View

A   L   O   H   A  !

" You can view

 what's on the surface

 of the painting

or you can look

deeper

into space

 to view other

worlds. "


Aleta Pippin

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Tiny

A   L   O   H   A  !

" The splendor of the rose
 and the whiteness of the lily
do not rob the little violet
 of it’s scent
 nor the daisy
of its simple charm.

 If every tiny flower
wanted to be a rose,
spring would lose
 its loveliness.”

 Therese of Lisieux 

Even a piece of discarded trash

Can be somebody's world

" The world is moved along,
 not only by the
mighty shoves
 of its heroes,
 but also by the aggregate
 of tiny pushes
of each honest worker. "

Helen Keller

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"Consider the ant. . . "

" True life is 

lived 

when tiny changes

 occur. "


Leo Tolstoy

" And God bless us, everyone."

Tiny Tim

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After the Unthinkable

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 " -treat all disasters
as if they were trivialities
 but never treat a triviality
as if it were a disaster. "

Quentin Crisp

" Science fiction films

 are not about science.
 They are about

 disaster,
which is one of the
oldest subjects
of art. "

Susan Sontag 

"Tragedy

 is a tool for the living

 to gain wisdom, 

not a guide 

by which to

 live. "

 
 Robert Francis Kennedy 

 " Instead of weeping

 when a tragedy occurs

 in a songbird's life,
 it sings away its grief.

 I believe we could

 well follow the pattern
 of our feathered friends. "

 William Shakespeare

 

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Even we

who only witness

the aftermath of the

 Storm

feel an emptiness,

empathy,

and care

for friends,

family,

and strangers

who are just now

living the challenge.

Do what you are able,

but do not despair.

Sing YOUR Song!

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Eidola

A   L   O   H   A  !

 " Forgive -

and call back

 the energy wasted 

on past events."

Caroline Myss

" There are old heads

 in the world
 who cannot help me 

by their example
 or advice - "

Henry David Thoreau

" When black cats prowl

 and pumpkins gleam,
May luck be yours

 on Halloween. "

Author Unknown

According to Democritus

our eye can see

only because
 objects broadcast  

replicas  

of themselves

 called 

Eidola

 that are but

an atom thick.

How thick

are the pixels

by which we 

bloggers show

our imaginations,

and images

to one another?

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Morning After

A   L   O   H   A  !

I love 
"The Day After."

For many

in the path of the storm,

the day after

is Day One

of a long haul;

Perhaps the first day

of a new way of life

without home, 

livelihood,

or loved ones.

They won't be
forgotten.

 But for most of us,

the lucky ones,

we return

to the blessings

usually too 'normal'

to be noticed.

“ The dew,
 'Tis of the tears
 which stars weep, 
sweet
 with joy. ”
Philip James Bailey

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Tsunami Saturday Night

A   L   O   H   A  !

It had been a fun Saturday.

Sunset 

heralded a relaxing evening at home.

 

 The moon was almost full.

Honolulu was buzzing

with Halloween Hi-Jinks.

Then it all went sideways:

!TSUNAMI    WARNING!

Living on our boat

for 20 years,

we had run from two

tsunami alerts!

But this time

we could watch it all

from the 35th floor

of our apartment building-

- MUCH nicer experience!

I wish I could describe

the sounds of multiple sirens

at varying distances,

the traffic,

the media hub-bub,

the government proclamations,

traffic jams,

traffic accidents. . .

The confusion

and expectation.

I wish I could show you

the lighted boats:

from commercial shipping,

to small private craft,

to the Coast Guard-

that all left the harbor

to bob on the dark horizon

like a flotilla

of stars.

I especially loved

the row of tug boats

that went out like

a family of 

bright ducks.

Soon the streets

were silent.

Hawaii Waited.

We had seen significant

D A M A G E

from the Japanese Tsunami

of March 2011. 

We were lucky

this time.    

     

This morning,

all the ships returned.

Relaxing Waikiki Again

" The right time

 is any time

 that one is still

 so lucky

 as to have. "

Henry James 

" The world is getting to be

 such a dangerous place, 

a man is lucky

 to get out of it 

alive. "

W. C. Fields

You can read about
 the Tsunami experience on our boat  here:  [ Link ]

Now our hearts are with those

 facing Hurricane Sandy

 on America's North Atlantic Coast .

BE  SAFE  FRIENDS!

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Clown Atlas

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" Humor is in fact

 an essential element

 in the mirth of creation.

 God 

wants to prod us

 into taking things

 a bit more 

lightly. "

Pope Benedict XVI

" You are free to think
that all these religions,
 even the queerest ones,
contain at least
some
 hint of the truth. "

C.S.Lewis

" Look for the silver lining 

in every cloud 

and those revelations

 will create the thread 

to weave the fabric 

of a renewed and

 joyous life."

Joy Smith

" What sunshine is to flowers,

 smiles 

are to humanity. "

Joseph Addison 

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YOUR comments

are delightful

rains

when I run

dry.

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