tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35772480913961275842024-03-19T11:28:08.544-10:00Left Field WanderThoughts that nudge my mind, posted spasmodically when time and energy permit, lest they escape out of my ears and are lost forever.Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-29998006319108626542022-01-23T04:00:00.001-10:002022-01-23T15:43:12.835-10:00Neologism (?) Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdZy3KuFLEpKz5ECzLMp1qCD76qAcCPfYKSpqnVQb6xxQkTyfb5P2WnvpZGpLnkveVuI8VKnTT0XcKjtjxvmbUNQgyIxwUIc1RPkTmh20ic2zWTFGAJqMeQirln1pv-a6mrl7l9834ZthIW7ysfBymo53jipVycHoEYrPuEGrfE46u3vK_rIOTb3q0=s989" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="989" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdZy3KuFLEpKz5ECzLMp1qCD76qAcCPfYKSpqnVQb6xxQkTyfb5P2WnvpZGpLnkveVuI8VKnTT0XcKjtjxvmbUNQgyIxwUIc1RPkTmh20ic2zWTFGAJqMeQirln1pv-a6mrl7l9834ZthIW7ysfBymo53jipVycHoEYrPuEGrfE46u3vK_rIOTb3q0=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Someone just sent me an article about winners in the </span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-style: italic;">Washington Post’s </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">annual neologism contest, where readers supplied alternate meanings to commonly used words.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">These are funny, but I need to tell you the list was published 17 years ago, in 2005. So they might already be familiar. A few may offend some of you, but that is not my intent in running the list.</span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Coffee</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), the person upon whom one coughs</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Flabbergasted</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (adj</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleItalicBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-style: italic;">.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">), appalled over how much weight you have gained</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Abdicate</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Esplanade</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Willy-nilly</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (adj.), impotent</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Negligent</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Lymph</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (v.), to walk with a lisp</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Gargoyle</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), olive-flavored mouthwash</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Flatulence</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.) emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Balderdash</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), a rapidly receding hairline</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Testicle</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), a humorous question on an exam</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Rectitude</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Pokemon</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n), a Rastafarian proctologist</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Oyster</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddis</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Frisbeetarianism</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), t</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">he belief that, when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Circumvent</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> (n.), an opening in the front boxer shorts worn by Jewish men</span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">(BTW, a “neologism” is a new word or new usage of a word.)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-6799192121841574002022-01-23T04:00:00.000-10:002022-01-23T07:19:49.552-10:0018 Immutable Laws Of Man<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgKhw9N-bdLJk5YjnQd8bTvbij0NQpMHdwXkWY0MJW8koWNF6o8bZqHECv9zleWaAFI7RN8MDg0_wCz5eNQw6UKamBk0Mcwd3HmgFw5GU1WVoVGf047tQ8fRqDMYkqsFw7TMFDBJ65Fg/s747/C7D47C56-597D-4E4A-8273-868767DBE6F5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="747" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhgKhw9N-bdLJk5YjnQd8bTvbij0NQpMHdwXkWY0MJW8koWNF6o8bZqHECv9zleWaAFI7RN8MDg0_wCz5eNQw6UKamBk0Mcwd3HmgFw5GU1WVoVGf047tQ8fRqDMYkqsFw7TMFDBJ65Fg/w400-h300/C7D47C56-597D-4E4A-8273-868767DBE6F5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">I wish I’d had the opportunity and inclination to compile and arrange these myself. Be that as it may, this list magically appeared in my Facebook feed. So there you go.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">1 . Law of Mechanical Repair: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch, and you'll have to pee.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">2. Law of Gravity: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">3. Law of Probability: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">4. Law of Random Numbers: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal; someone always answers.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">5. Variation Law: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">6. Law of the Bath</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">: When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">7. Law of Close Encounters: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">8. Law of the Result: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, IT WILL!!!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">9. Law of Biomechanics</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>reach.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">10. Law of the Theaters & Sports Arenas: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">At any event, the people whose seats are farthest from the aisle, always arrive last. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet, and who leave early before the performance or the game is over. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies, and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle people, also, are very surly folk.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">11. The Coffee Law: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something that will last until the coffee is cold.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">12. Murphy's Law of Lockers:</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">13. Law of Physical Surfaces:</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">14. Law of Logical Argument:</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> Anything is possible IF you don't know what you are talking about.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">15. Law of Physical Appearance:</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> If the clothes fit, they're ugly.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">16. Law of Public Speaking: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">A closed mouth gathers no feet.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">17. Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy: </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it, OR the store will stop selling it.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleEmphasizedBody; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">18. Doctors' Law:</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> If you don't feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor. By the time you get there, you'll feel better. But don't make an appointment, and you'll stay sick.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 21.1299991607666px;">You’re welcome!</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 21.1299991607666px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-65890822696960036812022-01-14T04:00:00.000-10:002022-01-14T07:17:34.726-10:00Come Fly with Meme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmx-NYrzmScM05WdJxZFfnscWeV9QUGBQFdqEXAykU0iPEUH12eMK_UHt-Fgsieft8xqoZGFkOkn9V9pkl4XuoTk2fVLwSiGruUxZzs4Ee_GNiqX7hPZquoUsC_GzPcmZrAoQw_FofXO20kO44x4m2WGTsJO0h8k3d0RB0WVR4Y8A1yRUadAa3IKHQ=s681" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="681" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmx-NYrzmScM05WdJxZFfnscWeV9QUGBQFdqEXAykU0iPEUH12eMK_UHt-Fgsieft8xqoZGFkOkn9V9pkl4XuoTk2fVLwSiGruUxZzs4Ee_GNiqX7hPZquoUsC_GzPcmZrAoQw_FofXO20kO44x4m2WGTsJO0h8k3d0RB0WVR4Y8A1yRUadAa3IKHQ=w400-h230" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know, I know. You’re saying, “What? Again? That meme-making fool.”</span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can’t help it. I see a striking pic in my Facebook or Twitter feed and save it in one of my iPad folders. Or, I read/hear a catchy or memorable phrase (mostly inspirational, but many humorous, particularly punny phrases.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Along with kitty and puppy memes, birds are my favorite theme subjects. And what better way to start off the new year with a flock of wise and beautiful birds!</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Enjoy, and share if you like. 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx9qIZ7tTKD2GIF-aGuIoUGnFKJGHjAVJEHMBtA8kr1qmJZG4blssG7Du3dWnoQAfwYClw-Z4sVITVRFZBhOb-oxdwGAvh6pdJjskZO1gaAgjStsbkG762zUH3ODO1HFf_sRnvJAM5Oo/s807/1117E339-B5EB-4DAF-9877-56A121AF19D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="807" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfx9qIZ7tTKD2GIF-aGuIoUGnFKJGHjAVJEHMBtA8kr1qmJZG4blssG7Du3dWnoQAfwYClw-Z4sVITVRFZBhOb-oxdwGAvh6pdJjskZO1gaAgjStsbkG762zUH3ODO1HFf_sRnvJAM5Oo/w400-h179/1117E339-B5EB-4DAF-9877-56A121AF19D3.jpeg" width="400" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas comes but once a year, and when it comes, it </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">brings good cheer.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Personally, I wish it would last at least a week longer than it always does. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It’s been increasingly so, the older I get. I mean, commercially it starts on Halloween with Christmas ads making their annual debut. I love the small ascent up to the glorious day of legend. Then, the giant holiday eraser gets to work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are several reasons why Christmas is so important to me:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHIO1DVjYHM5Muz-f4aR1JCECqRnbDr_7Dc8ASTVw_WlrIcYRvPc72jwX8XBUiafYZqe3MC1hOOyhDs2DDzBRT_rqdLCts0F2CTPKr1SIHGDWcjVp6UEU-NRSMax6lTqHCdaqF9xJdDU/s1645/00043356-87EE-4C88-90F8-84D6CF7D281E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1645" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMHIO1DVjYHM5Muz-f4aR1JCECqRnbDr_7Dc8ASTVw_WlrIcYRvPc72jwX8XBUiafYZqe3MC1hOOyhDs2DDzBRT_rqdLCts0F2CTPKr1SIHGDWcjVp6UEU-NRSMax6lTqHCdaqF9xJdDU/w400-h304/00043356-87EE-4C88-90F8-84D6CF7D281E.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">First and primary is Jesus Christ, the Holy Child of God. It is from Him that the carols have been written and sung over the centuries. From the Nativity, we are subject to so many images of Christ, Mary and Joseph, shepherds, three kings bearing gifts, angels, and the magical star that shone bright in the night.