july 4th - rubber duck races

everyone has a bucket list of sorts. Mine isn't especially impressive or ambitious.
I did manage to get several things off that list in one day.
For reasons I can't explain, I have always wanted to see the rubber duck races in front of our home in Waikoloa. This year I had that chance. A wonderful fundraiser for CP, anyone can adopt a duck for 5 bucks. The first duck aross the finish line wins big prizes for the sponsor. My duck was clearly a lame duck and didn't win, place or show.

Sharks can really sniff out their prey, and this is how they do it

Sharks can really sniff out their prey, and this is how they do it

Happy Canada day

It's July 1st and we're off to the beach. I find blogging in the Summer is much like flossing my teeth......I know I should do it more frequently but I don't. Have a great holiday


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duck race and adoption

One thing off my bucket list. I am going to watch the duck races down the former 9th hole water hazard, aka Waikoloa Lake. It's a terrific fund raising activity for CP on the island and the day will have music, food and fireworks in front of our house. It's not a very lofty goal, but I have always wanted to do this.
Photos TK


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Coconuts

I really did learn something at last years fellowship. Got some fresh coconuts off the landscapers and used my training from ntbg to open my treats in a modern way. I used a weight bar instead of a pointed stick to slice the outer core and crack the fibrous shell and open the nut.


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NCAR

Well, it's been a week since I left Boulder and I've had some time to put things into perspective. We were bombarded with so much information that it was hard to take in all the facts and formulate questions we really wanted to ask. I, for one, tended to blurt out whatever was on mind. The things that stick out now are the follow-up questions that I wished I asked.
It was interesting. When we were in the van coming back from the facilities we all had questions or "ah hah" moments in the day. In retrospect I wished I had asked the following questions:
in response to the presentation where the scientist said, "this piece of data didn't fit and I didn't throw it out". I sat stunned, and I wished I had asked the logical question - do you often do that?
I also wish I asked the head of NCAR the same questions that I had asked the head of UCAR, but his vortex presentation was so interesting I forgot.
And I wished I pressed the head of UCAR harder on some of the climate gate controversy. Well, I do have their emails, so I still could.
Or I could go roller blading as it is a lovely morning.......


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blue dragon

Last nite we had the great honor of hear someone who will be one of the world's greatest rock guitarist. A 16 year old kid named JC was playing with a group called Evolution at the Blue Dragon. The lead guitar player was channeling some of the greatest guitar players ever known. It was his last gig on the island for a while as he was headed to Berklee in Boston for 6 weeks. The crowd, a mix of family, friends and fans, as well as diners, filled the place to the rafters and went wild as he played his guitar over his head, behind his back and on the floor. Look for this kid in a few years as he will be a star. I had the feeling we were watching Clapton or Hendrix back when they first started out.


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