. That’s putting it mildly. To put it very unmildly, to spend all eternity with these folks would be hell. A place, fortunately my rational mind doesn’t think exists.

So, okay, time is running down. One day I’ll croak, but until I do, I’d like to live happily.

Manage time as you would manage money.

It’s fun. It’s fun. Buy a new stenographer’s tablet, a pencil and a sharpener, and date it. It’s not a journal, it’s a journey. Start with today. How do you spend your time? You can spend money unwisely, you can spend time unwisely.

What is it you do? What is it you have to do? Get out of bed is first on my day’s journey. Morning ablutions are second in my book of time. How do you begin the first day of the rest of your life?

It’s a strictly personal journey. Only you are putting one foot in front of the other.

What do think you must do that you really don’t have-or like- to do? Scratch it out. I hate to clean house.  My husband taught me, “If it’s clean in the corners, it’s clean.” So I clean the corners first. That works.

Further, since my eyes are dimming, I do not see the catastrastrokes that exist when I put my glasses on and faint. But know what? I haven’t croaked from cholera, typhoid or paratyphoid because there’s a smudge on a counter so the answer to that conundrum? Don’t put your glasses on. Out of sight, out of mind, my ruthlessly rational mind says. Whatever it is it’ll be there tomorrow. Maybe bigger and I’ll see it without glasses and then I’ll attack it with a scrubber. Than again, maybe I won’t.

Please don’t come to my house with white gloves. I won’t-I can’t, without my glasses-go to your house with white gloves.

I’m not telling you how to run your life. I’m asking you to figure it out for yourself.

Remember:  every minute you save on things you don’t want or need to do leaves you more time to do the things that keep you happy and healthy.

Happiness is always healthy.

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A Woman's Lib Story and Trayvon Martin..." 'Obama Da Dog' (Source)

Obama Da Dog currently reside in Paradise (Kaua'i Island)
Obama is outspoken in the blogging community. Please enjoy this
liberating story on woman's liberation! And on a most serious note
 Included at the end of the blog
is Mike Huckabee's view on the recent Trayvon Martin trial.
I am including the link (URL) for all to read.
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/2013/7/my-monologue-from-the-weekend-show

A Woman's Liberation Story

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife
stayed home. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed, "Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please create a trade in our bodies." God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.

The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to draw out money to pay the power bill and telephone bill, drove to the power company and the phone company and paid the bills, went grocery shopping, came home and put away the groceries. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was already 1 p.m. and he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor. Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on
the way home. Set out cookies and milk and got the kids organized to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing.

At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing greens for salad,
breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper. After
supper he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry,
bathed the kids, and put them to bed. At 9 p.m. he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love -- which he managed to get through without complaint.

The next morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said, "Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back."

The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied, "My son, I feel you have
learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were. You'll have to wait 9 months, though. You got pregnant last night!"

I agree with Mike Huckabee on his view on the recent Trayvon Martin trial. Please click on the link below for the complete story;"
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/2013/7/my-monologue-from-the-weekend-show

 Thank God the press is not a true fourth branch of government. They emphasized a race factor because Trayvon Martin was black, but were blatantly dishonest in not acknowledging that George Zimmerman was Hispanic. Should they claim that he’s only half Hispanic, then they must be equally honest in saying that our President, Barack Obama is only half black and that if he had a son, he really wouldn’t look "Trayvon Martin."

To read the rest of my monologue from the weekend show click here:

http://www.mikehuckabee.com/2013/7/my-monologue-from-the-weekend-show

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I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

..................................... Rodney Dangerfield

"The Greatest Alternative To Flying..!" 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

Shabbat dinner with my sister Linda, Brother-in-law Marvin and Nephew Jason via a Skype video call. I t was 12:15 my time (lunch time, and 6:15 east coast time in Buffalo N.Y. We lit candles said the blessings over wine and bread and just talked story (kibbutzed) while we ate. Much cheaper than the $1200.00 rt. airfare from Kauai to Buffalo N.Y.

My sister Linda and brother-in-law Marvin visiting Kaua'i in 2008
when airfares were still affordable. They found a roundtrip  from Buffalo
including 5 nights hotel in Honolulu for $700.00 each. There have been
no good flying deals since.

This blog also appeared  as my column in
 The Kaua'i Garden Island  News on
12-16-13

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/guest/enjoy-the-holidays-with-the-greatest-alternative-to-flying/article_9dd8cf90-6606-11e3-9f57-001a4bcf887a.html

The Greatest Alternative To Flying

Where I live is one of the most expenses places to live in the United States. A loaf of bread can cost $8.00,  a dozen eggs $7.00 and a simple meal at a food-truck can cost $15.00, more than a sit down restaurant in most cities.

Airfares from Kaua'i, where I live to Honolulu an 80 mile trip can cost upwards of $350.00, a round-trip to go a mere 80 miles. All this because a few years back a select group of who we call "contrarians." (misplaced yuppies and hippies protested a ferry system Hawai'i was about to embark upon)They said it would bring drug dealers and the homeless to our island, like drug dealers do not fly? So now with the airlines having a monopoly they charge what they want and get it from the tourists, while locals on limited budgets can only dream of getting off island.

I have been wanting to visit my sister for quite a while, she lives in Buffalo N.Y, and the cheapest airfares are upward of $1200.00 to get to Buffalo from Kaua'i. The last time I was off island was in 2006 to attend a friends wedding in Honolulu. Back then Go airlines had specials of $25.00 round-trips, no such thing anymore.

How does one compete with expensive airfares? Well here's what  my sister and I did, we got together for a Sabbath dinner via a Skype video call. The best part, Skype is free computer to computer anywhere in the world!

 Last Friday I   had Shabbat dinner with my sister Linda, Brother-in-law Marvin and Nephew Jason via a Skype video call. I t was 12:15 my time (lunch time,) and 6:15 east coast time in Buffalo N.Y. We lit candles, said the blessings over wine and bread and just talked story (kibbutzed) while we ate. Much cheaper than the $1200.00 round-trip  airfare from Kaua'i to Buffalo N.Y. 

What a perfect way to use technology. I did  not have to deal with some bratty kid kicking my seat, did not have to deal with the perverted TSA agents scanning and feeling me up, did not have to deal with some drunk or smelly  person sitting next to me, or some 400 lb person cramping my space.

Skype not only saved me over  $1200.00 in  airfares but saved me a dog sitting fee,  the cost of  medication to  relieve my anxiety of flying  and days of jet lag.

We avoided  all the negativity of flying and travel, and the best part, when dinner was over we could sleep in our own beds.

This blog also appeared  as my column in
 The Kaua'i Garden Island  News on
12-16-13
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/guest/enjoy-the-holidays-with-the-greatest-alternative-to-flying/article_9dd8cf90-6606-11e3-9f57-001a4bcf887a.html

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"A DAY IN THE CITY AT THE BUFFALO ZOO" 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

"Guest-blogger Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst N.Y. and has worked in the ophthalmology field of medicine for over 30 years... Today she talks about one great city named Buffalo, and a day at the zoo !Enjoy! ;D)

A DAY IN THE CITY  AT THE BUFFALO ZOO

Today we decided to enjoy the sunny day and visit the Buffalo Zoo and its new tenants, Luna and Kali.
Getting off to an early start in hopes of beating the crowds, we arrived when the Zoo opened.  Even
though there were events going on today, there were only a handful of people waiting to get in.  Usually
as you enter the Zoo the large bear exhibit lies  ahead; only an empty old rusty hole remained of the
area.  The large bears were no longer at the Zoo and now around the far end of the zoo near the Zebras
were the new baby bears to take their place.  Frolicking in the small water hole the babies seemed
more than happy to perform but as we watched,  a Zoo official informed us that there had to be several
more million dollars raised by the end of the summer to fund a more appropriate spot for these bears or
they were to be shipped out to another Zoo.

 It was more than sad to see several of the areas that once housed animals run down and/ or empty.  The Zoo is in desperate need of renovation and repair and needs Buffalo to pull together and save this great place that we all have gone to for the many years.  We as well as our children have grown up visiting the zoo.  It’s going to take more than a few donations to do the job; they will need some large benefactors to dig deep and help save the Buffalo Zoo.  In our world of ever changing technology that our children are involved in, there is nothing more enjoyable and educational than watching the animals in their habitat interact with each other.  

After the Zoo we decided to stop at some places in north Buffalo including a new cupcake shop near by
and a deli that enticed us to come in.  Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs are still flourishing and new
business has popped up everywhere.  We still have a lot to offer including affordable housing and great
Universities with astounding growth going on.  Our medical campus in the city has grown in leaps and
bounds recently and offer the most talented Doctors and professionals in our United States.  There are
still many sights to visit in the surrounding areas and many places are free or for  a small entrance fee.

What will it take to put Buffalo back on the map and entice people to return to this area that have left so
many years ago.  It is a very slow process that takes a lot of money, time and effort.  We can’t let this
great town continue to drop in population; we need young blood, new blood and people that have a
vision for this area along with the backing it takes  to get something done.

We have hundreds ofprofessionals in this area still making a good living and raising productive families.  I can only hope and pray that some of these individuals will have the foresight to see the value of this area and start to madea difference.  I know of many people that have left the area over the last few years that have returnedfor many reasons.  Yes our weather is very cold in the winter but pales in comparison to the tornadoes,floods, monsoons’  and earthquakes that occur elsewhere in the United states.  It may be harder forsome to seek out a living here but if we continue to build up Buffalo and add opportunities in the
medical field as well as entice business to settle here we can offer our young people a reason to stay and
raise their families here. It’s all up to us to make that happen; pay it forward Buffalo and save your city.

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Councilman Bynum needs to resign, biting the hand that feeds you..." 'James"Kimo" Rosen"

Kaua'i councilman Tim Bynum on left while Ed Justus co-owner of Talk Story bookstore
looks on during the 2010 county council primary debates at Kapa'a elementary school.
Bynum is currently biting the hand that feeds him.

Councilman Bynum needs to resign

Kaua'i county Councilman Tim Bynum needs to resign or we the people need to impeach him. There is a major conflict of interest going on when an employee is suing his employer and the employee continues to work.There's an old expression and it goes like this, "Don't bite the hand that feeds you.!"  Mr. Bynum is biting hard

 Tim Bynum makes decent money as a Kaua'i county councilman,  $56,781 a year, $500.00 a month car allowance, free bus rides anywhere the bus goes, and  some of the best health insurance available for what is deemed a part time job.

The incident  Bynum is suing over is referred to in the Kaua'i underworld as "Rice-Cooker Gate."  The  lawsuit filed by Bynum states former prosecutor  Iseri-Carvalho and planning inspector Miyake had ulterior motives to go after him. Miyake had no warrant and illegally trespassed onto Bynum’s property, charged him with a zoning violation and then send it to Iseri-Carvalho for criminal prosecution. Allegedly all over a rice-cooker. (hence, Rice-Cooker-Gate)

I am no fan of Iseri Carvalho either with all of her alleged racist remarks and actions, however she lost the last election as prosecutor to a fine man, Justin Kollar. Both Iseri Carvalho and Bynum  are abusing the system and costing taxpayers millions! I am concentrating this blog on Tim because he remains an elected official

So far the county council has approved at least $511,000 in private attorney fees in the case and according to the Garden island's recent article "$511 K  and counting," county attorney Al Castillo said," just to go through the discovery process may cost an additional  $250,000, and going to trial may cost another $500,000."
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/k-and-counting/article_09be6372-e9e9-11e2-ac9d-0019bb2963f4.html

I do believe Mr. Bynum was prejudiced against, however who on this island hasn't been prejudiced against? I believe this case needs to be settled before millions are dished out and Kauai becomes the laughing stock of the political world.

Mr. Bynum needs a settlement to close this case and not put the tax payers out even more in these days of sequester cuts.  Bynum needs to resign and the county needs to settle. 

Give Bynum a decent  payout  with the terms he resign and have him live happily ever after away from biting the hand that feeds him.

There's an  old joke, "How do you know when a politician is lying?" As soon as they open their mouth." Politician may be substituted with lawyer, so in this case when you have the plaintiff a politician and the defendant a lawyer-prosecutor, sparks will soar, fire will ignite, and  chaos will arise!  

Please, before it's too late and for the benefit of us all,  just settle!

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I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

..................................... Rodney Dangerfield

The Superferry, Plastic Bags and GMO's..." 'James "kimo" Rosen'

 

One of the many bring back Da Superferry rallies I organized...

Aloha, check out my opinion article in the  (07-15-213)  edition of the Kaua'i Garden Island News,"Pro GMO, plastic bags, Superferry..."

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-july/article_b987e5d6-ed0d-11e2-b3f7-0019bb2963f4.html

The Superferry, Plastic Bags and GMO's

Please consider this blog a public tweet to Kaua'i County Councilman's Bynum and Hooser...

My fantasy and dream  is to ride the Superferry to Oahu and purchase farm fresh GMO select Atlantic salmon and fresh GMO corn on the cob and bring it home to the Cosmic Garden Island of Kaua'i  in plastic bags.

The airlines have locked in a monopoly and charge outrageous prices just to go 80 miles to Oahu, all because we have no other  way to get off island besides high priced airfares. Mr. Hooser was instrumental in the Superferry leaving Hawaii which in turn created un-affordable airfare prices for the average person to get off island.

Paper has replaced plastic, the original bill was to get people to use re-usable cloth bags, now ironically  grocery stores  use paper which in turn destroys our forests buy cutting down tree's. Mr. Bynum co-authored the original bill that outlawed plastic bags which has created a paper bag mess.

To abandon GMO science  is like saying global warming doesn't exist. Both Bynum and Hooser are co-authoring an anti-GMO bill.

I say councilman Bynum and Hooser maybe losers come next election.

Bring back da  Superferry, plastic bags and keep GMO science alive. You bet I'm serious!

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Aloha, check out my opinion article in  the   (07-15-213) edition  of the Kaua'i Garden Island News,"Pro GMO, plastic bags, Superferry..."

http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-monday-july/article_b987e5d6-ed0d-11e2-b3f7-0019bb2963f4.html