"Stand together and protest Mideast wars..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

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

Bettejo is the author of the famed novellas "The Scam."

and recently published  "Children of Extinction..." 
Both books available on www.amazon.com

Stand together and protest Mideast wars

Why the be-headings?

 As the most vocal devout nonbeliever on Kauai, I could quote passages — chapter and verse — from the Old and New Testament-that would curl your hair
 (You might try Numbers 25-3-4). It’s time to move on.

Please, Christians, stop cherry picking. Your God is as fierce, maybe fiercer, than theirs. And has committed as many wrongful acts as theirs. For a longer time, too. Our troops, today, are out there with a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other. Don’t fool yourselves. Also, remember: we — you and I as American citizens — are guilty, too. 
We’re in their territory, murdering innocent men, women, and children. 
I don’t understand why good Christians are not standing with good Muslims and good Jews and even good Atheists — in the streets — protesting these insane wars in the Mideast. 

I’ll walk with you on the home-front... Been there, done that. Had hoped I’d not been forced — by my conscience — to do it again. Trust me, it takes courage. 

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"No ordinary package..." 'Chester "Unc" Lau' (Source)

Dakinetalks favorite Uncle (Chester Lau)

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

Any help , support or ideas would be greatly appreciated...

'Unc' currently resides on the Hawai'ian Island of Oahu. 
He is a retired cinematographer,
 and  enjoys giving the politicians a bad time...

No ordinary package

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:
 'This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package.'

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

'She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on , was saving it for a special occasion.

Well, I guess this is it.

He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died.

He turned to me and said:
 "Never save something for a special occasion."

"Every day in your life is a special occasion".

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through.

I no longer keep anything.

I use crystal glasses every day...

I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to.

The words 'Someday....' and ' One Day...' are fading away from my dictionary.
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If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now....

I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell.

I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels.

I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food.

It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is special.

Live for today, for tomorrow is promised to no-one..

Unc- "Armed & Dangerous" for Pvt. 0 /class
 during basic training in Camp Polk ,Louisiana.

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"No world peace amongst modern day bullies... (Kimo's world #35)

James “Kimo” Rosen is a retired professional photographer living in
Kapa'a with his best friend Obama Da Dog, Rosen also blogs as a hobby... 

Kimo's world #35

No world peace amongst modern day bullies...

I read with interest in our local newspaper; Lisa Ann Capozzi's front page article on bullying. "The bullying effect." 
http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/the-bully-effect/article_081a90b2-46e1-11e4-83c5-179d6ae46270.html

She mentions the many forms of student bullying, however bullying is prominent for adults too.

One of the major forms of modern day bullying are comment boards  that are available in almost every major periodical and even on Facebook.

Look at most of the comments to stories and even to the letters to editors, most comments are very Venomous towards the writer.

Check out the Facebook pages of any professional sports team or TV show and most comments are hateful.

Check out the editorial page in your local newspaper and forum pages. The comments are bound to  be mean spirited, degrading and negative.

How can we ever expect world peace when we cannot even respect differing  opinions, even on a local level?
Is this not the modern day bully?

Looking forward to  all the upcoming venom and  hateful comments. It amazes me that  the human race is still around.

James "Kimo" Rosen with his Old English Sheepdog
'Kamala' in the foothills of Santa Barbara,1978...

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"Fundraising for the Homeless with the stars..." 'Judith Whitehead' (Inspiration Sunday)

Judith Whitehead live in Amherst new York and has worked
in the ophthalmology field of medicine for nearly 40 years...
. Pictured above Judy and Joel Whitehead
Judy is currently on vacation visiting her son Joel in Southern California

Fundraising for the homeless with the stars

What a wonderful way to spend the evening attending a fundraising event in Los Angeles for the Homeless. 

The Homeless population is tremendous here and so many need rehab from drugs, alcohol and education along with shelter, food and assistance with reentering the world.  

The Midnight Mission is the homeless provider for all  of this through generous donations of time and money to keep this going for so many.

 Tonight at the Beverly Wilshire, over 900 people attended paying large amounts of money for the event,  to attend. We heard testimonials from many people that have gone through rehabilitation including Dick Van Dyke who is a recovered alcoholic. I had the pleasure of talking with him and can tell you he is still a gentle person we all loved in the 1960's  and 70's only a whole lot older.

Dick Van Dyke, still going strong at 89!

A wonderful meal was served to us along with entertainment and silent auctions to participate with.  They raised over a million dollars that night! What a cause to give to.

My son's boss is a huge benefactor to this cause and we all enjoyed the evening together. It makes you once again give thanks and remember,  there for the grace of God, I could be one of them.

Over one million dollars was raised for the homeless!

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"The year is 5775..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen' (Source) ---Facebook posting shared---

The day of atonement (Yom Kippur) is also a day to memorialize  our
diseased parents and siblings, This blog is honor of
my Mom and Dad, Bernard and Faye Rosen, (above)
and my sister  Nancy (Coos) Rosen (below)

The year is 5775

This coming Sabbath will be the culmination of the days of awe. The time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Yom kippur is the day that Jews believe their fate is sealed as to who shall live and who shall die in the coming year.  We would again like to wish all our Jewish friends and friends of the Jews a L'shsnah Tovah!  May you all be entered into the book of life for a healthy and prosperous year.

