Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I’m sitting down at Ryan’s Grill in the Ward Center for some turkey dinner myself. And, of course, some pumpkin pie for dessert.
Like everyone else I’ll just ignore the calories until tomorrow.
RLR
And the media/government/clueless ones wonder why we, the people, are having tea parties.
Well, here’s a good example of why.
Hawaii To Test Taxing By The Mile
Hawaii lawmakers are hoping to pass legislation that would determine the viability of taxing drivers by the mile. Legislators say as more people purchase hybrid vehicles and driving habits change, fuel tax collections will likely suffer.
“We have to make sure that the highway fund is properly funded because if it isn’t, then we simply stop putting in the infrastructure,” said Sen. Kalani English, chair of the Transportation Committee and the lead sponsor of the bill.
The pilot program, known as Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), would be administered by the State Transportation Department as part of the Hawaii’s Highway Modernization Plan. Transportation Director Brennon Morioka told Khon2 a variety of methods would be looked at to determine the best way of tracking driving habits.
“Monitoring your odometers by going into service stations…or using GPS or whatever other form of tracking device,” said Morioka.
I think I should invest in more tea.
RLR
Yeah, that’s right. I’m one of those crazy right wing conservative people that is going to a Tax Day Tea Party here in Honolulu.
In. Honolulu.
How bad has it gotten, when even a liberal state such as Hawaii, thinks the spending and the taxes have gone too far?
I’ll be at the State Capitol Building [yes, they have a permit for this "festival"].
http://www.overtaxedhawaii.com
From 4PM to 7PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2009.
Hopefully, I’ll have somewhere to park.
I’ll probably have to pay a parking tax.
RLR
A brief electrical storm was all it took to knock the power out across the Hawaiian island of Oahu tonight. (I’m posting from remaining battery life in my laptop.)
This probably wouldn’t receive any sort of national attention. Hey, it’s just that 50th state. Nevermind them.
Except…
oops… Obama is still on the island.
Think it’ll make national news now?
I’ll try and make any updates from PDA or via Qik video entries. Otherwise, we’re all OFFline on the island.
RLR
I just enjoyed a McDonalds Southern Style Chicken Sandwich.
I loved it. I should.
It’s identical in flavor to the Chick Fil A sandwich, and I love those. Bun. Tender chicken. Two slices of pickles. They build them the same, too.
The only thing McDonalds is missing is the waffle fries.
RLR
Yes, it’s true. Global Warming is to blame for just about everything.
And now… The next time you feel sick, tell the boss you can’t come to work today. Global Warming gave you a cold!
RLR
I went to a local produce market the other day, here in Honolulu, Hawaii. The open market is located on the Kapiolani Community College parking lot.
On the walk from my car to the market, I saw a person handing out some newspapers. I didn’t get a photo of her, or her publications, but they had the usual Bush Derangement Syndrome pictures and text.
I asked her what this was all about. She said that we needed to close Guantanamo Bay, and prevent the United States from attempting to conquer other countries, etc. etc. etc.
If she’d given me one of her newspapers, I’d have happily taken it and displayed it here, for easy ridicule. But she asked me if I’d like a paper; it only cost a dollar.
Um, no. I’ll not be financing a group that wants to place a failed government system here in the United States.
I did ask if she had a website. And she said yes. Revcom.us.
It doesn’t take any measure of investigative journalism to see that the website she was supporting on the sidewalk is the “Voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA.”
Now, it doesn’t come as a surprise to me that a communist party has found a home on the parking lot of a college. Especially here in the liberal state of Hawaii. I just irritates me to find someone that actually believes the crap being spewed from some cheesball group that thinks that communist/socialism is the best solution. The truth of the matter is that communism hasn’t worked, doesn’t work, and will never work. It’s a failed government system. (Failed for the people that it supposedly supports. Not for the ones in charge of the government, of course.)
If I see her again when I visit the market, I’ll try and take her picture. After all, she’s in a public location. She must be so proud of the bullcrap she’s pushing. After all, it’s the freedom of living in the United States that has afforded her the ability to be clueless about living here.
Update Yes, that picture now appears in this posting. I wrote this article when my site was down, and have since taken that photo. Note just how many people are interested in the things she’s selling. Yep. They’re standing in line, alright.
RLR
In Hawaii legend, rain is considered a blessing from the gods.
On Black Friday – the Friday after Thanksgiving – the people of Hawaii celebrated the win of the University of Hawaii Warriors football team, as they won the WAC championship at Aloha Stadium for the first time since they joined the WAC twenty-nine years ago. It was, arguably, the best game in the history of the University.
Minutes later, in Honolulu, the showers that were forming came together, and the rain fell.
The blessings were well received by everyone.
RLR
Don Ho, arguably one of the most recognizable singers in the world, and the musical Ambassador of Hawaii.. has died.
It is a sad thing to lose such a icon. I’ve had very few regrets in my life. Unfortunately, that short list just grew by one. I regret that I never went to see his show. Such a strong personality he was, I figured he would always be there, and I could go watch him “next time.”
Alas, there will be no more next times.
After his last performance on Thursday, he received a standing ovation.
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