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will spend so many hours listening to classics like “Silent Night,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “We Three Kings,” and “Away in a Manger.”</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuawiBR67TYsejjQpQV-CNMJSUnE5GGVWXt1UXM27kIfYuCT1EUBlMBuQ39Czpahy2r4gCDywyIKtGNP9_iKXUow0mEu7vtfWqRL4Y1k7DqADqT713mmZbKaZpUk765z__uyUkwuPYEec/s1200/3F08D309-9545-40C3-8507-CAE7B2B420FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1200" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuawiBR67TYsejjQpQV-CNMJSUnE5GGVWXt1UXM27kIfYuCT1EUBlMBuQ39Czpahy2r4gCDywyIKtGNP9_iKXUow0mEu7vtfWqRL4Y1k7DqADqT713mmZbKaZpUk765z__uyUkwuPYEec/w400-h399/3F08D309-9545-40C3-8507-CAE7B2B420FE.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">By the time I was a child in the ‘50s, the iconic Santa Claus as we know him emerged. Poems about him were written, then movie after movie. His tales evolved to fit our image of him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did, I do, and I will continue to sing the songs I grew up with.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Familiar Christmas Song Lyrics</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>“</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">He had a broad face and a little round belly t</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">hat shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.” • </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;">“Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring.” • </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; text-indent: -1em;">“I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus.” • “</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);">Grandma got run over by a reindeer, w</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);">alkin' home from our house Christmas Eve.” • “</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);">Silver bells, silver bells, i</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);">t's Christmas time in the city.” • “</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);">Rudolph with your nose so bright, </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);">won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"</span></span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I could go on and on, but I’ll have too many ear worms in my head.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQVLsFhABF5YYiKlIp9Igd1gRF66PCWQNlW0BdhWa-O4-ElgsN_kiiDrWklCmUPAGzsL6jjOKKgrfmTSyqAjKZOJtO_M-kC-szPEc_YP3PLRcK28mh_Ec0-SBk39g1aFWWb4q5IM9kas/s1400/A0DE3C35-07B8-4A0B-ABC5-D4A0D41A60B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQVLsFhABF5YYiKlIp9Igd1gRF66PCWQNlW0BdhWa-O4-ElgsN_kiiDrWklCmUPAGzsL6jjOKKgrfmTSyqAjKZOJtO_M-kC-szPEc_YP3PLRcK28mh_Ec0-SBk39g1aFWWb4q5IM9kas/w400-h225/A0DE3C35-07B8-4A0B-ABC5-D4A0D41A60B0.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I do love the glitter and sparkle of decorations. Remember what we used to call Christmas icicles? We called them tinsels, because they were made of tin foil, and I do believe celebrants still call them that. The newer ones are shinier, for sure.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiD8IDx3gOrCiDGCjn5rB9bDmOtrIfNYhFw6ZNSiwucPk7FtVWJ194dAEJsbh5D1mppQXgC14ES8E6vYKcWvfsue4Lcwj55QLDle7_EzkeOYYIWcGRdE8auHfsLUC_q7ggoKalMcEBBde8lHINmlbizLSAs8M-GwKZ8tfBEL0taQv6OtlHNQ1lGNJQ=s1204" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1204" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiD8IDx3gOrCiDGCjn5rB9bDmOtrIfNYhFw6ZNSiwucPk7FtVWJ194dAEJsbh5D1mppQXgC14ES8E6vYKcWvfsue4Lcwj55QLDle7_EzkeOYYIWcGRdE8auHfsLUC_q7ggoKalMcEBBde8lHINmlbizLSAs8M-GwKZ8tfBEL0taQv6OtlHNQ1lGNJQ=w400-h380" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The design of the glass balls haa taken a dramatic turn for the better, they’re lighter and less breakable — true works of art. And the Christmas tree garlands sometimes exceed the beauty of jewelry.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg67ElE4m6F0x06-U-x__L_1fRJ97Ud-ug85I_0BqIP92ntoWQID0GM3ZH590z3PXVlnJMs3-WqVSWWE4R1ntCpxw9pBI_Q2wydzEs63pdg3UY8DQd8l-FueHVL2WsaLAZVhRDBccdA8vH0-EKPKQCBm19CeqVB9lR5GhS728NFU63pon_DqWzH7S1s=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg67ElE4m6F0x06-U-x__L_1fRJ97Ud-ug85I_0BqIP92ntoWQID0GM3ZH590z3PXVlnJMs3-WqVSWWE4R1ntCpxw9pBI_Q2wydzEs63pdg3UY8DQd8l-FueHVL2WsaLAZVhRDBccdA8vH0-EKPKQCBm19CeqVB9lR5GhS728NFU63pon_DqWzH7S1s=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After testing the tangled mess of bulbs, turn on the string of Christmas tree lights, then off the living room lights. Turn on some Christmas music so we all can sing and sway.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And that’s Christmas to me.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrppO7gj3NhM3ede2TQTF5HlQbbtomPgcNYJ-Z8Ed-juLCyuAKz8BipVdKqIniTEuwFEhNziMAA4sYFLLf8-G2HtNW30qGOT6GbYMaCBxXF61jGsM_KI4l7zIF6_ws_EfrTB_Kas6csVo/s996/82910AAD-4F0C-447C-AB41-776E73B4E3A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="863" data-original-width="996" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrppO7gj3NhM3ede2TQTF5HlQbbtomPgcNYJ-Z8Ed-juLCyuAKz8BipVdKqIniTEuwFEhNziMAA4sYFLLf8-G2HtNW30qGOT6GbYMaCBxXF61jGsM_KI4l7zIF6_ws_EfrTB_Kas6csVo/w400-h346/82910AAD-4F0C-447C-AB41-776E73B4E3A1.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One last thing before I go: Don’t forget your furry friends and family members, n</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">o matter what they do to your beautiful Christmas tree. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’m sure that in their own way, they love Christmas, with all the tree ornaments, presents, ribbons and bows.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEYE5xF_3uQMRER84z2M9PkG_5pgr9vyjMIwGIely8UxixWcgY77IGtwp4phCec0xYaOkBZ1H1D3QC-GUMfr8f6WKwWXmiVfQrHzdvuxJPlgXieD6iv7e1wbN1yIo8dEE2MRDdcCPgYh7j94U9ukLYfaayMF0vK9sOiva91Ya5Pynjx9wAyXN_uYzD=s704" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEYE5xF_3uQMRER84z2M9PkG_5pgr9vyjMIwGIely8UxixWcgY77IGtwp4phCec0xYaOkBZ1H1D3QC-GUMfr8f6WKwWXmiVfQrHzdvuxJPlgXieD6iv7e1wbN1yIo8dEE2MRDdcCPgYh7j94U9ukLYfaayMF0vK9sOiva91Ya5Pynjx9wAyXN_uYzD=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Of course, there is a limit, so don’t overdo it …)</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCw9_jVFDgQZWTuTmdA4SpHLEiqF9cc8-40H2E1YZlX9hdikL6jKWOU5U0822rEXgtez5N8c1v6i7Gv3qCD_8VITIP19xV4aJJGllZ63jeQ-I3bQGdlLn4FigYijOGSWAFT8LJpbr9d8klhFJ8ZRDlIzZsuvMwH8xaNVW3OwjnOoejDOIaTa0f18Kh=s1197" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1197" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCw9_jVFDgQZWTuTmdA4SpHLEiqF9cc8-40H2E1YZlX9hdikL6jKWOU5U0822rEXgtez5N8c1v6i7Gv3qCD_8VITIP19xV4aJJGllZ63jeQ-I3bQGdlLn4FigYijOGSWAFT8LJpbr9d8klhFJ8ZRDlIzZsuvMwH8xaNVW3OwjnOoejDOIaTa0f18Kh=w400-h398" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s Hawaiian for Merry Christmas!</span></b></div><p><br /></p></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-79303547181746267522021-12-17T04:00:00.002-10:002021-12-17T07:44:07.729-10:00 Vintage Christmas Classic Cartoons<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.13px;">MeTV recently ran two hours of classic Christmas cartoons.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span>Instead of posting them on my Facebook page, I thought I’d share three of them in this</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">blog.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNJlMrT81QCwJprIzgnW9GsaHdDwta3xV-ozI76utfor7TSSTmALT65wW2MU__Q4hiJmUkachgus4WnDhAsuZ_T36c72aVOi2Z382QU5yvXUA2uIQF143xCI4pfO_7Pzia3HnHME_cSyFC06sQ8PEJV9PSS45LZb8qB9WnyV1lUgoCKA5z8DJNed-m=s863" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="863" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNJlMrT81QCwJprIzgnW9GsaHdDwta3xV-ozI76utfor7TSSTmALT65wW2MU__Q4hiJmUkachgus4WnDhAsuZ_T36c72aVOi2Z382QU5yvXUA2uIQF143xCI4pfO_7Pzia3HnHME_cSyFC06sQ8PEJV9PSS45LZb8qB9WnyV1lUgoCKA5z8DJNed-m=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><b>Somewhere in Dreamland (1936)</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">(Click Here) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4gC69ZEhc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH4gC69ZEhc</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLGHlDBdCattMYpHdA-3ri_OWjG3d3hL2W9TUpRMo9DCxQQO2PoR1qmsc041L13yHrBrBSAH9FFUAU6z1bibkaMNIoOf_wkYevrH1MPVanF5JMRfXIKSNdv-385h4BY0tb8iTcXz4jOF1yRY_CQInqmVz9Ov5lRqaivsaKvH8p0plErHcGP-Pb7ftW=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLGHlDBdCattMYpHdA-3ri_OWjG3d3hL2W9TUpRMo9DCxQQO2PoR1qmsc041L13yHrBrBSAH9FFUAU6z1bibkaMNIoOf_wkYevrH1MPVanF5JMRfXIKSNdv-385h4BY0tb8iTcXz4jOF1yRY_CQInqmVz9Ov5lRqaivsaKvH8p0plErHcGP-Pb7ftW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">)</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">(Click Here) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbssjgg-juU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbssjgg-juU</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><br /><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIFk0_WK3G4ajLf7uYNA0M3cfg1Pnfh2IEjtT4n9EW1NpJsHkeYtWQJQRYF83hn-SJAd3Kel_OhX6Rutqp_IwbhpREC0ZivhqvbcFRLlmqKbf1ke_OZdVHSeDdQ36AtqIXPRLY2fYODCnUXg1pPAAqtLP7WRCkZLnjA8zwZxwKdlk45cAl7k5oxxpV=s350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="350" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIFk0_WK3G4ajLf7uYNA0M3cfg1Pnfh2IEjtT4n9EW1NpJsHkeYtWQJQRYF83hn-SJAd3Kel_OhX6Rutqp_IwbhpREC0ZivhqvbcFRLlmqKbf1ke_OZdVHSeDdQ36AtqIXPRLY2fYODCnUXg1pPAAqtLP7WRCkZLnjA8zwZxwKdlk45cAl7k5oxxpV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><b>Santa’s Surprise (1947)</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">(Click Here) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaGum8trti0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaGum8trti0</a></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-31151695246688706072021-12-07T04:00:00.005-10:002021-12-07T04:00:00.215-10:00 The End is the End of an End<p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 21.1299991607666px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEV8PX-0a0QteCxGXaO5bvldYilvlJ3GNBwe24orr7prHyeJkhlVHMjI-W5qEAH0wQdlymciz_IfRsycP2pt9b0c2BfYp03qgnt515pxSzoO37ngTZXGHt6U0lHeSyiRp613ivikqPTA/s963/0DA4DD08-5650-436A-9E9E-A60F0BF3F055.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="963" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEV8PX-0a0QteCxGXaO5bvldYilvlJ3GNBwe24orr7prHyeJkhlVHMjI-W5qEAH0wQdlymciz_IfRsycP2pt9b0c2BfYp03qgnt515pxSzoO37ngTZXGHt6U0lHeSyiRp613ivikqPTA/w400-h319/0DA4DD08-5650-436A-9E9E-A60F0BF3F055.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">I was thinking of endings — you know, the end of an era, the final out in a World Series Game 7, </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">the proverbial “end of my rope,” the closing of a powerful quotation, stuff like that.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">We all know there are an infinite number of “ends,” but only a few registered recently in my early morning dream wanders, two standing out in my semi-stupor memories.