Sunday, December 6, 2009

High Surf Warning

"Tell me who you love, and I'll tell you who you are."
Creole saying




"He who reforms himself
has done more towards reforming the public
than a crowd of noise, impotent patriots."
Johann Kaspar Lavate

Dedicated to my favorite gadfly,






"A man's face is his autobiography.
A woman's face is her work of fiction."
Oscar Wilde


"If I were two-faced would I be wearing this one?"
Abraham Lincoln

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We are expecting mammoth surf tomorrow on Oahu's North Shore.

Steadily, these recent days, it has been growing.

Over 20 feet on Saturday,

30 or 40 feet today;

but the really big stuff is expected Monday,

like up to 50 feet-

Or 60!

Cowabunga, Dudes!

40 years ago

1969

was a legedary year of 50 footers,

washed out roads,

waves in living rooms.

and the best golden-age surfers

putting it all on the line.

An extremely strong storm

north-northwest

is aiming it's hurricane force winds

directly at our isle from afar,

driving the waves.

A rare event.

The Eddie Aikau Surf Meet

only runs when surf tops 40 feet.

Tuesday might be the day!

Who was Eddie?

Find out here: http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/2008/12/eddie-would-go.html





Winter in Hawaii
by Cloudia

Fans on low
or off,
the porthole above my bed
closed while I'm asleep.
Bring out the blankets,
It went down to 68 last night!
Winter in Hawaii.






ALOHA to YOU,
Dudes, Dudettes, and Best Buds! cloudia
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29 comments:

  1. the walking manDecember 6, 2009 at 3:41 AM

    Think of me as a huge antenna collecting energy in order to use what I have to pin point and redirect the disparate energies into a single beam.

    So you all like the big surf...cool now send some rain to draught stricken Texas, Fire Twin.

    Aloha.

    Gadfly...muckraker I think.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    Be careful surfing Cloudia -- might even be dangerous in your kayak on the south side?
    Come to K.C. -- it was 26 last night, supposed to snow next Tuesday and Thursday. My "portholes" have the storms down and pillows stacked on the sill to keep out the cold. Stretched plastic wrap over the wimpy windows happens soon.
    DrumMajor

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  3. DinaDecember 6, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    Be brave Cloudia, and be safe.
    I can't even imagine such a thing as you describe. ~~~~~

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  4. Kavita SahariaDecember 6, 2009 at 5:49 AM

    Yes be safe,Cloudia!30-60 feet over next one or two days whoa!!!

    your first three quotes are just too good...Have a safe week.Aloha!

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  5. Reader WilDecember 6, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    I hope that this big wave won't effect you! It looks like a sunami to me. Be careful.
    Thanks for your visit! If you come to Holland you can certainly visit me! I'll be your guide.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 6:14 AM

    There is quite a story behind President Lincoln and his face. I had seen some of it on television in a program about death masks. But anyway, your face does tell a lot about you. I did enjoy this post a lot.

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  7. Dave KingDecember 6, 2009 at 7:31 AM

    Out of your usual Comfort zone? but excellent as always.

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  8. wennDecember 6, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    lovely reflections..

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  9. SandyCarlsonDecember 6, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    Sounds like a lovely way to winter, Cloudia! To be sure. And that surf sounds unimaginable to me. Wow.

    I sure like the Wilde and Lincoln quotes. Thanks so much.

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  10. FireblossomDecember 6, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    Laffin @ "cowabunga, dude!" and the Lincoln quote.

    Hey...I still want to learn the Mummer's Strut!

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  11. foongpcDecember 6, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    High surf? Oh, better be careful! : )

    I like those statues or totem poles (not sure how to describe them!) in your 3rd picture!

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  12. TeresaDecember 6, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    Be careful in the surf!! I loved the quotes today.

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  13. Charles GramlichDecember 6, 2009 at 11:28 AM

    Oh how you must suffer in those frigid nights! ;)

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  14. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    CC, what's with the bad spacing in your post? Some of the words are missing. Please fix, if possible.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Gigi -- uh, oh, maybe your computer caught your cold, as the spacing appears okay in my computer. Maybe turning your system off, then back on, might show the words better? Good Luck,
    DrumMajor

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  16. AkelamaluDecember 6, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    50 ft waves???? Will you be safe on your boat honey?

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  17. KayDecember 6, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    I still haven't convinced Art to take a trip out to the Northshore to see the waves. They keep saying how bad the traffic is going to be.

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  18. BALLET NEWSDecember 6, 2009 at 2:43 PM

    love it all !

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  19. Feisty CroneDecember 6, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    Cloudia, enjoy your 68 degrees! It was 27 degrees in Seattle last night :)

    I love the Lincoln quote! And stay safe, please; that surf sounds scary. Aloha, dear "dudette."

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  20. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 3:40 PM

    This is the first I've heard of the storms approaching you. Be very careful! I hope you re in a high place.

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  21. King of New York HacksDecember 6, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    So ...you wouldn't recommend my beginners surfing lesson that day ?? Ok..I'll take the waves in my living room...Stay safe Cloudia, take no chances !

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  22. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM

    On one hand I'm glad that there is still something manking can't control, on the other, I wish for you all to be save.
    A nice and save start into the new week for you all.

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  23. AnonymousDecember 6, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    I love the reform quote. So true.

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  24. Lana GramlichDecember 6, 2009 at 8:22 PM

    I love that second shot of the reflection. Great one!

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  25. NancyDecember 6, 2009 at 11:56 PM

    Wow that's high! Stay dry, Cloudia and be sure to keep us updated on the big surf on Northshore.

    It's snowing here in the mountains - a perfect day to put up the Christmas tree.

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  26. ChrisJDecember 7, 2009 at 2:42 AM

    WOW! 50 - 60 footers!! We had one storm like that in England when I lived there in 1953. Fortunately we lived on the top of high cliffs, but still the surf broke over the top in some places and washed out a field of barley.
    And we are getting all upset about our two big storms coming in tomorrow and Thursday, when we may even get as much as 2" of rain on the coast! Of course we haven't had any rain for 6 months -- and we Southern Californians don't know how to drive in the rain!

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  27. Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.December 7, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    Be safe my friend
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  28. CloudiaDecember 7, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    LOVE these comments!

    Surf got into the 40s, but could rally.

    Traffic on the North Shore is insane.

    Love you guys!

    Aloha

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  29. DelwynDecember 8, 2009 at 5:42 AM

    Hi Cloudia

    we saw the big waves on the tv tonight. My husband needs to pull out his 'eddie would go' tshirt!

    Happy days

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