Resolutions For OTHERS

A  L  O  H  A !

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“ There is no 

human problem 

which could not

be solved 

if people would 

simply do 

as I advise.”

              Gore Vidal

Hey!

 Learn some wise

 humility, 

know-It-Alls!

            cloudia

Click photo to meet them

" More of us 

need to realize 

that the 

person before you

is a unique individual, 

not a neat label

 or category to

fit your narrative. "

                     cloudia

)i(

OK!

I'm kicking out the jams!

Breaking my rules

and telling Others

What To Do.

[Don't worry,

you, my friends,

are already 99%

Perfection]

Know-It-Alls

are tres annoying

to those of us

who DO know most,

yet behave

kind & cool

to others.

If Socrates could say

"I wander about 

in unending perplexity-"

And Einstein:

“A true genius 

admits that he/she 

knows nothing.” 

Who are we to swagger?

The greatest folk

I have met

have been kind

and humble!

(  )

I'm SO glad

WE met!

Seeing the genius

in You

has broadened

my life

considerably.

Thanks for 

visiting,

and for 

emboldening me

to shoot my mouth off

            Fondly, cloudia

Oh No! Super Monday! Run!

A  L  O  H  A !

Wouldn't you rather be surfing,

or watching surfers?

I caught this back-lit family

Saturday on 

Diamond Head Road

as they walked up the trail

from the shoreline below.

 " Once there is a distance 
between you and 
your thought process, 
a new freedom is born. 
With this freedom, 
a new perception 
arises. "
            Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

The tiny dots (click on them) are surfers below

" Turn life 

into play 

and you can 

keep 

your body 

and brain

 younger! "

                      Josh Catchur 

 Duke Kahanamoku

Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer,

Legendary Life-Saving Hero,

 Father/Ambassador

of modern surfing 

to the world.

When you surf, especially Waikiki

you surf with the Duke's spirit!

Seen above in Mural at The Wave Hotel
Linking to Monday Mural

" If one is lucky, 

a solitary fantasy 

can totally transform 

one million realities. "

                    Maya Angelou

Linking to Our World

(_)

January is cold.

The new year is 

just finding it's legs

like a newborn

giraffe.

And then there are

the bills. . .

Some people remain

celebration-unsteady

too. Watch for them.

But today is the day:

The first normal 

"Work Day"

"School Day"

after a protracted

Holiday Season.

Here is my tip

to YOU:

Just show up.

Just find your class.

Everyone there

is more disoriented

than you.

Look awake.

Make it through

the day.

It will all be easier

tomorrow.

And to those like

myself:

"They've gone now.

We can clean up,

drink a second cup,

take the camera

for a walk."

When you love

what you do

'Normal Time'

is the Best Time

of ALL!

I wish YOU

Love & 

Pleasant Musing-

           Fondly, cloudia

Hawaii Sock Weather

A  L  O  H  A !

"Some people confuse

 blurting out whatever 

crosses their mind, 

with honesty;

But that is like 

calling a burp 

a song. "
            Cloudia Charters

" When you build 

bridges 

you can keep 

crossing them. "

                          Rick Pitino

We are freezing.

I am wearing socks

as I write this.

You can tell locals 

from Honolulu visitors:

Locals are wearing sweaters,

jackets, fashionable boots.

Visitors

are going to the beach

in bathing suits.

It didn't get above 

73f yesterday!

And what awesome 

sleeping weather

in the low/mid 60s.

73 degrees F = 22.78 degrees C

A front full of rain & wind

passed through last night,

but it looks like the President

might just get in a 

game of golf today.

[that was written yesterday.
He took the girls
to the beach]

What fun it's been

to see the girls,

sometimes hand in hand

with their Dad.

How great

that Barack & Michelle

spent time with military

families on Christmas

as they always do.

And the wedding that got moved
for presidential golf?

The military couple understood
that such things can happen,
and said

it made their wedding day

speaking informally with

the President:

"My bosses bosses bosses boss!"