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">They are both inspired by today’s date, Dec. 7.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5VVwc4DeBG8aUFBGjP2Wb6p4Ble-ExbQoeRKPa28gxtzfUdDB29GOFSA4rZn1C5QMfLWHnViTQdK1vGFVTFrk_lcig3CUmaGcTFxc3knnACX22HR9HWEqkWDkXp1VwOM2_9KVfXXusA/s1200/B7BA1459-AF43-4CFC-B8AB-546159C9EAE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5VVwc4DeBG8aUFBGjP2Wb6p4Ble-ExbQoeRKPa28gxtzfUdDB29GOFSA4rZn1C5QMfLWHnViTQdK1vGFVTFrk_lcig3CUmaGcTFxc3knnACX22HR9HWEqkWDkXp1VwOM2_9KVfXXusA/s320/B7BA1459-AF43-4CFC-B8AB-546159C9EAE1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">The first is the end of an era in 1941, when the U.S. peace exploded with the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. (Period, capitalized new sentence.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">On Dec. 8, the U.S. decisively committed to World War II. And we all know what’s happened since that day</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">The second “discussion” identifies celebrities appearing on U.S. Social Security Medical Helpline insurance commercials touting the Dec. 7, 2021 filing deadline.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jTiIuJxp_zXwHPXkmjubQ3IuaLI7unMhULAYAuqWPSKPigoX-TJKSbiIpq0gwtvDBgR1x4Edk8jXjoylkbZOu1upwkjVqiqJ03lqQI-3AIKpoxiMCAYHLkonGJccW5ykBUXW6aOV72c/s1745/459AAA94-1DA3-4D8F-9710-5D16EFFFAAD0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="1310" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jTiIuJxp_zXwHPXkmjubQ3IuaLI7unMhULAYAuqWPSKPigoX-TJKSbiIpq0gwtvDBgR1x4Edk8jXjoylkbZOu1upwkjVqiqJ03lqQI-3AIKpoxiMCAYHLkonGJccW5ykBUXW6aOV72c/w300-h400/459AAA94-1DA3-4D8F-9710-5D16EFFFAAD0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">[Above] <b>Joe Namath</b> (Star NFL QB) • <b>George Foreman</b> (heavyweight boxing champ)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">[Below] </span><b style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.1299991607666px;">Jimmy “J.J” Walker</b><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.1299991607666px;"> (“Dy-no-MITE!) • </span><b style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.1299991607666px;">William Shatner</b><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.1299991607666px;"> (“Star Trek”)</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRrxjbVKEvp_EdOLYrpPkyzaOfEg5gTb7jXiQeNJcs7mPAk5v6BsDNg7xoWcGZhHgKnWQzMrujlsxh2_L7rJZFCeLJOu54kKzHu-Rsue2MYAJvbp6PzQ-e1zNGWhQcCCWJ1YSRuGyo-s/s1741/BF182FC5-8328-4ACF-BB04-3F01EE71D6C5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="1308" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRrxjbVKEvp_EdOLYrpPkyzaOfEg5gTb7jXiQeNJcs7mPAk5v6BsDNg7xoWcGZhHgKnWQzMrujlsxh2_L7rJZFCeLJOu54kKzHu-Rsue2MYAJvbp6PzQ-e1zNGWhQcCCWJ1YSRuGyo-s/w300-h400/BF182FC5-8328-4ACF-BB04-3F01EE71D6C5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">TV is flooded with these, as we speak. Oh, and if you decide to call them, you are probably too late. But there’s always the new cycle in 2022.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Happy New Year!</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">The end.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-60808029138593461162021-11-26T11:22:00.000-10:002021-11-26T11:22:27.721-10:00Post-Thanksgiving Thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0arT35aHYVV9PiDpa_nGHeus-3Sd_673SqHyUymsVCi4H5X_0Hm5Ea0FCGTX7Ce7T-1rp4IfMgqLJqZkO3eGCrQZzBoGXtIOoGiRbojvSJ6_lq7qWgzGxQK-YNbgw70D_I9ld7dzru4/s846/6D68C5C5-CFD3-4245-91FF-16917BBD211B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="846" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0arT35aHYVV9PiDpa_nGHeus-3Sd_673SqHyUymsVCi4H5X_0Hm5Ea0FCGTX7Ce7T-1rp4IfMgqLJqZkO3eGCrQZzBoGXtIOoGiRbojvSJ6_lq7qWgzGxQK-YNbgw70D_I9ld7dzru4/w400-h263/6D68C5C5-CFD3-4245-91FF-16917BBD211B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Thanksgiving is … not necessarily for wishing others a “Happy Thanksgiving,” but more a time to reflect on how fortunate we all are.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">You do realize, don’t you, that but for some strange modifications in our genes along the way, all we might be thankful for is our hairy bodies with four legs, two tails and tall trees that we can call our home. We are, after all, accidents that happened along the way. If nothing else, be thankful for that.</span><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Thanksgiving has always been special for me. I shudder when someone wishes me a Happy Thanksgiving, as if the day is meant to experience nothing but a happy smile and gleeful heart. I’d rather they ask me to reflect on what’s good in my life and to be thankful for that.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">So anyway, when someone wishes me a Happy Thanksgiving, I smile, and although my mouth says “And a Happy Thanksgiving to you,” my heart is telling them to be thankful.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 26.7px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Be happy, my friends. But most of all, be thankful. Because that’s what Thanksgiving is for.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;">Thank you.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-28674314976257171852021-11-19T04:00:00.001-10:002021-11-19T04:00:00.228-10:00Kitties Are Cute and ’Meme’rable<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.13px;">In my last blog post, I shared a baker’s dozen doggie memes with you. This time, I’m posting memes I created of our other favorite pet —kitty cats.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">They’re just so gosh-darned cute. No wonder I’ve made 19 Facebook kitty memes during the past couple of months.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">As usual, enjoy, and share if you like. 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font-size: 21.13px;">Remember the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words”? That works for an occasional blogger like me.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">To illustrate, here are a baker’s dozen memes featuring man’s best friends — dogs. Therefore, my conclusion is that this blog post is worth at least 13,000 words.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">Oh, and as usual, permission to use is unconditionally granted. Source citation is appreciated, but not required. ‘Nuff said. 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Sure, Why Not?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAXYIlVQqKU1-_QQfRMk6bLpPZthWUTYQZq2UWeqVGak249gh__PRShUENGl7obGXt7K8tot43dnjL7WIeP8T_sBx4DjojkhW2Q5qszI1abU8k0T8b5-Vtpl88vCGBfbqNj2a0F3d6bc/s640/1A0FAC2F-C180-481D-B3DD-DD1CA0492B6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="640" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAXYIlVQqKU1-_QQfRMk6bLpPZthWUTYQZq2UWeqVGak249gh__PRShUENGl7obGXt7K8tot43dnjL7WIeP8T_sBx4DjojkhW2Q5qszI1abU8k0T8b5-Vtpl88vCGBfbqNj2a0F3d6bc/w400-h280/1A0FAC2F-C180-481D-B3DD-DD1CA0492B6C.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I recently spent nearly three months at a physical therapy center after suffering a stroke that affected my left leg. While there, I felt well-cared for by the excellent staff.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most of the 100 or so patients on the two therapy floors there were my age or older (read “elderly seniors”), so I can identify with both lists that follow.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since returning home to in-home senior health care, a meme appeared on my Facebook page comparing seniors to criminals, and the treatment both groups would enjoy, if …</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If we put the elderly in prison, they will get:</span></span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">A shower every day</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Video surveillance in case of problems</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Three meals a day</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Access to a library</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">A computer</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">A gym</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Doctors on site</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Free medication if needed</span></span></li></ul><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What should we do with criminals? Put them in homes, they’ll get:</span></span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Cold meals</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Lights off at 7 p.m.</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">Two showers a week</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">A smaller room to live in</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2"></span><span class="s1">A monthly room rent bill of $4,000</span></span></li></ul><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Think about it. Sure says a lot about our societal priorities, doesn’t it?</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-61151677191362613472021-08-28T04:00:00.000-10:002021-08-28T04:00:00.202-10:00The Hirsute Heads of Baseball<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYIyW_YKGZGmT7J8WzdAt6aOK8L_3Wsv58HSVbTejKQJoLSAYrmPJLGj9cScnnkJSgMNmd0bkAqC2OfaoACanCv6gtwNmjy8H_y4owO2VLIAXhs7gPBrCwrRuUbZJLGH6G8nbJfdA3x4/s500/C0B8D873-3030-444B-A85F-BDAA48E19BBE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="500" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYIyW_YKGZGmT7J8WzdAt6aOK8L_3Wsv58HSVbTejKQJoLSAYrmPJLGj9cScnnkJSgMNmd0bkAqC2OfaoACanCv6gtwNmjy8H_y4owO2VLIAXhs7gPBrCwrRuUbZJLGH6G8nbJfdA3x4/w400-h304/C0B8D873-3030-444B-A85F-BDAA48E19BBE.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.13px;">As a decades-old fan of Major League Baseball, I’ve watched the ups and downs of the players’ facial hair.</span></span><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When professional baseball was in its infancy, mustaches, particularly handle bars, were the norm. Yep, tip-curling handlebars and the like. More than anything other than the game itself, lip hair defined the sport’s image.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then suddenly, following World War I, they were gone, Speculation is that the nasty monarchs and country leaders who were on the opposite side from the United States all had mustaches. And how could the All-American game endorse something like that?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most sources I could find cite long-time American League catcher Wally Schang (Philadelphia Athletics, 1914) as the last player to sport facial hair. New rules were set by team owners about grooming; smooth faces were the norm from 1914 into the 1970s.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixR7zYv25j8tQaOb2TCWtVs2aoYv25AvLEADMabo7enmUUIG0GxfwcniB1THtJZOTgwzck_7PIgdvrF-tBdP_ue0Nt07cJTs3hNOzOfOBReSAJlveHYL1pmQGwS1AMAUU_o7Ig4YOiBro/s881/3C0A1C9C-4E9C-4EFF-964B-222E32F184F1.