Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

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Hawaii Citizens are free 

to marry the person

of their choice, 

regardless of gender

Your Key

A  L  O  H  A !

" To love and be loved 

is to feel the sun 

from both sides. " 

                                          David Viscott 

" I first learned the concept 

of non-violence 

in my marriage. "

                   Gandhi

" The key to your universe 

is that you can choose. " 

                      Frederick Carl Frieseke

Thank YOU,

Friend!

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Historic Reflections

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaii's Radiant Nature finds it's way even into dark places

" Their hope is 

not to be condemned 

to live in loneliness, 

excluded from one of 

civilization's oldest institutions, 

They ask for equal dignity

 in the eyes of the law. 

The [USA]Constitution 

grants them that right. "

                 Justice Anthony Kennedy

                                 United States Supreme Court

Linking to

Weekend Reflections

This is a

Historic Day.

Thank You

for Sharing it!

             Warmly, cloudia

Magic of Marriage

A     L     O     H     A  !

" Judge nothing, 
you will be happy.

 Forgive everything, 
you will be happier.

 Love everything, 

you will be happiest.” 

Sri Chinmoy

" The price

of hating other human beings

is loving oneself

less. "

Eldridge Cleaver

“ The important thing
 is not to think much 
but to love much; 
and so do that 
which best stirs 
you to love. ” 

 Teresa of Ávila

[///]

He and I

had been together

for years.

What would

marriage 

add?

Just a piece of paper,

right?

And what about

those who cannot

be married?

Nonetheless,
it seemed 
the time.

We went to the judge

at his lunchtime.

One handful of friends

were there.

I figure we started our 

marriage

$30,000 ahead

that way.

Things sure felt

different afterward.


I felt different.


So did he.

I don't know why.

We both felt it.

The next morning

before awakening

I 'dreamed' of being

in an old fashioned room.

Women

whose faces I couldn't see

sat around the perimeter.

Light poured in through

windows,

but I could discern nothing

through them.

These women

were my ancestresses;

somehow I simply knew that;

Grandma, Auntie

 who I had known,

& further back

who I'd never 

met.

A hand,

an old woman's hand,

manicured,

gnarled, familiar-

handed me a small plate.

On that plate:

a slice of

Honey Cake.

Honey Cake!

Like grandma used to bring!

Hadn't thought of it

in years.

Hadn't SEEN it

longer.

Later that day

we were shopping

at the usual place.

And there on the shelf

a new item,

or simply never noticed before:

Honey Cake!

I remembered

the 'dream.'

I knew it was the welcome

of the women

in my line;

When I became

a married lady

somehow

I joined their 

ranks.

Honey Cake. . .

We'll sit together

 in that room,

drinking tea

and sharing

Honey Cake.

Not a bad way

to spend

some Heaven.

What will you 

do?  eat? share?

with YOUr ancestors

later?

Please share in comments.

And thanks so much for visiting!

                        Warmly, cloudia

New Year, New Laws

 A L O H A ! 

Father/Son Color & Clogs

 "I will honor Christmas

 in my heart, 

and try to keep it 

all the year."

Charles Dickens

The REST of the Picture (and family)

Click to see those New Year Day SMILES

 "Kindness,

 I've discovered,

 is everything

 in life. "

Isaac Bashevis Singer 

Married by me, Jan 1st 2014

"By the power vested in me
by the State of Hawaii
just last month,
I now pronounce you
spouses and wives
before these your friends
Legally
To your military command,
ALL of it
EVERYTHING!

(One is in the military,
the other is now a 
military spouse)



  =^..^=        



As of Jan 1 2014

  Illinois police
cannot fly drones
without a warrant;
also becoming the 
13th state to prohibit 
handheld cellphones 
while driving.

Legal marijuana
is now for sale 
in Colorado.

Transgender children
may use the 
school bathroom
and play sports
in California.

Friendly, Humane
Francis is Pope
in Rome.

Connecticut has
tighter gun control,
and raises the 
minimum wage to $8.70 an hour,
New Jersey to $8.25
New York and Rhode Island to $8. 
Nine states automatically raise
their minimum wage because they 
index it to inflation. 


