Prize Skies

A   L   O   H   A !

Caverns of Flame

"Set your life on fire. 

Seek those 

who fan your 

flames." 

                  Rumi

Gilded Will

" It takes a lot 

of courage 

to show your dreams 

to someone else. "


               Erma Bombeck 

 luna di miele

 Flaming Flamingo

" -the poem tells me 

little or nothing. 

Rather it invites me 

to tell myself 

what the poem means. " 

                      John Bremer

 Core

Slavering Dragon

 Doodle Puff

" The pendulum of the mind 

alternates between 

sense and nonsense, 

not between 

right and wrong. "

                       Carl Jung

 All - Seeing  Eye

" Mingo "

" Don't let yesterday 

use up too much 

of today. "

               Cherokee Wisdom

Jim  Bow

"There are far,

far better things

ahead 

than any we leave 

behind"  

C.S. Lewis

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Thanks for floating By!

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Forward Inward

A L O H A  !

" Something

 we were withholding

 made us weak,

Until we found

 it was ourselves. "

                                Robert Frost

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Musing Molding Shaping

A   L   O   H   A !

" We are shaped 

and fashioned 

by what we love ” 

                    Goethe

"The wise adapt

 themselves

 to circumstances, 

as water molds

 itself to the pitcher." 

                    Zen Proverb

" There is no such thing -

" -  in anyone's life -

- as an unimportant day. "

                Alexander Woollcott 

[/.\]

Thanks For Musing

With Us!

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Good Mural Parking

A L O H A !

“The question is: 

why can’t parking lots 

be modest paradises?” 

 Eran Ben-Joseph

See other Good Murals

Here

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Just Some Kid

A   L   O   H   A !

" Hugs can do 

great amounts of good -

- especially for children. "

Princess of Wales Diana

 Just somebody else's kids. 

Just like you see every day.

 What is his day like? 

His Questions?    His Future?

Just a kid 

walking with is parents.

Who will he become?

Child of two soldiers.  

What does he worry about?

Do they leave at the same time?

Who can he count on?

What does he understand?

Is that sister to the side?

Just somebody else's kid.

Why does he matter

SO much?

[:]

Thank YOU

for Mattering to me-

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Pixie Charades

A   L   O   H   A !

Pixie as ET The Extra Terrestrial!

 Remember when E.T. 

was hiding in pain sight 

among the stuffed toys?

[:]

Thanks for goofing off

with us!

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Rimpac Water Ballet of Monsters, OR Chinese Navy Opened My Garage

A   L   O   H   A !

“The supreme art of war 

is to subdue the enemy 

without fighting.” 

               Sun Tzu 

                                           The Art of War

“Speak softly 

and carry a big stick;

 you will go far.” 

                                                              Theodore Roosevelt

“Don't hit at all

 if it is honorably possible

 to avoid hitting;

 but never hit soft!” 

                                                                   Theodore Roosevelt

 Missile Destroyer Haikou, China?

“Force

 is all conquering,

 but it's victories 

are short lived.” 

                   Abraham Lincoln

Every two years since 1971 by invitation of 

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT)

An international maritime excercise is held in 

Our Hawaiian waters.

This year, for the first time, 

CHINA is participating

with the US Navy and guest 

ships, aircraft, and personel

from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile,

Columbia, France, India, Indonesia,

Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands,

New Zealand, Norway, Peru, 

South Korea, Philippines,

Singapore,

Tonga and The United Kingdom.

 (Thailand was dis-invited on account of the coup)

49 ships, 25,000 people,

6 submarines,

and over 200 aircraft

[including a NASA predator drone!]

will conduct War Games,

Humanitarian Assistance exercises,

establish procedures for communication

and cooperation,

even staging an amphibious

assault of Oahu's Bellows Beach

(officially a US Airforce Base).

Highlights include:

Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan,

Chinese missile destroyer Haikou

Hospital Ship, Peace Ark,

Peace Ark [China] entering Pearl Harbor

missile frigate, Yueyang,

and supply ship Qiandaohu.

See them Here

USN Hospital Ship, Mercy,

[ 2 hospital ships with Peace Ark! ]

Aluminium Trimaran USS Independence,

[ a new generation warship ]

Link

USN Ronald Reagan, Honolulu 26 June

And then there is the issue

of garage door openers.

The Navy calibrates and tests

shipboard RADAR and COMS

(communications)

BEFORE leaving Pearl Harbor

with military playmates, 

which plays havoc with weaker

civilian garage door openers

in the residential areas overlooking

the famous Naval Base.

Many will not even notice:

There will be a bit of noise, 

visiting military, traffic. 

A Small price to pay for the 

humanitarian and defense benefits.

 Including the intangibles

 like familiarity and 

friendships

 that develop between humans 

of different nations 

working together.

It is claimed that Hawaii

will see $52 Million in 

related economic activity.

 Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL

Official RIMPAC 2014 Site 

Link

Thanks for Visiting!

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