I've gotten strep throat before from an airliner on route back from Korea to the United States. Sat in the very front row of a no smoking area where no one was supposed to smoke but they all came back there to stretch their legs and smoke anyhow. I could see the stewardess gave up on telling each one that came back there to smoke that they had to go to a different area of the plane to smoke. I inhaled a ton of stinky cigarette smoke. Somehow, got strep throat from it all. One time while attending a class at a Junior College I had to use the restroom. As I was washing my hands a young kid flushed a toilet behind a closed stall door. He came walking out and headed out of the restroom without washing his hands. I said "Hey, come back here and wash your hands." To my surprise, he came back in and washed his hands. Good kid, probably erred because of his youth.
It was at one time the largest ranch in the United States, including Texas, and probably the largest in the world.
parker ranch up in kamuela/waimea is kind of related to the king ranch i believe through a marriage to one of the king's family daughters. don't quote me though. edit as in hawaiian king.
Well, that's a relief. I'm curious about the fishing. What's your usual fishing method? Shore or boat?
The Iron Man trainer was one of the most interesting people I've ever met. He said he was going to quit being the trainer very soon because he really didn't know much about that and he only got into it because he wanted to keep the sport together in Hawaii. He lived on Kawaii. He was a homosexual who used to live in NYC with his partner. They were dying to get out of there and go somewhere nice so they picked Hawaii. As he told me how his partner died of something that I've forgotten about, I was really touched. They really cared about each other. Wish I could remember his name. I'd also like to see him again. No, no, not for that reason, oh people, people.
Oh, let me spill the beans. I need a dialysis unit in the hospital, so it's gotta be a full hospital. Also, I need a lot of supporting units. Mango used to be my wife's favorite. She got some absolutely fantastic mangoes when she lived with her sister in the Philippines. She was a volunteer candy striper comforting Korean soldiers wounded in the Vietnam War. Her brother-in-law worked on an American military base as a contractor and a retired Major. She had many proposals for marriage from the Korean soldiers but she wasn't interested. What she found in me still amazes me. Anyhow, I told you guys she was very sweet.
diabetes is huge here in the islands and besides the local hospitals there are several private companies including Liberty Dialysis in keahou that have over 6 patients at a time on their units. it truly is a health scourge here.
can, i invited marzul's grand son's if he makes it here, maybe we could book a whole day for just the two of you! fast friends forever form fishing. the five effs F's. peace in our lifetime.
In all honesty, I like Marzy, I'm just not fond of his politics. Would I go fishing with him? Hell yes, as long as we never talked politics or his views on certain racial types. There would have to be ice cold, and I mean really cold, beer. ps, Marzy drinks beer, ask me how I know.
well this ain't some backwater outpost like australia, so of course the beer is cold!!! edit but....it is hot so you better drink 'em fast,brah.
i had to come back to this comment and tell you i wish i could like it a hundred times. the part about being able to separate the person from the politics really touched something. with all the labeling of folks as this or that because of a comment or opinion is way, way too common today. your being able to disassociate the person from the politics and rhetoric is commendable and frequently lacking so much in today's society.
anybody who thinks Hawaiians aren't stuck indoors has never lived a rainy season in Hilo before...one of the wettest places on earth
My problem is that I don't pee. I've got to have dialysis to not only get out the waste products from my blood but also the fluid. Therefor, I limit myself to one, and on a rare occasion two, beers. I've been warned repeatedly that excess fluid is bad for my heart.
My cousin lived on the Hilo side. Lost his boat to a storm. We visited there 'cause I wanted to see Hilo Hattie's store. My mom got her to attend Oswego's (now Lake Oswego's) first water festival. She's the lady in South Pacific, one of my favorite movies.
wise uncle told me, "beers are like tits, one just ain't right, two is symmetrical and perfect, and three is just too many"