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="630" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixR7zYv25j8tQaOb2TCWtVs2aoYv25AvLEADMabo7enmUUIG0GxfwcniB1THtJZOTgwzck_7PIgdvrF-tBdP_ue0Nt07cJTs3hNOzOfOBReSAJlveHYL1pmQGwS1AMAUU_o7Ig4YOiBro/w143-h200/3C0A1C9C-4E9C-4EFF-964B-222E32F184F1.jpeg" width="143" /></a></div><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 21.13px;">Then, during the 1971-72 offseason, Oakland Athletics’ all-world outfielder Reggie Jackson decided that he was going to do something different. A’s owner Charlie Finley didn’t like it. He had Athletics manager Dick Williams tell Reggie to shave, but Reggie</span><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 21.13px;">told Williams where he could shove it.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 21.1299991607666px;"><br /></span></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So Finley engaged in some reverse psychology. He asked A’s pitchers Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, Darold Knowles, and Bob Locker to all grow mustaches.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He even offered a cash incentive—$300—to any player who’d successfully grown a mustache by Father’s Day. The whole team joined in. Even manager Dick Williams grew one. The A’s came to be known as the “Mustache Gang.”</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today, well today, 50 years later, there are too many player beards to count. I’ve especially noticed this since the Covid pandemic started and barbershops were forced to close. But it never crossed my mind to write a blog post about it until I saw a Los Angeles Angels-Los Angeles Dodgers game on TV this summer.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdth9QXFSyBa1sxDzY177WFP37vkxGQuLimwkPjrXGCiZJGQBvCl0oHijpMAs2yPIG4R_IIeCtB2HQCOuijEASmdZgraBBYV9Q4oDcjc15SgAchRB7ELL2fCNRpvxX7sfa5L4bUYyJpA/s1202/3C9D5241-BF83-46D1-80C0-643850D2176E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1202" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdth9QXFSyBa1sxDzY177WFP37vkxGQuLimwkPjrXGCiZJGQBvCl0oHijpMAs2yPIG4R_IIeCtB2HQCOuijEASmdZgraBBYV9Q4oDcjc15SgAchRB7ELL2fCNRpvxX7sfa5L4bUYyJpA/w320-h184/3C9D5241-BF83-46D1-80C0-643850D2176E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 21.13px;">Angels outfielder Brandon Marsh and Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon have the wildest head, face and neck hair of any MLB player I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen thousands over the years, live and on TV.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 21.13px;">I’m thinking of investing in razor blade and electric razor companies, preparing for the day when the trend reverses.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-14689383366285564762021-08-20T04:00:00.000-10:002021-08-20T04:00:00.208-10:00Where Hawaii Ranks 53<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hawaii scores very high on this selection of state rankings. Those of us who have lived and grown up here are some of the state’s top fans.</span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3buj9xmSyRGoZEotBtFCWdfds7fkaj09Sr8uIA3wCNmvLJiJI2gFTXaOjXOnRUUT69b3J4yOwvKiQM2juQYfwl0Bwv3WhMAcfxcS8MdC-m6BRTpZiKV0_1QhRCZAVE1Rz_DoB9dWo0Bs/s200/514453AE-C885-47BC-B7A2-0765CA65304E.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="200" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3buj9xmSyRGoZEotBtFCWdfds7fkaj09Sr8uIA3wCNmvLJiJI2gFTXaOjXOnRUUT69b3J4yOwvKiQM2juQYfwl0Bwv3WhMAcfxcS8MdC-m6BRTpZiKV0_1QhRCZAVE1Rz_DoB9dWo0Bs/s0/514453AE-C885-47BC-B7A2-0765CA65304E.jpeg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best State in America (YouGov, 2021)</span></div><p></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colorado</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Virginia</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nevada</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">North Carolina</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Top 2021 Summer Vacation Destinations (Alliance Partners, 2021))</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Orlando, Florida</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">MAUI, HAWAII</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HONOLULU, HAWAII</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Seattle, Washington</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anchorage, Alaska</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best beaches in the United States (TripAdvisor, 2021)</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">St. Peter Beach (St. Peter Beach, (FL)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">KAANAPALI BEACH (LAHAINA, MAUI, HI)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Moonstone Beach (Cambria, CA)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">WAILEA BEACH (WAILEA, MAUI, HI)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cannon Beach (Cannon Beach, OR)</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most Expensive State to Live In (World Population Review, 2021)</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII (Cost of Living index: 196.3)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">District of Columbia (161.1)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">California (138.5)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oregon (138.6)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New York (134.7)</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happiest States in America (World Population Review, 2021)</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: left;"><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Utah</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Minnesota</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New Jersey</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maryland</span></span></li></ol></div><div><br /></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-47199715964645596112021-08-13T04:00:00.003-10:002021-08-13T04:00:00.243-10:00Mysterious Sparks<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_g2l0yRVbnwot0dRyu6TK9sZ-_A_-vFwCWH6fihC9yVFkDq3sH5yPaFF7enxYCWNXhmeKvhyphenhyphenOKWWFU_21_kAmiSAwOONo_Fu6yI50CbVT2p3mBv36lW1050KiYfABPLL0YmbyesgnKM/s512/1B5DDB0B-3FF9-47B4-A9F7-8009209BDB36.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="512" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_g2l0yRVbnwot0dRyu6TK9sZ-_A_-vFwCWH6fihC9yVFkDq3sH5yPaFF7enxYCWNXhmeKvhyphenhyphenOKWWFU_21_kAmiSAwOONo_Fu6yI50CbVT2p3mBv36lW1050KiYfABPLL0YmbyesgnKM/w400-h283/1B5DDB0B-3FF9-47B4-A9F7-8009209BDB36.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">The sun’s a yellow star, they say, turning red at end of day, and every memory born and bred, nestles comfy in my bed.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">Little events in my life sparkle occasionally in my memory, stimulating dreams at night, and recollections during the day.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">The mini-memories would be significant if I could make them meaningful. But a good 90% of the time, they just faintly remind me of something or someone in the past, and I can’t consciously determine how they connect with my life.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">For example, during my physical therapy one day, I had a half-second flash-vision of myself rolling a penny around in my mouth. I mean … eww. What’s that all about? In real life, I’d never do that. And I can’t think of any relationship it has with my real life—past or present.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">Oh, and early one morning, a dream incident woke me up. I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed and thought I saw a diamond sparkling in the leaves of a forest screen I just passed. I scrolled back, found the picture, and totally failed trying to find the sparkle.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">A dream interpreter would have a field day with me.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: start;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span></p></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-67964944812945372192021-07-23T04:00:00.026-10:002021-07-23T04:00:00.226-10:00Irritating and/or Obnoxious<p> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.13px;">I don’t watch many half-hour comedy, western, detective, or sci-fi television series these days, so I can’t really compare contemporary ones with those of the ‘60s, ‘70s and early ‘80s.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;">Why that early time period? Because I see them on MeTV, a habit I picked up during my stay at Kalakaua Gardens Rehab Center. They’re pretty much formulaic, with many recurring characterizations. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;">The characterizations that stand out to me are the irritating and obnoxious ones. There are two types.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;">The first ones are usually minor side characters. They get on my nerves, and I think that if their personalities changed, it definitely would be for the better. In fact, if they disappeared completely, the series would be more enjoyable.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZSnyc7N6UvHY26lfuCQzg8msyzk4kFM31v5Ks0QyZkI0eM8x9hSpWhVKIaXMRoXA4ZgkYuhfslcxpLxqaiPA29bilrwImxTvZE3dVIp6ydcDfz-5uMkgEJen_y_CkuhyZTv3I7vNaew/s1866/60E33F64-C48F-4F84-9886-F536B79F5FD5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="1399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZSnyc7N6UvHY26lfuCQzg8msyzk4kFM31v5Ks0QyZkI0eM8x9hSpWhVKIaXMRoXA4ZgkYuhfslcxpLxqaiPA29bilrwImxTvZE3dVIp6ydcDfz-5uMkgEJen_y_CkuhyZTv3I7vNaew/w300-h400/60E33F64-C48F-4F84-9886-F536B79F5FD5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li2" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Eddie Haskell</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (“Leave It to Beaver”): Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver’s brother Wally’s best friend.</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Eustace Haney</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (“Green Acres”): Dishonest Hooterville salesman.</span></li><li class="li2" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Charles O’Casey</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (“My Three Sons”): Live-in housekeeper “Uncle Charley.”</span></li></ul><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;">(Shudder … you know what I mean?)</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;">The other group consists of major co-stars. These are a lot more tolerable as they are sidekicks and add a lot to the cast, and in fact, they’re often the focus of the episode.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfWEccNQfsC_qDctyWSzbfKXvSI7eTnyC2ooS9h-DDSoYAE3SCI4635KZRUo0mHgLkPQS9Lp2Y69ekzzupZD2scJsvdLgNM5g3_l3JmtaHJBeeSe-THxN347Ie1EytAZccEwWCzTqyPo/s1268/9A7621E2-103A-421E-B898-9F9FCFD8383F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="951" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfWEccNQfsC_qDctyWSzbfKXvSI7eTnyC2ooS9h-DDSoYAE3SCI4635KZRUo0mHgLkPQS9Lp2Y69ekzzupZD2scJsvdLgNM5g3_l3JmtaHJBeeSe-THxN347Ie1EytAZccEwWCzTqyPo/w300-h400/9A7621E2-103A-421E-B898-9F9FCFD8383F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li3" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Festus Haggen</span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (“Gunsmoke”): Marshall Matt Dillon’s deputy.