Monday, March 24, 2014

Macro Monday Too

A    L    O    H    A  !
" I'm so glad 
that you are here...
it makes me realize 
how beautiful
my world is. "

Goethe

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Our Canoe Table Awaits

A    L    O    H    A  !

" There isn’t much better
 in this life
 than finding a way
 to spend a few hours 
in conversation with 
people you respect
 and love. -












" - You 
have to carve this time
 out of your life 
because you aren’t really 
living without it. "

Real Live Preacher





Your Tale Awaits-
Everything is Prepared With Aloha

" The great person
 is the one who
 does not lose 
the heart of a child. "

Mencius







 We Can

Watch 

the Canoes -










and Paddle Along. . . 
On our Dreamlike
Golden Cruise -


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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Miracle Cure in Plain Sight

A    L    O    H    A  !
Do click to enlarge this photo
Love 
is the great 
miracle cure. 
Loving ourselves 
works miracles 
in our lives. "

Louise Hay




" So much has been said 
and sung of 
beautiful young girls, 
why doesn't somebody 
wake up 
to the beauty 
of old women? "


Harriet Beecher Stowe

[This self-serving message is brought to you by my hopeful vanity]


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Rashomon Effect Ghost Series

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A butterfly fluttered its wings 
in a wind thick 
with the smell of seaweed. 
His dry lips
 felt the touch of 
the butterfly 
for the briefest instant,
 yet 
the wisp of wing dust 
still shone 
on his lips 
years 
later.   ” 













 “People used to say 
that on moonless nights
 Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers 
would glide eerily 
along the outdoor corridor,
 never touching the floor.” 

 Ryūnosuke Akutagawa





“Directly beneath 
the Lotus Pond of Paradise 
lay the lower depths of Hell, 
and as He peered 
through the crystalline waters, 
He could see the 
River of Three Crossings 
and the Mountain of Needles 
as clearly as if 
He were viewing 
pictures in a peep-box.” 

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 






" Priest:  I don't want to hear it.
 No more horror stories.

Commoner: They are common stories
 these days.
 I even heard that the demon 
living here in Rashômon 
fled in fear of
 the ferocity of man. "

Film RASHOMON [1950]








" The classic Kurosawa film 
deals with the nature of truth... 
how the same events
 can be viewed in completely
 different ways by different 
people with different 
backgrounds, expectations, 
and experiences. 
We Call it 
the Rashomon Effect. "

SUZAN HASKINS AND DAN PRESCHER




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Saturday, March 22, 2014

5 Minute Vacation- My Hawaii

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My Honolulu Early Morning
"This Too is ALOHA"

Do YOURSELF a favor:

YOU'LL Be Glad YOU Did

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When Self Indulgence?

A    L    O    H    A  !

" Within you 
there is a stillness 
and a sanctuary 
to which you can 
retreat
 at any time 
and be 
yourself. "

 Hermann Hesse 








" Love yourself first 
and everything else 
falls into line. 
You really have to 
love yourself 
to get anything 
done in this world. "

Lucille Ball








" Having a good discussion 

is like having riches. "

Kenyan proverb








Self indulgence
when it works
is a marvelous 
tonic.
Ironic
isn't it
that something "Bad"
can be "Good" too-
Like Drugs or
Love. Depends
I suppose
on who's prescribing.

Just what you need:
 Massage,
A cup of 
Undisturbed
At anonymous cafe,
High window view,
Insubstantial film
(with chocolate) 
or 

Nothing At All

But to be 
Left alone 
For a while
Even by 
Your own 
Pesky Self.

So Self-Indulge at will
My Friends.
By my reckoning
You've earned it.
Don't spurn it.
But continue to pay 
Your bills on time.
That you may muse
and amuse
in comfort. 

Gosh Thanks for
Visiting Here!
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Friday, March 21, 2014

Sailor Jerry Tattoo God Father

A    L    O    H    A  !
“ People take 
different roads 
seeking fulfillment 
and happiness. 
Just because they’re 
not on your road 
doesn’t mean 
they’ve gotten lost. ”


 Dalai Lama










 "I never feel age...
If you have 
creative work, 
you don't have 
age or time."

Louise Nevelson









Rollo was running the shop
while I was driving my taxi
through these streets.
See my Hawaii taxi & life novel
HERE


Tattooing
was invented in Polynesia
and sailors were the first westerners
to get tattoos as mementos of their voyages.

Honolulu Town and her Harbor have been
Crossroads of the Pacific
since the 1700s,
especially for sailors.

A key figure in modern tattoo art
is Sailor Jerry
[Norman Keith Collins]
and he worked his iconic magic
right here in my town.
Down in Chinatown,
just off of Hotel Street,
Sailor Jerry tattooed many
many people, and his art
traveled around the world.
Much of what is familiar
about 20th Century skin art
flowed from his pen.
WWII insured that his
tattoos would "die"
in virtually every battle
of the Pacific,
and live
in every state of the USA.
[And Beyond]
Today, "his" shop
is still working it's art
albeit under a different name.

Do YOU have or want
a tattoo? Of What?

Fondly, 
                       your tattooed lady, cloudia
Lydia The Tattooed Lady by The Muppets on Grooveshark