The enclosed story is shared from an anonymous writer on Facebook;

last week us  Jews will began our 5775th year on this earth! Who would have believed this possible? If anyone had told the generation of the Shoah that our people would be around this long they probably would have been astounded.

Imagine, we did this without beheading anyone on TV, without a single suicide bomber , without kidnapping and murdering school children, without slaughtering Olympic athletes, and without flying airplanes into skyscrapers.

We lasted this long despite 400 years as slaves in Egypt, 40 years of wandering in the desert, the mighty Roman army who nailed us to ten thousand crosses; despite the best efforts of fervent Crusaders, the Spanish Inquisition, Hitler's third Reich, Stalin's gulags, Arab wars of annihilation and 100 years of hateful terrorism, hundreds of hate-filled UN resolutions.

How did we Jews do it? We survived with the help of Hashem by concentrating our efforts on prayer, education, love of family, faith, hard work, helping one another and apassionate dedication to life no matter what evil befell us.

We hung in there in hope the rest of the world would one day overcome it's hatreds, jealousies, violence and join us in a life of cooperation and mutual respect.

We're not there yet, but we're still hopeful to get there with the help of HASHEM And when we will enter our places of worship for the Yomim Tovim, this is what we'll pray for with all the strength in our hearts.

Best wishes for a New Year filled with health, happiness, laughter, success, joy, and kindness and may this coming year bring peace and security to Israel, to the Jewish communities in the Diaspora and to our planet. Moshiach NOW!!!

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"REBA, ROSA AND BOOTS..." 'Bettejo Dux' (Classic Wednesday)

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

Bettejo is the author of the famed novellas "The Scam."

and recently published  "Children of Extinction..." 
Both books available on www.amazon.com

REBA, ROSA AND BOOTS

Oh, I do hope there are a lots of cat lovers out there. I’m a feline fanatic. The last of my pride of four, Annie cat, dashed off to kitty heaven at the ripe old age of 25.

As a devout non believer, I make believe there is a kitty heaven, and-if so-I hope I can pause there for a moment after I croak. I’m 84, you know, and very few of us live forever. In fact, I’ve never known anybody who did. Oh, there was one guy who- I’m told- died and returned three days later-only to vanish never to be seen again

But he’s expected at any moment. Has been for better than two thousand years. I’m not holding my breath. How about you?

Back to Rosa, Reba, and Boots.

Well, Rose and Reba are two of the most expensive cats I’ve ever owned. Worth it, too. I found them at the Kauai Humane Society. Love at first sight. Reba, the gray/black tiger, is-according to her Official Animal Identification-a domestic short hair mix-pretty fancy name for an ally cat-and like her sister, Rosa, was 2 months and eight days old when I brought them home. Rosa is the black orange tortoiseshell. They’re both a little over two pounds. Their ID is so extensive I’m going to take them to the DMV and get them a driver’s license. Or maybe enter them in a cat show.

Boots my grown up puppy-part Pit Bull- is one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever had. She grew up around cats, but I didn’t know how she’d take to two spunky bouncing balls of fur.

One of the most difficult things to do with an animal-any animal- is introduce it to a new environment and I sincerely doubted either Reba or Rosa had encountered such a wide variety of sounds, sights, smells and textures in their short little lives. Think of it, they’d only been on this planet for 68 days-and my jungle barn/house is a pretty large area to explore.

Cats are by nature explorers. And- wow-did they have a lot of exploring to do. I have full grown trees in my living space and they’d never seen a real tree before. Did it bite? Did it scratch? Did it smell good? “What is one supposed to do with it?” Rosa meowed.

I decided to let them run free and keep Boots on a short loose leash, just in case.

I watched Reba balance on top if a chair and gage the distance between her perch and a distant round bench beside a round table. She hunched, she bunched, she sprang. Missed. Picked herself up, shook herself off, and washed her face.

Her first encounter with Boots was a surprise to everyone. ‘specially Boots. She’s about the size of her ear. She took one look at this overgrown whatever, stiffened her legs, arched her back and exploded. Teeth and Claws. Ended up protecting Boots instead of the kittens.

Next episode: Making friends.

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"Teaching English..." 'Robert Bitos Gandia' (Source)

Guest-blogger,Robert Bitos Gandia.
Robert is an avid cook (ono gandule rice) and always laughing!!
He works at Syngenta as a Research Associate.
Robert lives in Kekaha on Kauai's west-side and loves football!!

Teaching English

A missionary who has spent years showing a tribe of natives how to farm and build to become self-sufficient gets word that he is to return home. He realizes that the one thing he never taught the natives was how to speak English, so he takes the chief and starts walking in the forest.

He points to a tree and says to the chief, "This is a tree."
The chief looks at the tree and grunts, "Tree."
The missionary is pleased with the response.

They walk a little farther, and the padre points to a rock and says, "This is a rock."
Hearing this, the chief looks and grunts, "Rock."

The padre is really getting enthusiastic about the results, when he hears a rustling in the bushes. As he peeks over the top, he sees a couple in the midst of heavy romantic activity.
The padre is really flustered and quickly responds, "This is riding a bike."

The chief looks at the couple briefly, pulls out his blowgun, and kills them. The padre goes ballistic and yells at the chief that he has spent years teaching the tribe how to be civilized and kind to each other. How could he just kill these people in cold blood that way?

The chief replied, "My bike."

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