As they happily put it.
[ceremony moved to a
 'prettier' location close by]

 LINK

)i(

Thank You

for visiting-

Sightings of YOU

stir up almost as much

excitement as a

Presidential motorcade!

               Fondly, cloudia

Ain't I a Critter

A L O H A !

 " Everyone 

you will ever meet 

knows something 

you don't. "

                             Bill Nye, 

                                               Science Guy 

Linking to 

Saturday Critters

Do animals,

individual animals,

have things 

to teach us?

 =^..^=

Thank You!

            Warmly, cloudia

Day What It Is?

A  L  O  H  A !

What Day Is It?   What Year?!

A rut is 

just a groove 

you don't 

want to be in. 

Some people are back to work - or never stopped


" He that respects himself 
is safe from others; 
he wears a coat of mail 
that none can pierce. "

         Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

But not everybody is working. For some 

there is time to walk on the beach.

" Taking time to do 

nothing 

often brings 

everything 

into perspective. "

                          Doe Zantamata

)i(

Holidays are disorienting.

That is a big part of

their purpose.

They break boring routine,

then make us long for

our routines again.

Holiday Magic!

We dance through the year,

'Same Same ~ New New"

The rhythm changes.

Sometimes the song does-

then we must dance

to a different tune.

But keep dancing!

Just keep dancing,

As long as you can

hear the music-

               Fondly, cloudia

America's Oldest Folk Life Event and Me

"Aqua String Band - 2010 Performance" by Roniannacone - 

Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

If you are born in Philly 

[Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA]

like I was,

Mummery is in your blood.

And 

New Year's Day is 

MUMMER's Day!



When European immigrants 

from Scandinavia, 

and other 

parts of Europe began arriving 

in Philadelphia in the 

17th Century, they brought their 

Mummer traditions with them.



 On New Year’s Day, 

families and friends 

would “Mum” 

through their neighborhood,

making fun of the 'upper' 

classes, and asking for 

food or drink.  


“Here we stand before your door, 
As we stood the year before;
Give us whisky, give us gin,
Open the door and let us in.”


History types trace the word 

Mummer 

 to Greek mythology.

  King Momus was 

the personification of 

satire, mockery and 

censure.  Mummers 

can also be 

connected to the late 

Middle English word mommer 

and the Old French word momeur

which relate to miming, 

masking and 

very ancient 

folk traditions.


 While living in Philadelphia, 

first US President George Washington

continued the local 

tradition of greeting friends 

at New Year’s time.  



Because the Mummer tradition is

of the common folk,

associated with drinking

 and making fun

of their 'betters' 

Mummery has not always been 

smiled upon by 

official  Philadelphia.

In the 1800’s, the parade,

and masquerading itself

were even banned

for decades. 



But, Mummery continued 

Working class Philadelphia 

never stopped.

Steam fitters in sequins.

Working guys from the 

neighborhood, from the 

factory, practicing all year

to march on Broad Street.

[Women march 

in the parade now -

though it remains possibly

the world's best example 

of straight men

 in silly drag]



Mumming goes through the 

generations.

The people mumming today

shook hands,

with the people 

who shook hands

with the people

who were Mummers

back in the beginning.

Or so it is said.



This year, I was able
to watch the parade
streaming live from Philly.

The music, the accents,
the city. . . 
It's all in my blood.

Mumming in Philadelphia
will live long after me.
But I like to think
that part of my soul
will go on doing the

"Mummers Strut"
on New Year's Day.

I've been practicing
All Day!

Happy New Year!

From Around the Way

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The unofficial theme song of the Mummers is
 “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers,” written in 1879 
by James Bland, an African American songwriter-

“Oh, dem golden slippers
Oh, dem golden slippers
Golden slippers I’se goin’ to wear
Because they look so neat
Oh, dem golden slippers
Oh, dem golden slippers
Golden slippers I’se goin’ to wear
To walk the golden street”


Historical Link

See Average people
doing the Mummers Strut-
under 1 minute: