Oahu Photo Location: Moanalua Gardens (the Hitachi Tree)
Looking for photo opportunities on Oahu? The best spots for scenic pictures? Secret places around Honolulu to take top shots? Great photography starts with great subjects, and to find great subjects it...
View ArticleOahu Photo Location: Barbers Point Beach Park
Dear photographers: (non-photographers can skip this post) In my last blog post, I told you about the Hitachi Tree, and I listed other sites around Oahu that might be good for photography. Today I want...
View ArticleHappiness Meditation Poem: “An Undisturbed Mind”
Time for poetry! This is the second in my series of poems inspired by the Tao Te Ching. (The first one is here.) Happiness Meditation Poem – An Undisturbed Mind Evil cannot disturb me. I can only...
View ArticleRoger Friedman Loves Phylicia Rashad, Phylicia Rashad Loves Bill Cosby, Rape...
A guy I never heard of before named Roger Friedman wrote an article, here, in which he adoringly defends Phylicia Rashad’s adoring defense of Bill Cosby. “Someone is determined to keep Bill Cosby off...
View ArticleThe Next Liberal Rights Movement
In the past few decades the USA has made great strides in terms of racial equality, women’s rights, and LGBT rights. We have our first black president. Our next president may just well be a woman. Gay...
View ArticleTerry Pratchett’s Raising Steam and The Shepherd’s Crown
I traveled cross-country on a train once and I hoped for a magical sort of experience, but I’m sorry to say—with no offense meant to railfans, whose enthusiasm I applaud—it wasn’t magical, it wasn’t...
View ArticleWindows 10 is AWESOME!
I had to struggle a bit to get my Windows 8.1 laptop to upgrade to Windows 10, but it finally worked out, and I’m very pleased. Windows 10 is the best Windows OS of all time. It’s that good. At least...
View ArticleThe Shepherd’s Crown
I’m four chapters in. And I just couldn’t wait to post about it. My early review (no spoilers): CRIVENS! So far it’s perfect! Fun, funny, beautifully written, impactful. It’s as crisp and solid, at...
View ArticlePharyngula on Animal Rights
Before I delve into this, let me say that MerrilyDancingApe is, after three years online, actually receiving hits. Not a million hits per day or a thousand or even a hundred, but a few, and that ain’t...
View ArticleLuke the Villain? I Think Not.
A blogger over at HuffPo has posted his theory that Luke Skywalker actually turned to the Dark Side at the end of Return of the Jedi and will be the villain in the new movie. It’s a fun read. The...
View ArticleKioni Dudley: Hero of the West Side
O’ahu is a plutocracy, plain and simple. Perhaps it always has been, at least going back to 1893 and the Committee of Safety, the gang of businessmen who found the rightful Queen of Hawaii inconvenient...
View ArticleThe Irony of Prayer
Mike Huckabee was on Fox News recently and he said he prays that Donald Trump wins the election. I don’t fault Mr. Huckabee for supporting the candidate whose views are closest to his own, even if I...
View ArticleI Voted…
Ballot is in the mail. I voted for Hillary Clinton and for other Democrats up and down the ballot, except for mayor. Time for a Republican there. I voted for Djou. In 2014, I didn’t want Djou in the...
View ArticleKumare
If you’ve got Netflix, check out the documentary Kumare. I’ve been fascinated lately by gurus. The documentary takes a fun look at how people suspend their critical thinking when they believe they’ve...
View ArticleI’m With Her
Why did I vote for Clinton? The two pro-Hillary articles I found most convincing were these: 1- The New Yorker’s endorsement, here. 2- Zompist’s take down of Trump, here. Also see here. It’s time for a...
View ArticleBrace for Impact
Like most liberals, I’m having a really hard time with Hillary Clinton’s loss. I’m feeling shock, horror, dread, anger, and immense disappointment. And most of all I’m very, very sad. But let’s get...
View ArticleElection Consolation… From Gandalf
We find ourselves in a surreal nightmare. This was a stupid, unnecessary loss, caused by misinformation and carelessness and apathy, and the consequences will be dire. Now we must watch helplessly as...
View ArticleMake the Argument
This may be a bit Norman Peale-esque, but here goes… I used to be an actor in New York City. One of my acting teachers was a really brilliant guy and he had great wisdom to share, primarily about...
View ArticleWhy Trump Will Be Around For Eight Years, Thanks to HuffPo
I’ve held off on posting about Trump’s presidency, but it’s time to wade into the muck. If you haven’t seen this yet, there’s a fun video where Brooke Baldwin at CNN sums up Trumps presidency so far:...
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