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Musings: Cause and Effect 27 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
The clouds this morning contained an angel — always welcome — an orange mushroom, a lavender-blue-black swirl that looked like a miniature origin of the cosmos and a shark, replete with hammer head an...
Musings: Recognition 25 Aug 2013 | 08:19 am
"Laugh" for the day: Thought for the day: Definition of TYRANNY oppressive power <every form of tyranny over the mind of [hu]man — Thomas Jefferson>; especially: oppressive power exerted by governm...
Musings: Boosting the Buzz 23 Aug 2013 | 11:46 pm
The days are getting shorter, losing minutes on both ends now, but the bees are still hard at it, zipping in and out of the hive as they collect nectar from Christmas berry, palm flowers and whatever ...
Musings: Pretty Facade 23 Aug 2013 | 12:09 am
As a zillion raindrops sparkle gold in the ironwood trees against a sky of dusky rose, I am reminded of the distinction between Kauai's true beauty and its pretty facade, like “Kusaka's heiau,” all fl...
Musings: Playing Human 22 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Nearly every day it seems a new study is published that underscores health risks associated with existing products and practices. Most recently, it's a pair of studies, published in the September issu...
Musings: So Comfortable 20 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm
It's moving into a full moon this evening, and the Internet is down this morning, so this will be a brief post, powered by my personal hot spot — a handy smart phone feature when your high-speed DSL p...
Musings: Untouchables 20 Aug 2013 | 12:05 am
A little thrill shivers through my solar plexus when I walk with the dogs as night gives way to day, Orion and Makalii glimmering overhead, everything quiet and fresh, the morning full of promise, adv...
Fallen Fruit Chronicles 2 17 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
A letter to the editor in today's The Garden Island slammed Councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura over her hesitations regarding Bill 2491, the proposed pesticide/GMO ordinance. Jasmine Schaefer of Princeville ...
Musings: Don't Blame the Youth 16 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
It's been 10 years since then-Mayor Bryan Baptiste proposed building a youth drug treatment center at the old Hanapepe dog pound, which the Kauai Humane Society had deemed unfit for animals. Now a $5...
Musings: Random Observations 15 Aug 2013 | 02:25 am
It's been cloudy at night, which is great, because it brings the rains that keep Kapahi from crisping. But it cuts into my stargazing, which means my attention has been trained instead on observing hu...