And I performed 
a wedding.

What is NEW
for YOU
this year?

                             Warmly, cloudia

                                   

Daily Life Scene- With Ships

 A  L  O  H  A !

" Children

 should be led

 into the right paths, 

not by severity, 

but by 

persuasion. "

Terence

 " It is easy to give advice

 from a port of safety.  "

Friedrich Schiller

“ In the love of narrow souls
 I make many short voyages
 but in vain 

 - I find no sea room - 

but in great souls
 I sail before the wind
without a watch, 

and never reach the shore.”

 Henry David Thoreau

" The past

 is an old armchair

 in the attic, 

the present 

an ominous

 ticking

 sound,
 and the future 

is

 anybody's guess. "

James Thurber

{[=]}

The phone rings. 

 It is my blog invisible husband - 

we usually have inconsequential convos 

throughout the day.

THIS is one of those calls:

BlogInvisibleHusband : Hey, I just pulled off a

 coup d'état !

 

Me: Did you use a tissue?

BIH:  Tissue?

ME: Well, when you deal with a
 cootie. . .

We laugh

BIH: There's a guy here with a Yo Yo;

 Now he's making it sleep!

(Off the phone) Hey! 

 Let me show you 'Baby in the cradle!'

(Back to me) 

I GOTTA GO!

As you can tell:

we're PERFECT

for each other-


Thank YOU
for being a Perfect Pal-
                
                           Warmly, cloudia

We Play Checkers!

A  L  O  H  A !

My (Blog Invisible) husband

 said today,

 regarding moving off of, 

and selling our boat:

" We will retire from

 life-as-chess game,

 and play checkers! 

 We are simplifying 

and down-sizing 

in order to be as happy

 and carefree as possible

 for as long as possible 

on what we have.  "

 Happily,

 even as inevitability

 rushes headlong 

in our direction,

 it brings with it 

promises

 too.

" To be happy 

you must be your own

 sunshine. "

Charles Edward Jerningham

   " The best is yet to be." 

 I feel that  to be true.

And such is my wish

for You

& for Me.

Thanks for visiting!

'Take away Peace - Leave a Comment' 

                          Warmly, cloudia

Honey Cake Dream

A     L     O     H     A  !

" Judge nothing, you will be happy.

 Forgive everything, you will be happier.

 Love everything, 

you will be happiest.” 

Sri Chinmoy

" The price

of hating other human beings

is loving oneself

less. "

Eldridge Cleaver

" Fame is a vapor,

popularity an accident,

and riches take wings.

Only one thing endures,

and that is

Character. "

Horace Greeley

  >< } } ( ° >

He and I

had been together

for years.

What would

marriage 

add?

Just a piece of paper,

right?

And what about

those who cannot

be married?

Nonetheless

a new century

seemed the time.

We went to the judge

at his lunchtime.

One handful of friends

were there.

I figure we started our 

marriage

$30,000 ahead

that way.

Things sure felt

different afterward.


I felt different.


So did he.

I don't know why.

We both felt it.

The next morning

before awakening

I 'dreamed' of being

in an old fashioned room.

Women

whose faces I couldn't see

sat around the perimeter.

Light poured in through

windows,

but I could discern nothing

through them.

These women

were my ancestresses;

somehow I simply knew that;

Grandma, Auntie

 who I had known,

& further back

who I'd never 

met.

A hand,

an old woman's hand,

manicured,

gnarled, familiar-

handed me a small plate.

On that plate:

a slice of

Honey Cake.

Honey Cake!

Like grandma used to bring!

Hadn't thought of it

in years.

Hadn't SEEN it

longer.

Later that day

we were shopping

at the usual place.

And there on the shelf

a new item,

or simply never noticed before:

Honey Cake!

I remembered

the 'dream.'

I knew it was the welcome

of the women

in my line;

When I became

a married lady

somehow

I joined their 

ranks.

Honey Cake. . .

We'll sit together

 in that room,

drinking tea

and sharing

Honey Cake.

Not a bad way

to spend

some Heaven.

What will you 

do?  eat? share?

with YOUr ancestors

later?

Please share in comments.

And thanks so much for visiting!

                        Warmly, cloudia