"You Learn Something Every Day"

[scrivener]

One of my favorite teachers says this all the time; I used to think it was lame, but then I realized she's serious. You really do learn something every day.

Today, I learned about the name of that Kailua restaurant Amina Pizzeria. Turns out the owner's name is Amina. I also learned that Amina Pizzeria's a good, clean place with well-made food!

So, what have you learned so far today?

[1stwahine]

Not to procrastinate! I kept telling myself to pick up my meds tomarrow, tomarrow...BAD. Nuff said.

I learned the hard way. :o

I like this thread. ;)

Auntie Lynn

[Glen Miyashiro]

Today I learned that power tools aren't always the best for the job, especially if you're in a tight spot. Sometimes hand tools and elbow grease are the only way to go.

[Surfingfarmboy]

The sports radio station I listen to is having me put together and co-ordinate an episode of a contest they run called "Game Show Friday". "GSF" is a weekly contest, held of course, on Fridays, in which callers to the contest have their sports knowledge tested. My particular episode will deal the college basketball teams that are eligible to compete for the Div. 1 crown national championship..the "Big Dance" basketball tournament held every March and early April.

In garnering facts for this contest, I've learned:

1. That there were 332 college teams who were eligible to compete for the basketball crown at the beginning of the 2004-2005 season.

2. Central Arkansas will soon be eligible to compete for the b-ball championship. I believe they will be able to compete for the title beginning in 2007.

3. Quinnipiac College is the only Div. 1 basketball school eligible for the crown that has the letter "Q" as the first letter of its name.

4. Alaska is the only state among the 50 that does not have a college team in the Div 1 basketball ranks eligible to vie for the championship.

I just learned all of this yesterday!

[kimo55]

One of my favorite teachers says this all the time; I used to think it was lame, but then I realized she's serious. You really do learn something every day.



well, some of us learn every day. some do not. at least every day....
so it otta be; "IF you are open to it and want to grow, you learn something every day."

[scrivener]

"IF you are open to it and want to grow, you learn something every day."
I think that even if you're not open to it, you still learn something every day, whether you are aware of it or not; whether you wanted to or not.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

One of my favorite teachers says this all the time; I used to think it was lame, but then I realized she's serious. You really do learn something every day.

Today, I learned about the name of that Kailua restaurant Amina Pizzeria. Turns out the owner's name is Amina. I also learned that Amina Pizzeria's a good, clean place with well-made food!

So, what have you learned so far today?

subtitles should be translations on a thought-for-thought basis and tailored to the nuance of that language, not a direct translation.

[Kona Girl]

I know "Amina Pizzeria".

& just for fun, try saying it w/an Italian-American accent... "aMIINa PIZZA-RIA" I was yelling this to my friend forever & she kept saying, "Where? What pizzaria? WHAT pizzaria?

"I'm-in-a Pizzaria!"
"Which ONE?!"

Kooky fun AND great pizza, can't be beat! :D

[kimo55]

I think that even if you're not open to it, you still learn something every day, whether you are aware of it or not; whether you wanted to or not.
well, i suppose that is true in the sense we absorb stuff unconsciously. but conscious learning, being aware of daily life lessons and info and growing mentally, spiritually, etc... at the least that old "word a day" thing is what I am thinkin of....

[kimo55]

I know "Amina Pizzeria".

& just for fun, try saying it w/an Italian-American accent... "aMIINa PIZZA-RIA"
no. Talk like an Italian day is next month....

[Kona Girl]

Oh, & p.s. Today, so far i've learned that .... being someone's best friend doesn't mean it's the easiest thing in the world. Sometimes i have to work harder, if not hardest, at these friendships than the lo- & no-maintenance ones. Yeah, duh, should've got it earlier but just REalized it again today, in a nice way. :)

& p.p.s... it's so worth it!

[scrivener]

"I'm-in-a Pizzaria!"
"Which ONE?!"
That's funny. My friend and I have always said it sounds like "A meaner pizzeria."

[Kona Girl]

"Italian Accent isn't till next month..."

Not if you're Italian, ARRRR.... :D

Or an Italian Pirate ...

[kimo55]

Grrrrrrrrr

[1stwahine]

The enormous LOVE and STRENGTH within me was there. It came through when it was needed, despite my own limitations. I stood strong for my grandson. I wasn't the weakling, the stricken, the mentally ill, I was his GRANDMA...tough to take care of him with his daddy and other grandma too!

Things turned worse yesterday.
He made it through the night and is recovering.
I'm going back to the hospital to be with him again.
Yes, I learned that LIFE IS PRECIOUS and I AIN'T THAT PUPULE...I never was!!!!!!

Auntie Lynn

[craigwatanabe]

well I learned one thing today and that is the lower gas cap hasn't changed the $3.88.9 per gallon of premium gasoline here in Hilo yet as of 12noon Monday.