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Barney Fife</span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (‘The Andy Griffith Show”): Sheriff Andy’s deputy. </span></li><li class="li3" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s4" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Gunnery Sgt. Vince Carter</span><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (“Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.”): Pfc. Gomer Pyle’s drill instructor. </span></li></ul><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;">Any thoughts are welcome.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-65439965054443778192021-07-09T04:00:00.027-10:002021-07-09T04:00:00.226-10:00MeTV’s Plethora of Medical Ads<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulttuyc4txS7EqCFT_smqy7iKDq36Ib5buUm-QDv-ByAK4iLOCaqxw_SpOjVxQPgjw-Cwem6VYXL1kBeDREUBSz7_2i6JoYA8B5HBBXHzLt4ugiMoM7FKwuso6HLO-s7Tyaz5nT98ey0/s693/2CFBB31D-33C5-4A58-A379-DD37114ECC52.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="693" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulttuyc4txS7EqCFT_smqy7iKDq36Ib5buUm-QDv-ByAK4iLOCaqxw_SpOjVxQPgjw-Cwem6VYXL1kBeDREUBSz7_2i6JoYA8B5HBBXHzLt4ugiMoM7FKwuso6HLO-s7Tyaz5nT98ey0/w400-h181/2CFBB31D-33C5-4A58-A379-DD37114ECC52.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.13px;">Recently, I’ve spent several weeks in a hospital rehabilitating after suffering a stroke (still here as of this posting). I watched a lot of daytime television and all I can say is thank goodness for cable TV.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">Two years ago, a friend told me about about MeTV (Saturday nights on the locaI ABC affiliate). She told me about “Svengoolie,” a weird character who hosted a two-hour show on Saturday night. His shtick is classic ‘50s-‘70s horror</span><span style="font-size: 21.13px;">, monster, and sci-fi movies.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">That made me a mini-MeTV fan. Then, while lying on my back in the hospital, I discovered the 24-hour MeTV Channel ‘way down among the triple-digit cable channels. Series galore! Westerns (<i>e.g., </i>“Gunsmoke”), detective (<i>e.g.,</i> “Mannix”), crime (<i>e.g.,</i> “In the Heat of the Night), comedies (<i>e.g.,</i> “Leave It to Beaver”), varieties (<i>e.g.</i>, “The Carol Burnett Show”), and more.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">It took me back to my high school and college days. Save for live Los Angeles Dodgers games, it’s my in-room channel exclusively.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">One thing surprised me — there are lots of pharmaceutical television commercials throughout the day. My conclusion: The pharmaceutical companies are catering to people more or less my age, who remember but haven’t watched these shows in years. And we are most likely to be affected by the medical problems that can be treated with the products.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">With little to do, I took notes. I had heard of two; maybe you are familiar with more:</span></p><ul class="ul1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Austedo</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Deutetrabenazine): Unintentional movements</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Enbrel</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Etanercept): Auto-immune diseases</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Entresto</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Sacubitril /Valsartan): Heart failure</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Farxiga</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Dapagliflozin): Type 2 diabetes</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Fasenra</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Benralizumab): Asthma</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Jardiance</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Empagliflozin): Type 2 diabetes</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Lynzess</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Linaclotide): Constipation</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Neuriva</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Phosphatidylserine): Brain supplement</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Nucala </span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">(Mepolizumab): Severe asthma</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Rybelsus</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Semaglutide): Type 2 diabetes</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Skyrizi</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Risankizumab): Psoriasis </span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" face="Menlo-Regular" style="font-size: 14px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 21.13px; font-weight: bold;">Tepezza</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"> (Teprotumumab): Thyroid eye disease</span></li></ul><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;">I feel so much smarter now. Do you?</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 21.13px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-15542365192085937512021-06-05T04:00:00.015-10:002021-06-05T04:00:00.205-10:00Random Musings 38<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Yw1eP2YliWTKI4BJmQlM5xpx1p-pv9HDn0jzQUodGJEJbKpEdPacHEQILEg9xdmA5XXDCvwZS8BTUG9K5NMlVfPilvyiMsU4J1gcOwAMyllKrDkHfJ4ryrWNgYFbCBMUq2udL2G_MJs/s200/6B4DD4EF-178F-4E3E-92B5-2E65CD92C6EB.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Yw1eP2YliWTKI4BJmQlM5xpx1p-pv9HDn0jzQUodGJEJbKpEdPacHEQILEg9xdmA5XXDCvwZS8BTUG9K5NMlVfPilvyiMsU4J1gcOwAMyllKrDkHfJ4ryrWNgYFbCBMUq2udL2G_MJs/s0/6B4DD4EF-178F-4E3E-92B5-2E65CD92C6EB.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you stare into space and let your mind wander, is that multi-tasking?</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If corn seeds join the army, do they become kernels?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is it true that you can’t plant a flower garden if you haven’t botany?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What if beavers no longer gave a damn?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If your mind always wanders, are you exercising?</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I tried to write a pun using the word “tended,” but then realized there’s no pun in “tended.”</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If your phlegm floats, is it phlegm-buoyant?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span class="s1"></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Why does quicksand work so slowly?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 21.1px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 25.2px;"><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-79249532912415282862021-05-07T16:28:00.001-10:002021-05-07T17:58:57.973-10:00Hilo Days: My Squishy Adventure<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-style: italic;">One should never torment cats as they go about their daily routines. I learned this the hard way during my pre-school years. It’s one of the adventures I wrote about in my now-defunct </span><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Hilo Days </span><span class="s1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-style: italic;">website. I thought you might get a kick out of the entry.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s3" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">NEVER DIG UP A CAT MOUND</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNs1ZQvQ1D1MfQZBHoOIihFdLgE9Bq6GMih1Pxs_HvV8BLTejMvp1UZmiCsCQelWokpCKneLRlAqB0mQRpg0UIb6UqAxGAyT5-2BsafHwuQXZxjr_wyuXIXBJf-lqkBHKBEycQY-psL4/s343/86C9D9BB-468D-40D1-A4D3-DD21DC9799FB.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="343" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNs1ZQvQ1D1MfQZBHoOIihFdLgE9Bq6GMih1Pxs_HvV8BLTejMvp1UZmiCsCQelWokpCKneLRlAqB0mQRpg0UIb6UqAxGAyT5-2BsafHwuQXZxjr_wyuXIXBJf-lqkBHKBEycQY-psL4/w200-h200/86C9D9BB-468D-40D1-A4D3-DD21DC9799FB.jpeg" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hilo, like any other city or town in the world, had its share of dogs and cats running all around the place.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If there's anything I learned about cats during my B.R. [Before Riverside (School)] days, it was never to fool around with the mound of dirt put together by a cat. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You probably already know what's coming, but don't get ahead of me.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was playing soldier one day [at Obachan’s (Japanese for “grandmother”) house], running up and down the front stairs when I saw this cat scratching around in the dirt on the side of the lawn that abutted the back end of Yogi Store (next to our "haole" guava tree). </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Like an Army Ranger, I sneaked up on the cat and grenaded it out of existence with a rubber ball.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was this tempting dirt mound that beckoned me like a piece of sweet candy. Couldn't resist. Had to stick my fingers into the pile. My fingers plunged into what felt like soft, squishy warm bananas.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-indent: 36px;">You know what it smelled like. </span><span style="text-indent: 36px;">And you know exactly what it was.</span><span style="text-indent: 36px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 36px;">They say in the books that cats hid their "doings" so that animals that prey on them won't know they're around.</span><span style="text-indent: 36px;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 36px;">Well, the cat did his duty and I learned a lesson.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-indent: 36px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And I'm sure that as I stood there gagging, wiping the gooey stuff on the grass, that little bugger was hiding behind a tree, watching me, chuckling nasty little cat chuckles.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2">[</span><span class="s3" style="font-weight: bold;">Craig’s Note:</span><span class="s2"> You’re right. This story stinks.]</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></span></p></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-15446499880539935542021-04-23T09:00:00.000-10:002021-04-23T09:00:45.218-10:00The Coldest Game (2019)<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3FV0J7iIW5Tr9XmLh50VeliW83eTS1wQgFyAPUy34Oqn6SJ4yr7RCijV7qSIEZbgL5g07hUgRn9N2KVLFpy2UxVnumBYtM7z3acAedV70NHkXA5PN0Os-9WmZir2U-jjPgnj8H4Htbs/s1024/89141A79-8A38-4B65-AC9E-177C25E57719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3FV0J7iIW5Tr9XmLh50VeliW83eTS1wQgFyAPUy34Oqn6SJ4yr7RCijV7qSIEZbgL5g07hUgRn9N2KVLFpy2UxVnumBYtM7z3acAedV70NHkXA5PN0Os-9WmZir2U-jjPgnj8H4Htbs/w400-h225/89141A79-8A38-4B65-AC9E-177C25E57719.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">October 1962 was the scariest period of the post-World War II Cold War between the NATO powers (specifically the United States of America) and the Communist Warsaw Pact (specifically the Soviet Union).