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Double dose of Hawaiian news on CNN.com
Every once in a while an interesting tidbit on the Hawaiian people or Hawaiian culture shows up linked on the CNN.com website, but today there were two. Hawaiians revive ancient sport — lava sledding and Hawaiians turn to native healing.
Terror Hits London.
I’ve been following developments on TV. They showed a map of the underground train stations hit, and one of them is a station that I am supposed to travel through on my way to Sheffield next month.
Got Milk?
Irish boxer Kevin McBride says Mike Tyson ‘bit my nipple’ during their bout last Saturday. Guess Mike couldn’t reach McBride’s ear lobe, or he still had a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s that he needed to wash down.
Cash boost for Cornish language.
My Celtic cousin “Scott” forwards this story on the mother tongue of his beloved Cornwall. I hope £80,000 goes further in Cornwall than it does elsewhere.
Congratulations to Dave for three smokeless years.
I wish my father could give it up. He’s in his mid-60s, and has been smoking since his early teens. We’re blessed that he is still with us, and it amazes me that he is in such great shape. He’s got a lot more energy than I do, that’s for sure, something that I’m hoping to rectify with the new workout regimen I started last week. It’s been challenging not to overdo it and get muscle aches. So far, so good.
Wie Finishes Second at LPGA Championships.
I have to admit that I am not a golf fan in any way, shape or form, and have never developed a case of “Wie Mania” like so many others in the state. However, for a 15 year-old who has just finished 10th grade to finish second in a major championship to the woman who is probably going to go down as the greatest female golfer ever, Michelle has earned props.
Gas prices drop? Not in Hilo.
Somewhere in America gas prices are dropping, down about 6 cents a gallon nationwide. Not in Hilo, however. This is fairly standard. Prices go up in Hawai’i when they do elsewhere, but when prices elsewhere go down, ours simply level off, and refineries and retailers give lame excuses why they can’t lower prices. Our gas is still around $2.51 a gallon.
Commercial sequencing?
I don’t know if they are intentional or not, but our family’s noticed some bizarre commercial sequences happening recently. For example, a Wendy’s commercial, featuring their new triple patty (“48 square inches of beef”) cheesburger, was followed by one of those diet pill commercials that claims your eating habits are not to blame if you are overweight – it’s that darn cortisol hormone. Later, a “pick up the phone and talk to us sexy babes” commercial was followed by one for an erectile disfunction aid. I guess if the first commercial didn’t kick your member into action, you do need…
Land rush to the Puna frontier.
We live in Puna, albeit in the ma uka (upland), and in my opinion, much nicer part of Puna. Hawaiian Paradise Park has always had a wild-west feel too it. Buy a lot and build a house in the wrong area and you’re likely to find it burned to the ground some day by your pakalolo (marijuana) growing neighbors. When we are shopping for property around 7 years ago we look at HPP and said “Thanks, but no thank you very much.” Lots could be had in the $5,000-10,000 range even then. Nice for current land and home owners in…