I bet my Celtic cousin Scott will get his kilt out of kilter over this one.
It’s been too long.
Over a month, that is, since my last post here. Bad Keola. I’ve been busy with work and relocation Nahenahe.net from Manila to a new WordPress server. I’ve also been working with some friends on a new community podcasting project that has me excited.
eBay has a sense of humor.
I was checking out this story about the Minnesota Vikings reputed “orgy cruise” on MSNBC.com, and checkled a bit at the eBay ad at the bottom. The first two were Vikings memorabilia, s complete set of 1976 Viking trading cards and a freezer mug, followed by a couple of yachting cap and a boating sports watch. Strange that no sexual paraphernalia showed up.
Messing with telemarketers.
Our home is on the Do Not Call list, but that doesn’t seem to stop people with funny accents from calling our home during dinner trying to get us to refinance our home. Caller: Mr. Donaghy, can I ask what your current mortgage rate is? Me: I’d rather not tell you, and I’m not interested in refinancing. Caller: But, Mr. Donaghy, did you know… Me (yelling to my daughter): Malia!, didn’t I tell you not to let the dog play with matches and gasoline! He set himself on fire again! (returning to call). Sorry buddy, I have to go and…
Cornish language revival.. in Australia?
Lilian James AOM has called on the Cornish Language Board to consider how students of the Cornish language living overseas can be helped to take exams in the language.
MSNBC knows it all, I guess.
I’ve been watching MSNBC’s coverage of the death of Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist. After about 15 minutes it occurred to me – their reporters were simply interviewing each other on this development. There were no statements from anyone in the government, attorneys, fellow justices. Nada. They showed the same video clip of Rehnquist in his gown seven or eiight times and every one of the reporters parroted the same line regarding the ability of the president to appoint someone other than one of the existing justices as Chief Justice, or appoint one of the current justices and then…
W steps on his unit… again.
Whether he does nothing or jumps in with both feet, the leader of the free world can’t help but mess things up. Three tons of food ready for delivery by air to hurricane Katrina refugees in sat immobile Friday afternoon as all air traffic was halted because of President Bush’s visit to New Orlean. Arrangements had been made to airlift food by helicopter, and the food sat in trucks because helicopters were not permitted to fly until the president left. The food was expected to be in the hands of storm survivors after the president left the devastated region Friday…
Slim pickings in London.
A slender house in London, measuring just over five feet at its narrowest and nine feet, 11 inches at its widest, is up for sale for more than $900,00.
Hawai’i storms back for Little League crown.
Congratulations to the youngers from ‘Ewa Beach on O’ahu for their tremendous accomplishment. They overcame a blown call by the homeplate umpire which could have cost them their composure and well-deserved victory, but persevered in what some already call the greatest game in Little League World Series history. Well done, lads.
Football Dreams.
For some reason I tend not to remember many of my dreams; the only ones I do tend to happen when I wake up during them. I had one last night that involved the University of Hawai’i football team, and all I remember was a newspaper headline. UH Warriors 45, USC Trojans 17. I just had to document it here in case it comes true. Otherwise, it was just a dream