[kevin_jay]

Today, I learned that no matter how hard you try, you can't please everyone!

[Mokihana]

That I am stronger than I thought I was.

[SouthKona]

I believe the full quote is, " Learn something new every day, want to or not".
Today I learned that you'd best not need a HMSA participating dermatologist in Kona, as our only one is booked until January. That's four months away. :mad: We really struggle here for medical/dental care, there just aren't enough doctors/dentists.

[tiptoetulip]

So, what have you learned so far today?
I learned that I affect my students more than I know. One of my students has been coming to school for a few days now, having crying fits in the morning (4th gr.). This is unlike her. Come to find out, my flaring temper at a handful of students has really affected her and now I feel this incredible guilt. She has been feeling uncomfortable, is feeling totally stressed out, and doesn't want to come to school---partially because of me. Her mom even told me she's been having nightmares about school and her teacher (me)! I feel horrible. :(

I've also learned that initially "difficult" parents can turn out to be some of the nicest people. As a beginning teacher, I am constantly learning. It's a good thing to remember, Scrivener! I think this will be a new activity for my students---to reflect on what they've learned every day. What a great thread this is. ;)

[Fondoo2]

gutsy post tiptoe,you gonna be fine don't be too hard on yourself.Remember the lesson and forget the experience!!<-----I get this stuff from AA "I got a million of em!!"

[Surfingfarmboy]

I learned that there is a town in Pennsylvania called Loyalsockville.

[scrivener]

I learned the names of some of my classmates in my graduate classes.

[adrian]

Always label your backup discs with proper names or else a planned hour's worth of reformatting and reinstalling will soon make you cranky in the morning. (and no matter how good you are, never reformat your computer at night.)

[Fondoo2]

Always label your backup discs with proper names or else a planned hour's worth of reformatting and reinstalling will soon make you cranky in the morning. (and no matter how good you are, never reformat your computer at night.)
good advice
most awsome backup tool I ever used was "Drive Image" basicaly it takes a snapshot of your drive so from a virus to a hard drive failure restoring an Image includes all programs,drivers,files everything.Used it in my overclocking days to save time with drive corruption from the oc's heat

[SouthKona]

good advice
most awsome backup tool I ever used was "Drive Image" basicaly it takes a snapshot of your drive so from a virus to a hard drive failure restoring an Image includes all programs,drivers,files everything.Used it in my overclocking days to save time with drive corruption from the oc's heat

Your discussion has led me to start a new thread "Harddrive Backup Needed?".

[Meleana]

Today i learned that i can help a friend come to grips with hidden sin. i fumbled & bumbled but was forced forward to confront her. When i finally did (days later) i felt like God gave me compassion, since i knew i had the same sin lurking in my forgiven past. IT WAS TOUGH. But she, me & JC got through it.

I gotta say, it's the first time i tried confrontation (major direct confrontation phobe) & it really worked out.

Lesson: Compassion paired with confession = Release & Restoration.
Lesson: The light we'll shine through this will be longerlasting than any choice made in a moment(s) of weakness.

Thank you to the powers that be for this great confessional! :)

[scrivener]

Today I learned that Yagura Restaurant closes half an hour earlier on Tuesdays than on other weeknights. I also learned that if you show up just minutes before closing, they still welcome you warmly and don't rush you through your meal.

That's two days in a row I've chosen a food-related lesson. This is not a good sign.

[Surfingfarmboy]

According to www.plantithawaii.com, the acerola fruit was once grown commerically in Puna. The commercial plantings apparently ended when the vitamin manufacturers learned how to make synthetic vitamin C. I never knew this!

If your interested in reading about the acerola plant, go to the above site and follow the link to the acerola or "Barbados cherry". There are also links to just about any other tropical fruits and spices that can be grown in Hawai'i, including vanilla, cacoa, nutmeg, and cloves. Very neat site!

[MadAzza]

Tonight, on the way home from work, I learned that if you try to enlighten a teenage male driver as to the correct procedure for passing a motorcycle on a dark, wet downtown road by yelling into his car window as he blows past you *in your lane*, he and his equally butt-headed male friend are likely to then try to engage you in a shouting match. Then, when you end up next to each other at a red light and you smile and kindly observe, "If I borrowed my mom's Camry, I'd probably try to show off for my friends, too," the teenage male driver will roll up his window and get as far away from you as possible.

[lurkah]

http://allthingshawaiian.com/lurkah/smileys/smileylaughing2.gif Too funny!

[Fondoo2]

I learned my 5 month old enjoys us calling back and forth from our bedrooms when we are waking up

[adrian]

Soon, it'll be New Years (actually, first comes Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then Xmas, then New Years).

Yay, one more year until I can gamble! (and drink, but I rather not)

[kimo55]

i learned the upcoming sequence of holidays.