</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana;">It was the month of my 18th birthday, I was now eligible for the draft, and we learned that the U.S. had detected Soviet nuclear missile rockets on Cuba.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana;">As a freshman at the University of Hawaii Manoa, I was required to take two years of ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps). In addition to weekly uniformed Air Force drills once a week, I was required to a class in discipline and strategy.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana;">Our instructor advised us to pray because very soon, we’d be (1) drafted and sent to Cuba, or (2) dead from a nuclear attack.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana;">The day that President John F. Kennedy announced the impending crisis was one of the scariest days of my life. Soviet warships were approaching the Caribbean, and American ships were poised to intercept them. Walking to ROTC class, I passed several groups of silent and worried male students huddled around portable transistor radios.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana;"><i>The Coldest Game</i> stars Bill Pullman as former American chess champion Joshua Mansky, who’s called upon to play the Russian champ for the world championship. It turns out to be a tense political affair, full of intrigue, as the Cuban missile crisis is played out and he is pressured into winning.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana;">Streaming on Netflix, the film has not gotten great reviews, but I liked it because I remembered the international situation of the time, bolstered with black and white TV coverage of the crisis. What unsettling memories it evoked.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-4699120907834231072021-04-02T04:00:00.045-10:002021-04-02T04:00:00.161-10:00My Summer of ‘75<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIhZWlNS-5nL1aT58t2PbmFqU1_BSZoA_0bZP2WDuJyb-9PDYaRNFoTWMiVy_yLflwt_E2opNA8mbwrS_6pX5JNYOuH_QhapV9uh2h9nqBKCoQaik8CN-5GMz-QTqVoQIdMGQJ-WPaMo/s1280/FBFFCC8B-646A-41FF-B87F-C0D4DA187019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIhZWlNS-5nL1aT58t2PbmFqU1_BSZoA_0bZP2WDuJyb-9PDYaRNFoTWMiVy_yLflwt_E2opNA8mbwrS_6pX5JNYOuH_QhapV9uh2h9nqBKCoQaik8CN-5GMz-QTqVoQIdMGQJ-WPaMo/w400-h225/FBFFCC8B-646A-41FF-B87F-C0D4DA187019.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Tilda Cobham-Hersey as Helen Reddy</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">It’s no secret that music has been a great influence in my life. In college (1965-68) I was a member of The Januaries, a folk trio (“two guitars, two guys and a gal”) in Los Angeles. Why I mention this is because of an experience I had in Las Vegas.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">I</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">n June 1975, at the start of my term as president of the Honolulu Jaycees, I joined the Hawaii State Jaycees delegation to the Jaycees National Convention in Miami.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When the convention ended, two of my Jaycee friends and I met up with in Las Vegas. We stayed at Caesar’s Palace (no skimping, just first-class enjoyment). We also attended one of my more memorable dinner shows at the casino-hotel.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A nice $25 tip (that was big money those days) got us front row seats at a stage-side table. I forget what I ordered, but it was probably prime rib. What I do remember was the name of the expensive wine we ordered — Piesporter Goldtropfchen Reisling Spatlese (can’t recall the winery). It was so good that I searched it out when we returned home to Hawaii.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Around that time, Australian-American singer Helen Reddy was a huge success in the U.S. and after dinner, there she was, singing her hits on stage, only a few yards away from us. Comedian Ruth Buzzi opened the show. She wasn’t particularly special, but I did chuckle a lot, anxious to hear Reddy sing.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Her recording, “I Am Woman,” of course, was very popular and had soared up the charts. Up until the Vegas show, I had no idea what a powerful impact it had on women. Okay, I thought, here’s another woman trying to make it in a man’s world.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe, I wondered, maybe I can learn something about her when she performed live.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wasn’t disappointed. When she sang her anthem, “I Am Woman,” and the women in the audience joined in with great volume, enthusiasm, and power, it floored me. I got it. I became so emotional, felt a lump in my throat and tears welling up in my eyes. She received a standing ovation from all the women, and a helluva lotta men (me included).</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This memory manifested recently when I watched her bio-pic, “I Am Woman,” on Netflix. It was so enjoyable! I learned a lot about the personal problems she had to bear, and sang along with her concerts, cementing in my heart how women had struggled for equality during my lifetime.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The closing scene, when she sang “I Am Woman” before thousands at the Lincoln Memorial during the 1989 “Mobilize for Women's Lives Rally” in Washington, D.C., was so emotionally powerful. Great cinematography, thousands — men included, me too — joined her in singing.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjPr7jKmLTiBs8c_zjzeulLwunMpbGDLALAPm3M_ioLWp7Ih6n3AE4LVQN6_JnvCIVO12gklXogiBHA0UzWrlafL1WRtHqrwag3lWqnzBgasS6W9ugGOmjyUp3njrIBawkHl2vvchZ_Y/s1200/8E34AD89-315D-4F9A-A9FD-D005628EE70D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1161" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjPr7jKmLTiBs8c_zjzeulLwunMpbGDLALAPm3M_ioLWp7Ih6n3AE4LVQN6_JnvCIVO12gklXogiBHA0UzWrlafL1WRtHqrwag3lWqnzBgasS6W9ugGOmjyUp3njrIBawkHl2vvchZ_Y/s320/8E34AD89-315D-4F9A-A9FD-D005628EE70D.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-55334884678260907222021-03-20T04:00:00.000-10:002021-03-20T04:00:07.424-10:00Where Hawai’i Ranks 52<p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46xVEbA9yhvPYjznrVwkLHUDgKpoMySH-8GYPcJiDdTZHSiEqn36Vve3t3bBPRdq4xRszfIJ1MV8uWdbROlxIK1X1ACY2ad8wGuTkXYTexoPMXv-q2b6yLBFscXJbJVkytzjsosh_vog/s200/385F5678-F746-445E-A702-2B1D745ADE58.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46xVEbA9yhvPYjznrVwkLHUDgKpoMySH-8GYPcJiDdTZHSiEqn36Vve3t3bBPRdq4xRszfIJ1MV8uWdbROlxIK1X1ACY2ad8wGuTkXYTexoPMXv-q2b6yLBFscXJbJVkytzjsosh_vog/s0/385F5678-F746-445E-A702-2B1D745ADE58.jpeg" /></a></span></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We in Hawaii live in the happiest state, primarily because we have a high life expectancy. Okay, maybe not so good if we’re single.</span></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happiest States in America (WalletHub, 2020)</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Utah</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Minnesota </span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New Jersey</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maryland</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Worst States for Singles (WalletHub, 2021)</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New Mexico</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">West Virginia</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">North Dakota</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arkansas</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life Expectancy, Male+Female (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, 2021)</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII (81)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">California (80.8)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New York (tie) (80.5)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Minnesota (tie) (80.5)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Connecticut (80.4)</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life Expectancy, Male</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">California (tie) (78.4)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Minnesota (tie) (78.4)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New York (78.1)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII (78)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Connecticut (77.9)</span></span></li></ol><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Life Expectancy, Female</span></span></p><ol class="ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">HAWAII (84)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">California (83.1)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Connecticut (82.9)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">New York (tie) (82.8)</span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Minnesota (tie) (82.6)</span></span></li></ol><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-22192666931385848872021-02-06T04:00:00.000-10:002021-02-06T04:00:05.111-10:00Random Musings 37<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 18.9px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOo6hlKL7J-ADgWEmLPHBO09dtLHy5vwOxrZSWjOGUg0Hw26_YniGaFJ4M3EmU4gL3lI5lLXi2QvpB8-kB5eNodl_5iRrOaXgMwIi4grZh6HGwFooO7NaufNcQrv9GCeD5DYv6Rxas5Y/s200/9AA1C217-A852-4206-AE13-D27A4EA1CA75.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOo6hlKL7J-ADgWEmLPHBO09dtLHy5vwOxrZSWjOGUg0Hw26_YniGaFJ4M3EmU4gL3lI5lLXi2QvpB8-kB5eNodl_5iRrOaXgMwIi4grZh6HGwFooO7NaufNcQrv9GCeD5DYv6Rxas5Y/s0/9AA1C217-A852-4206-AE13-D27A4EA1CA75.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Does it make sense for a female ghost to wear a see-through negligee?<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I just realized that when I ripped a hole in my fishing net, I ended up with fewer holes than before.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If a predator retires, does it become a post-dator?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do people with magnetic personalities gain weight because they get stuck to the refrigerator?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* * * * *</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is a fictional saga about seafaring oranges a ... naval navel novel?</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-83470891860167922462021-01-12T09:24:00.002-10:002021-01-22T08:27:30.907-10:00 A Candle Warms the Heart<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px;">When I was a cub reporter trainee for the Copley Los Angeles newspaper chain, my third posting was at the </span><span class="s3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-style: italic;">Burbank Daily Review.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My primary job was to write obituaries, of which there at least two a day. The work consisted of calling the local funeral parlors and gathering the information about the recently departed.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took this responsibility seriously, and within a couple of days became a fairly good obit writer. So much so that the city editor sent me to cover the funeral of a noted courtroom lawyer. As I didn’t keep a copy of the story, I don’t remember his name.