It is nearly the end of June 2014 and more importantly, it is clearly the formal announcement (by the Supreme Court) that we - the US is now a formal Theocracy! As an ordained First American Atheist Revwrend, I will revise to pay Federal taxes because those funds are used to kill people through America's trumped up wars! That was Refuse! I am mad enough at the current US government, at all levels that we either need a true revolution and/or my preference, the dissolution of the United
States. Let each State succeed, determine the value of Federal assets in each State, agree that that each new sovereign owes 1/50th of the total value of Federal assets to be retained to each of the remaining States. The balance of the details of this human rights move will be forthcoming but for now: Give Me Liberty from America!
Aloha all

2014 and thus far, every season has been spectacular! Here in the Pacific Northwest, the month of November, December and January are supposed to be constantly overcast with an occasional snow storm and oh what the heck, let's add a windstorm or two. Feb through March = wind! rain! clouds and more. But now it is June and we are in the midst of a warm, sunny Sumer. Don't tell anyone! We are trying to keep outsiders out. We don't want the world to know that this is paradise. I've searched for a better place to live out my days and now know that this is the greener grass! Think I'll stick around while I can paradise is just too sweet!
Aloha Bro

Tick, tick, tick, tick
At least I get to visit my kids now and then. Absent those events, there would be little to entice me to rise each day. Physical limitations make the days harder but the opportunity to visit with those who are important to me make the difference between simply becoming a vegetable and having a reason to find something each day like today - watering the plants to be sure they survive the early summer-like weather. Preserving some life form is good enough for me so this will be a constructive day by my very modest standards!
Peace and Aloha

I've always admired optimism and it has pretty much been a staple in my bag of tricks but, as I watch younger folks charge headlong into very questionable actions that would appear to deserve more consideration (and perhaps) trepidation, based almost solely on their belief that "it" will work out and I begin here in my advanced years to question my optimism. Should I be more cynical? I've seen my share of cons and dishonest people so cynicism is not hard for me to inject into my analysis but...... How do I now balance my skepticism with my natural optimism to make valid decisions?, particularly when dealing with the natural optimism of youth? A skill that I still must master!
Aloha

I once thought that I was within hours of death after being told that weeks was my prognoses but was on the table in the OR as they began a craniotomy. Since that moment three years ago, I have not been able to shake the notion that death is imminent. The concern has not kept me from moving forward but I doubt that I have been as clearheaded and focused as in the past. As a result, I have this nagging feeling that there are missed matters and I hate being disconnected! So I need to connect more with my kids, they keep me in the now!