Obama's Hawaii: Ko`olau Mountains to Kawai Nui Marsh

A   L   O   H   A  !

 Nu`uanu Street

 in Downtown Honolulu

Rises into the

 Ko`olau Mountains,

Becoming the Pali Highway.

Near Queen Emma's Summer Palace

" Every truth 

has two sides; 

it is as well to 

look at both, 

before we 

commit ourselves 

to either. "

Aesop 

 Kailua Town, Windward O`ahu 

Kawainui Marsh

I wish you could hear

the birds, waterfowl,

gently lapping waters,

and the breezes.

Yes, the Obama family

 is vacationing in Kailua.

If you paddle down this marsh

toward the beach,

you will meet Navy seals

before you get to see the Coast Guard cutter

and the other armed vessels lurking 

out of sight near the First Family's

 beach-front resting place.

The Obamas RENT the property.

There is no family compound.

Barack grew up in rental and

UH faculty housing.

During High School years,

 he lived in a modest apartment

(walking distance from here)

with his grandmother "Toot"

and WWII vet grandfather,

 Stanley.

Stanley Dunham is buried

at in Punchbowl Crater,

National Memorial Cemetery

of the Pacifc (Military)

(Below)

Punchbowl, Above Honolulu

Resting Place of Heroes

“ The most powerful

 weapon on earth 

is the human soul 

on fire. ”

Ferdinand Foch

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Judgement - No Towel

A   L   O   H   A  !

Sorry guys, Heh Heh

  "Do not wait
 for extraordinary 
circumstances 
to do good; 
try to use 
ordinary situations."

Jean Paul Richter 

" -a writer is working 
when he's staring
 out of the window. "

Burton Rascoe  

 Enjoying Waikiki 

" All my life through, 
the new sights of Nature
 made me rejoice
 like a child. "

 Marie Curie

At one time or another

we have all been

Judgmental.

Or others

have been

regarding Us.

Imagine!

It's the "-tal"

that we don't like.

We each must decide

which judgments

we value,

and which

to resent.

But in some shape or fashion

Sooner or later

Each of us stands

Before Truth.

Reasons are teased

Apart from

 Rationalizations.

Call it Karma,

Conscience,

or the throne of

God.

The closer you are standing

Now

Into your best Truth,

The more familiar

Heaven will Be.

Therethen

All the little 

Unknowns,

Self Deceptions and

Unpenetrated Blind Spots

Will be as

Pretty Packages on a

Birthday Morn!

Each selected just for 

You

By an 

All Comprehending

Wisdom.

Home at last

Again.

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Duets With Silence

A   L   O   H   A  

 Holiday Parade

  " Poets have been 

mysteriously silent 

on the subject of 

cheese."

G. K. Chesterton 

 Charade Crepuscular

   " To send light

 into the darkness 

of men's hearts - 

such is the duty 

of the artist."


Robert Schumann

Self Portrait

" Behind every failure

 is an opportunity

 somebody wishes 

they had missed. "


Lily Tomlin 

 "Self-portraiture 

is something 

one should never 

get involved in, 

since it is wrong to lie 

even though one endeavours 

to tell the truth."

Ingmar Bergman 

There is no

self portrait

of me. "

Gustav Klimt

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Dear Dear Friends

The Days Have Grown

Short-

But I have it on

Good Authority

That the 

Tide Has

Turned-

In more ways than one.

Keep the spark

A`Sparkling!

Keep Hope Alive;

And Toast Unburnt!

All things great

AND SMALL

Are Grist for the Mill

of the Will O The Wisp - 

Until we smile together again;  

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Free Time

A  L  O  H  A !

" What then is freedom?

 The power to live 

as one wishes. "

Marcus Tullius Cicero 

"We are very far 

from always knowing 

our own wishes."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld 

" The opposite

 of a great truth

 is also true.” 

 Niels Bohr

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Blessings to EACH of Us - Every One

CLICK to ENLARGE

May Your Secret

Dreams & Wishes

 Become Real!

President's Vacation: Golfing & a Polar Bear

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Santa Arrives in Waikiki in a Canoe

A   L   O   H   A  !

" Mele Kalikimaka 

is the thing to say. 

On a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day

 That's the island greeting that we send to you. 

From the land where palm trees sway - "

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