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But ... but, I do remember the words in his eulogy “He was a candle whose light punched holes in the dark.” I used the quote in my story, and it became part of the headline. To this day, I’ve never forgotten it.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlU-hV5VyPVlwTWCUG9GIrIfXWG8YDGwIJyVNhA0-GfLDwmOfGoKJfh3h1DOQi6Oag6DVp5BorYYIpGk04jd5WYhaCZ6fd_990EjhN53KwRBL4SlRNkqE-nmTAnD5DoqpKNSU_mLHljc/s1566/99588515-AE4A-4DFC-808D-75B51A3AF739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1566" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlU-hV5VyPVlwTWCUG9GIrIfXWG8YDGwIJyVNhA0-GfLDwmOfGoKJfh3h1DOQi6Oag6DVp5BorYYIpGk04jd5WYhaCZ6fd_990EjhN53KwRBL4SlRNkqE-nmTAnD5DoqpKNSU_mLHljc/w400-h238/99588515-AE4A-4DFC-808D-75B51A3AF739.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">When I began creating memes for my Facebook page, one of my first was based on that quotation. Recalling and retrieving that meme was a very emotional moment, as memories escaped and a renewed spirt overwhelmed me.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span>And I’ve come to love candles and what they represent — brightness when all seems dark and forlorn, guiding illumination that helps us find our way when we’re lost, a fragile treasure whose light must be protected from the elements.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Candles make occasional appearances in my life of memes, knocking on the doors of my mind and crowding into my thoughts.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ve added them to my album of inspiring and positive memes ...</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">To my album of song-lyric memes ...</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxcdhvXuVzSy3MutAuCy95gtgNDK_dies0p5nhex6wWt1zJeCtpvGoVvKoZMLgzPXsehUO4eP8qELjMr-oZ_gOzqYOQGhw4GPm6R3aN6BIEHhU72cn3mX_QY_CxXeKJWzoiIGJJ_aB8M/s1552/23186900-FE19-4465-AA2C-3941414727F4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1552" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxcdhvXuVzSy3MutAuCy95gtgNDK_dies0p5nhex6wWt1zJeCtpvGoVvKoZMLgzPXsehUO4eP8qELjMr-oZ_gOzqYOQGhw4GPm6R3aN6BIEHhU72cn3mX_QY_CxXeKJWzoiIGJJ_aB8M/w400-h330/23186900-FE19-4465-AA2C-3941414727F4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiol15P7fs5gTyhsFeMEmrPWTRXLmLiqQHdyKPCj4ORejiaHAkBIs4KWw1G9_0jzj0h4W6YNX7X46xn-AxLBm61-K_4rJKgewsqZ6dzedT-0JQsWgmIJ2zNocy8o4YK1JU79-tkASizk/w400-h385/0CECE35F-F48A-4421-938A-047CBC2ECC47.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And even my album of daily coffee memes (I should create more of these) ...</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="711" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXC9r1MOR7yKEnPbMqEFdtRf3JhTBgqYqNjy7ROXi9VGY8wlMwCPvRPDOwSfPMU-75e65dV5cObdMK9_RTqwiu-B4NTEPbQ0IWzDHym3-jpTDqWJZbC5gtcdO0GuC-3Lf_-jG6Vb_svYU/w360-h400/A225F267-73DD-4F77-B644-3AA63ED30826.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now it’s YOUR turn. Light your own candle, venture into the dark, and start punching holes.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-13823417155003003492020-12-17T17:55:00.000-10:002020-12-17T17:55:20.870-10:00Christmas Song Memes<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christmas has been my favorite time of year, even more so now that I can’t travel due to physical demands and the current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">During the past few months, I let my meme creation activities get a bit out of hand. My inspiring/positive meme collection has burgeoned, as has my folder of song-lyric inspired memes.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I took a side turn a couple of weeks ago as Thanksgiving passed and the Christmas season loomed. What resulted was a collection of memes based on Christmas songs.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steered clear of traditional songs, I concentrated on songs I remember hearing on the radio since the ‘50s. Enjoy, and I hope they tickle your memory, inspiring you to start singing. Enjoy!</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpQyPUQbji7RbwEhFCTfJfgkOP7ZtaDgrZboM6RCOlMWZGZ4cwkH2iUhR_Nmw-IGVDeifuo-m7P3TCmx49nS5Sm4LuzGOyPgyv8rhA6gSv_g9dRNsSDxE1iOiFjFFRfE1daBCAVbwNC4/s632/A8688FC1-8493-4D49-8E5F-4061BCAED7C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpQyPUQbji7RbwEhFCTfJfgkOP7ZtaDgrZboM6RCOlMWZGZ4cwkH2iUhR_Nmw-IGVDeifuo-m7P3TCmx49nS5Sm4LuzGOyPgyv8rhA6gSv_g9dRNsSDxE1iOiFjFFRfE1daBCAVbwNC4/w400-h300/A8688FC1-8493-4D49-8E5F-4061BCAED7C8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>A Holly Jolly Christmas</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Burl Ives)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLL_xXbxYAjlQHO5rGEIBM8P_sKvGscr57RsIS_y-CJmqib1_sdEDfnubz7Pxqo21ZWOypoP9uqUXYBTC5j-Ju-NjpYETuDQbCJWfEs81l6OnuLnyEdYtZsmzmFSymDUJXvMC-He7aKo/s1920/2F4F95D7-F167-4B53-A610-EABEDEAAEE43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1920" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLL_xXbxYAjlQHO5rGEIBM8P_sKvGscr57RsIS_y-CJmqib1_sdEDfnubz7Pxqo21ZWOypoP9uqUXYBTC5j-Ju-NjpYETuDQbCJWfEs81l6OnuLnyEdYtZsmzmFSymDUJXvMC-He7aKo/w400-h250/2F4F95D7-F167-4B53-A610-EABEDEAAEE43.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>All I Want for Christmas is You</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Mariah Carey)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5kjkzxLYuCp8NZV7pu7NJuxRMdCOTaWbRqzS7CLOPRCw15YnXM08AgLGYPVbbYS19vPJnbpT92BURNUW0QeCVrrzjJY1xvFynZTCOwXXpBHrK71nHOLjWvaTWqSn4RcO58RAMDAwiuU/s814/708CB6FC-433D-4094-B28C-6FEACD49E098.jpeg" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="814" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5kjkzxLYuCp8NZV7pu7NJuxRMdCOTaWbRqzS7CLOPRCw15YnXM08AgLGYPVbbYS19vPJnbpT92BURNUW0QeCVrrzjJY1xvFynZTCOwXXpBHrK71nHOLjWvaTWqSn4RcO58RAMDAwiuU/w400-h289/708CB6FC-433D-4094-B28C-6FEACD49E098.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>The Chipmunk Song</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(David Seville, Alvin and the Chipmunks)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWjwN2plpGqO5AfqiclL_NoBG9YOE_b1V51-pD4e5-QCK7cJyL0Qh8oDiRG0UR3aN9M9KICnBhIz8HWc8rkYNNQMYg6GM58lSaumghk4BgbR8SLxxnCmb-yX5KHiAqcMtdVEgo5avDYU/s1438/F7845FB7-8521-42C1-A1EB-E64BEC8CC470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1438" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWjwN2plpGqO5AfqiclL_NoBG9YOE_b1V51-pD4e5-QCK7cJyL0Qh8oDiRG0UR3aN9M9KICnBhIz8HWc8rkYNNQMYg6GM58lSaumghk4BgbR8SLxxnCmb-yX5KHiAqcMtdVEgo5avDYU/w400-h235/F7845FB7-8521-42C1-A1EB-E64BEC8CC470.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>The Christmas Song</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Nat King Cole)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObdpAdf7Ls96M-0YJghevRcxLL3QWKudPxwI1BPkFDlJS363ep-oLMwmAEkHE4WKNBegzoj9nZW_M6eHbtd-WoT5R5LumE36aUFp1h1asEIivqN3XynAg-M-qK9D2ObMBYMbCWuZXebI/s2048/F1C823D8-131E-4403-94D1-0BC5E491B14D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObdpAdf7Ls96M-0YJghevRcxLL3QWKudPxwI1BPkFDlJS363ep-oLMwmAEkHE4WKNBegzoj9nZW_M6eHbtd-WoT5R5LumE36aUFp1h1asEIivqN3XynAg-M-qK9D2ObMBYMbCWuZXebI/w400-h250/F1C823D8-131E-4403-94D1-0BC5E491B14D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Feliz Navidad</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(José Feliciano)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOs531kAAzEyhLpjdEtNXl82gKgJs9ToyIz3AWfZECu7YNLXX7ZFHFpHkNaZCJf5dHb04xihVttE0ThEOhZLOipx1C38dQwpklkVPi1gxwE5oEextRWLlrg4sZOSSlgAiHRNhW3noIerc/s1600/5BD6B2BB-1A16-471A-83E6-C61106D9F679.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOs531kAAzEyhLpjdEtNXl82gKgJs9ToyIz3AWfZECu7YNLXX7ZFHFpHkNaZCJf5dHb04xihVttE0ThEOhZLOipx1C38dQwpklkVPi1gxwE5oEextRWLlrg4sZOSSlgAiHRNhW3noIerc/w400-h250/5BD6B2BB-1A16-471A-83E6-C61106D9F679.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Judy Garland)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC241U2SsOfAlQa-7sn0mnJ_WNchVz3VMs5W9RGspL04gsYo7V8gkPAtQSZkSkKSk3WUbfjTMaestyfwnUAbQ7joHVuwsn7CIuwK_OAiz7xFMJMuUHW5SsrSUSmdL4zfwm_953ms4jd_U/s650/43ABA7FB-7D3A-487B-BF29-FFD12F93709A.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC241U2SsOfAlQa-7sn0mnJ_WNchVz3VMs5W9RGspL04gsYo7V8gkPAtQSZkSkKSk3WUbfjTMaestyfwnUAbQ7joHVuwsn7CIuwK_OAiz7xFMJMuUHW5SsrSUSmdL4zfwm_953ms4jd_U/w369-h400/43ABA7FB-7D3A-487B-BF29-FFD12F93709A.png" width="369" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Here Comes Santa Claus</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Gene Autry)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWPtl8yynFXxUZM380FvHrH7WyZtp07yksqgrxmjUB7OSlqzolPu1vIq_87Jl5hLFaIE56uodeLZKgvutW5hYcE2Ucp7miQAS0kQQAmVK8b9-uH6Tm_I87rP-Ycy074cfgp1LgJsv9cA/s1146/C753D764-08DA-4F96-80A2-4585E8B37061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1146" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWPtl8yynFXxUZM380FvHrH7WyZtp07yksqgrxmjUB7OSlqzolPu1vIq_87Jl5hLFaIE56uodeLZKgvutW5hYcE2Ucp7miQAS0kQQAmVK8b9-uH6Tm_I87rP-Ycy074cfgp1LgJsv9cA/w400-h249/C753D764-08DA-4F96-80A2-4585E8B37061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>I’ll Be Home for Christmas</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Bing Crosby)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu5KUmsVRSqstRRd-dXFXEmENkrSkTei6NlJ9gz13vhVsE5lsbFoIMeKtfB5JNcrsB8X2LlE3VUqxj1cSUtKLYpv0gNbzpay7IWngOxjdhD9MAo2_Zv4Kk_HPWOsU1xvXs7LYAB2NK18/s577/67964C75-0789-4277-A22C-4F25A84A977B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu5KUmsVRSqstRRd-dXFXEmENkrSkTei6NlJ9gz13vhVsE5lsbFoIMeKtfB5JNcrsB8X2LlE3VUqxj1cSUtKLYpv0gNbzpay7IWngOxjdhD9MAo2_Zv4Kk_HPWOsU1xvXs7LYAB2NK18/w346-h400/67964C75-0789-4277-A22C-4F25A84A977B.jpeg" width="346" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Jimmy Boyd)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIlObQ7v9cqJNU1tPh1eIj49taB3mtMG56t1UnCgfjBofsPGzjSSCDyL2MYjR-HnmTY2bM8AjAyEBRx_5GdjV4KdOI_6rvq_eGeoR4STSwrmUcXZ6RArZSntagSQgaa5PaTecIN2WGrw/s1320/194F438F-2143-4712-8046-1B42EE78B4D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="1320" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIlObQ7v9cqJNU1tPh1eIj49taB3mtMG56t1UnCgfjBofsPGzjSSCDyL2MYjR-HnmTY2bM8AjAyEBRx_5GdjV4KdOI_6rvq_eGeoR4STSwrmUcXZ6RArZSntagSQgaa5PaTecIN2WGrw/w400-h285/194F438F-2143-4712-8046-1B42EE78B4D3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Jingle Bell Rock</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Bobby Helms)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC9L4kj2o1yCUPJExafzqPOY_cdbvjcBoqDYv_EcGYXLcsj4oxheNVBWxHQZyVEpbAQv-PN5lzkeWc0x2HjAfX-cNqJ9DQ4L3Mm3H5t86fqQXR98CUgzQZydqVSRjAeHbq4SNR_1O88g/s570/E0B6FEDD-6556-4B51-93CC-D8CD29B323F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="570" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC9L4kj2o1yCUPJExafzqPOY_cdbvjcBoqDYv_EcGYXLcsj4oxheNVBWxHQZyVEpbAQv-PN5lzkeWc0x2HjAfX-cNqJ9DQ4L3Mm3H5t86fqQXR98CUgzQZydqVSRjAeHbq4SNR_1O88g/w400-h349/E0B6FEDD-6556-4B51-93CC-D8CD29B323F7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Joy to the World</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Celtic Woman)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWzRkxZRXjMguXxR-PKSqsqPPl2LEbrVYgLN_vZrIWZj9YVTbb6AmNdsR7PkLb1L1nvT0ruozQbZK4oKZZ_Tye-xbwPJHNwPZzd-hkSJ02IT_I_NV0tMdJZXrmraY4VnhtUN5n0_Bv1Q/s720/2A82F564-1FE4-4BA9-90F3-861DF637D1C6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="720" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWzRkxZRXjMguXxR-PKSqsqPPl2LEbrVYgLN_vZrIWZj9YVTbb6AmNdsR7PkLb1L1nvT0ruozQbZK4oKZZ_Tye-xbwPJHNwPZzd-hkSJ02IT_I_NV0tMdJZXrmraY4VnhtUN5n0_Bv1Q/w400-h358/2A82F564-1FE4-4BA9-90F3-861DF637D1C6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Let It Snow!</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Vaughn Monroe, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ2NBuL_KzkgiGvFJ3mSw9KsK8NliCnsdeg9hv9B12tCF2YADuoLZSK7IqWoltwXGSgKCbWNmks6qDd5Nu9REJdfmg0oX7pMCTDcaWDGM9umz9rR6jiG3tRuuDe2STxT5t4WAVNV2KHs/s703/2079B183-6617-402A-A97D-A02763953268.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="588" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ2NBuL_KzkgiGvFJ3mSw9KsK8NliCnsdeg9hv9B12tCF2YADuoLZSK7IqWoltwXGSgKCbWNmks6qDd5Nu9REJdfmg0oX7pMCTDcaWDGM9umz9rR6jiG3tRuuDe2STxT5t4WAVNV2KHs/w335-h400/2079B183-6617-402A-A97D-A02763953268.jpeg" width="335" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Little Drummer Boy</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Bing Crosby and David Bowie)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMrXvzy3Nxr6qupGPlFuDmUODBlJs6bVFC-v-fZuEySSxa6jvyWODVIn422gXL5JMTcNaLHLbXJrfOAkTNI0lzY7KMEDloGj424aTnln29iCgjpCwLbuyE8iXJz1qX_3m7iFvMGrwgK0/s1800/2F7BC2C9-B5AB-4641-B2F7-A1C13F847891.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1123" data-original-width="1800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMrXvzy3Nxr6qupGPlFuDmUODBlJs6bVFC-v-fZuEySSxa6jvyWODVIn422gXL5JMTcNaLHLbXJrfOAkTNI0lzY7KMEDloGj424aTnln29iCgjpCwLbuyE8iXJz1qX_3m7iFvMGrwgK0/w400-h250/2F7BC2C9-B5AB-4641-B2F7-A1C13F847891.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Rocking Around the Christmas Tree</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Brenda Lee)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRXlfxsenlzQ5P_2lwUpX7SelRw1lnmBreRwr5pVi7Cqc327WPlKKW1WW0_6ydCv7GdKogBxjTraPLsnjKbYDg7firljYk4obZDLT7s4P3J0Km6EqTdXpvGeyfFT3Zdh6UOD008bIAIg/s454/F1FFA7D3-8251-4F08-8257-95B43FB444DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="454" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRXlfxsenlzQ5P_2lwUpX7SelRw1lnmBreRwr5pVi7Cqc327WPlKKW1WW0_6ydCv7GdKogBxjTraPLsnjKbYDg7firljYk4obZDLT7s4P3J0Km6EqTdXpvGeyfFT3Zdh6UOD008bIAIg/w400-h216/F1FFA7D3-8251-4F08-8257-95B43FB444DB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Gene Autry)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WkEwbrKSwv8WEGuWuK_jGv_V-ADALz5HskenMja8ZDlioQaC3f1otbJpDvUiVDIu4Btxe0tnQB8anECEInRqzunt582uixI8J2Tp6yiqEAVmzLqhoMPaJOB28v053nCxWiyItfIqDxE/s1226/125E6BBC-7894-4926-BBA2-CB7009D4A54C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1226" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WkEwbrKSwv8WEGuWuK_jGv_V-ADALz5HskenMja8ZDlioQaC3f1otbJpDvUiVDIu4Btxe0tnQB8anECEInRqzunt582uixI8J2Tp6yiqEAVmzLqhoMPaJOB28v053nCxWiyItfIqDxE/w400-h266/125E6BBC-7894-4926-BBA2-CB7009D4A54C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Santa Claus Is Coming to Town</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(The Jackson Five)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPdG3ZX_NVYB7JZy4Y2MmHW06oOX2920Lrl1aZhwZ5FzkhYCuZ6An7hE414O3fFwWkiFCw1w_4gHyXJyXDJN2yBp2bORxyeTrrqwi6EBGYKrCOdOn0USpcOP35POBSxMDaS3o03c6Lv0/s1226/61EDF31D-FB2A-4D30-AE0E-E526E3D3A393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1226" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPdG3ZX_NVYB7JZy4Y2MmHW06oOX2920Lrl1aZhwZ5FzkhYCuZ6An7hE414O3fFwWkiFCw1w_4gHyXJyXDJN2yBp2bORxyeTrrqwi6EBGYKrCOdOn0USpcOP35POBSxMDaS3o03c6Lv0/w400-h250/61EDF31D-FB2A-4D30-AE0E-E526E3D3A393.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b>Silver Bells</b></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Bing Crosby)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(The Ronettes)</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXhojN44A3JQCEhLX2tP1cfEqXIlu1NoGmgvoZ50x-_K-F5eGo310uO8HQt6ePYsJ-nQ7u7xGoZ6_krixG_KA5BmhtjdduTsaVvj_flI93JselyVhQu9oDnKt_Vav18cYd8otfFOXtv0/s2048/195023F5-3899-47C9-B447-9FD6DD71CEA9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2048" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXhojN44A3JQCEhLX2tP1cfEqXIlu1NoGmgvoZ50x-_K-F5eGo310uO8HQt6ePYsJ-nQ7u7xGoZ6_krixG_KA5BmhtjdduTsaVvj_flI93JselyVhQu9oDnKt_Vav18cYd8otfFOXtv0/w400-h271/195023F5-3899-47C9-B447-9FD6DD71CEA9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">We Need a Little Christmas</b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.899999618530273px;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;">(Angela Lansbury)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.899999618530273px;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.899999618530273px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rrYPBhiC6_GOV-jhtO9UnqsSlEagqpI_k-tJ6XR1vGaS3gb2pRvKTUe9d66qEA-dub7G3mIItLiqcKdk0iccxiO9chUgNLKxWz8XBbvBDwZvibZysa9lTPKkT4O4YrBEkuDFhcExuiI/s890/9B9B039E-C5C2-4672-AFA9-985529FB11E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="890" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rrYPBhiC6_GOV-jhtO9UnqsSlEagqpI_k-tJ6XR1vGaS3gb2pRvKTUe9d66qEA-dub7G3mIItLiqcKdk0iccxiO9chUgNLKxWz8XBbvBDwZvibZysa9lTPKkT4O4YrBEkuDFhcExuiI/w400-h225/9B9B039E-C5C2-4672-AFA9-985529FB11E4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.899999618530273px; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #202124;">Welcome Christmas</b></div><p style="color: #202124; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”)</span></p><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHogczTK3t99FPv_-KPQVmyfPzWaSY9O6EEe9QBrPHBR4_f_eFZkDBw0XUiGJAbxDvT11mXsJ7YF1PS_i_2LB8mIukH97jIJZ5bXa_8iyFhWkW2cKRGSKVyWMZWH7svFesGJXV85__lGo/s1602/266D040D-84F6-4721-BC12-5B9DE467543F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1602" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHogczTK3t99FPv_-KPQVmyfPzWaSY9O6EEe9QBrPHBR4_f_eFZkDBw0XUiGJAbxDvT11mXsJ7YF1PS_i_2LB8mIukH97jIJZ5bXa_8iyFhWkW2cKRGSKVyWMZWH7svFesGJXV85__lGo/w400-h290/266D040D-84F6-4721-BC12-5B9DE467543F.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">White Christmas</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(Bing Crosby)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MERRY CHRISTMAS!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-76299637453365461222020-11-07T15:17:00.002-10:002020-11-07T18:04:55.802-10:00A Post-Election Thought<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxvtMboA_x2mx7KALMmLjm5Zg9D3oJYUqU2hIEulZzt0KWMabjQItqd36P7lI_mQMLkBFypALfS6C1HD5jr8NZBzgZyu51GosafjObyrbgmvZS5YLpaIglGn6R0E835nkKN2KAk1MMHM/s649/BF90CE0E-82EA-4A72-AFA3-1B8C371695D1.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="649" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxvtMboA_x2mx7KALMmLjm5Zg9D3oJYUqU2hIEulZzt0KWMabjQItqd36P7lI_mQMLkBFypALfS6C1HD5jr8NZBzgZyu51GosafjObyrbgmvZS5YLpaIglGn6R0E835nkKN2KAk1MMHM/s320/BF90CE0E-82EA-4A72-AFA3-1B8C371695D1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px;">n the aftermath of the recently ended 2020 Presidential election, the declaration of the winners, and extensive coverage of widespread celebrations, I’ve had a nagging tickle of unease swirling in my thoughts.</span></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 18.9px;">Don’t get me wrong. I am happy with the way the election turned out — not because a Democrat won, and not because a Republican lost. I joined the Democratic Party ages ago, but I’ve always voted for the person, up and down the ballot, regardless of party affiliation.</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">Maybe I’m too old, have seen too many elections, have been uplifted too often, and been let down and disappointed too many times. So I sometimes tend to overthink (I’ve been described often as being didactic, and I accept that).</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">Anyway ... today (Nov. 7, 2020), four days after Election Day, with about 93% of the ballots counted, the Biden-Harris ticket won 74,537,842 votes, the Trump-Pence ticket won 70,307,981 votes. Let’s call it “Biden 74.5 million” and “Trump 70.3 million.” A handy victory.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">Everyone on MSNBC — hosts, reporters, pundits, guests, interviewees — is so positive and hopeful for the country’s future. And rightly so. I feel the same way, almost completely. But as I said, I feel a smidgen of unease.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">Yes, 74.5 million voters picked former Vice-President Joe Biden, a total greater than any other Presidential election in our nation’s history. On the other hand, 70.3 million backed President Donald Trump. That’s 70.3 million Americans who agree with his philosophies and controversial actions. He’s been accused of lying, being in collusion with foreign governments, heavily criticized during his first term, somewhat incoherent, and impeached.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">If you play the odds, among those 70.3 supporters (Republican, Democrat, Independent, or whatever) there HAS to be at least one (likely more) potential presidential candidate that will emerge in future Presidential elections. S/he will share President Trump’s philosophies and beliefs, and will have learned from his mistakes. Someone who, if elected to the White House, would do worse than President Trump.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;">There ... I said it. Think about it. Do we need to be careful? You tell me.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 18.9px; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577248091396127584.post-10873296532095000972020-10-24T04:00:00.004-10:002020-10-24T04:00:04.401-10:00 Random Musings 36<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMA2-IDNQzgR9849m9i4awggxpMqaFJpzx2SkTvF7YFL9rYPLOs4hbCIDVQ3nLfkgwoR0xwePETxcJZ0eSnz4-hD5w4JQXEnvcr-8EKvyB4tuQBUM7lBr_LbuG6OKKE_yZa8pYLmk6J0/s200/3DD058F2-DFA5-4A7E-8725-BBE2CE6408A2.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMA2-IDNQzgR9849m9i4awggxpMqaFJpzx2SkTvF7YFL9rYPLOs4hbCIDVQ3nLfkgwoR0xwePETxcJZ0eSnz4-hD5w4JQXEnvcr-8EKvyB4tuQBUM7lBr_LbuG6OKKE_yZa8pYLmk6J0/s0/3DD058F2-DFA5-4A7E-8725-BBE2CE6408A2.jpeg" /></a></div><br />Why is baked pronounced “baik-t,” when naked is pronounced “naik-ed”? Since they’re spelled alike, shouldn’t they sound alike?<p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">Do electric cars have a stronger sticker shock?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">Are greedy clams shellfish?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">If your toadstool farm is successful, expands, and makes a lot of money, would you say it’s mushrooming?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">If you get hitched at a 7-Eleven, is it a marriage of convenience?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">If you’re dating a bakery chef and he ghosts you, have you been desserted?</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">* * * * *</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;">In the word “scent,” is it the “s” or the “c” that’s silent?</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22.6px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: 18.9px;"></span><br /></p>Craig Miyamotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826082693373939129noreply@blogger.com0