[1stwahine]

i learned the upcoming sequence of holidays.

Nope, Adrian forgot his birthday this Saturday, October 1st! :D

Auntie Lynn

[kimo55]

and my b day too. but they ain't no holiday.

[pzarquon]

I finally learned how to "shuffle" songs within playlists, artists and albums on my iPod. All those wasted months clicking past the same songs...

[1stwahine]

I learned not to be "pulled" into a discussion cause of "air quotes!"

I also learned what is "air quotes!" ;)

Auntie Lynn

[scrivener]

I learned where the Student Lounge is in one of my classroom buildings downtown. Dang soda machine was empty. But the WiFi's good.

[Fondoo2]

I learned I still need to work on not being offended by mean spirited people
maybe I have it comming and can't see the forest for the trees

I learned I "Know" nothing and can only act on what I believe to be true

[Palolo Joe]

I learned that some people take it hard when they describe something as "a joke" and then get all flustered when someone else calls them on it.

[Fondoo2]

peace brah,because it's healthy and I just don't have time for an Arch Nemesis right now there is just so much better things to do with our short time on the planet :)

[pzarquon]

I learned first-hand what a nice (and handsome) guy our dear jdub (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/member.php?u=1096) is! (Blog here (http://www.hawaiistories.com/jamie/).) Bumped into him outside of Murphy's yesterday.

[Glen Miyashiro]

I learned that iTunes is actually a pretty cool application. Why did I resist using it for so long?

[scrivener]

I learned that iTunes is actually a pretty cool application.
Don't forget to explore the podcast section. Some of your HT buddies have podcasts you can subscribe to and update right from your iTunes.

[lavagal]

I learned first-hand what a nice (and handsome) guy our dear jdub (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/member.php?u=1096) is! (Blog here (http://www.hawaiistories.com/jamie/).) Bumped into him outside of Murphy's yesterday.

More than anything, you see that Jamie is a sweetie pie. Too bad he smokes, but he knows I always rag him about that. He needs to eat more, but there's something charming about that starving artist look. Still got those sideburns, curly top?
Jamie not only looks good, but he's got a heart of gold.

[1stwahine]

Yep, Shaveice and I had the pleasure to meet each other in person and listen to Jamie play some tunes at Murphys one Saturday Night. Is Jamie still playing there? If he is, starts at 9:00 p.m. Great music and Jamie can sing and play!

Auntie Lynn

[Kilinahe]

I learned that it's no use picking up all 500 pairs of Barbie shoes and spending an hour separating them from the Barbie clothes and putting both piles neatly into storage bins because they will end up on the floor less than half an hour later.

[lavagal]

I learned that it's no use picking up all 500 pairs of Barbie shoes and spending an hour separating them from the Barbie clothes and putting both piles neatly into storage bins because they will end up on the floor less than half an hour later.


DO WE HAVE THE SAME KIDS?????? I have one of those new Dyson vacuum cleaners. I've told the girls if they don't pick up their toys, especially the Barbie shoes or ANYTHING POLLY POCKET, it will be sucked up and I will NOT reach into that spooky tangle of dust-hair-lint-cat barf, etc., to retrieve it.
When Kid 1 or Kid 2 spotted a mini rubber go-go boot or shoe in the clear Dyson cannister a couple of times, they got the picture. But most of the stuff stays in the closet because they instantly forget the lesson of the day.

[Langi]

i learned that i've been laying low for too long. life, on the other hand, is too short! ;)

[lavagal]

i learned that i've been laying low for too long. life, on the other hand, is too short! ;)


Well speak up our friend! Don't let the world pass you by. Let's see what you've got to say!

[Kilinahe]

DO WE HAVE THE SAME KIDS??????

Gosh, I hope not. I wouldn't know how to explain that to pzarquon. ;)

I also learned that Ensure Healthy Mom drink isn't too bad.

[lavagal]

Gosh, I hope not. I wouldn't know how to explain that to pzarquon. ;)

I also learned that Ensure Healthy Mom drink isn't too bad.


Well, maybe because I went to J school with the esteemed young man?!! By the way, honey doll, I'd like to say I've got one of the nicest husbands around and so do you.

[TurquoiseDuck]

Pinesol will eat your hands.

Do not put string mop heads in the clothes dryer.

[kimo55]

sup wi dat.
learn sumpin turnin into eloise's household hints.

[Palolo Joe]

I learned that it's par for the course for some idiots to make an attempt at civility, before showing their true colors and what jackasses they truly are.

I also learned that no matter how simple something might seem, there's one idiot out there who will mess it up.

[pzarquon]

I've learned repeatedly in recent days that some people simply can't resist taking the low road.

Sigh.

[lurkah]

I learned about Narcissus (http://allthingshawaiian.com/lurkah/graphics/narcissus.jpg) and how to recognize symptoms of narcissism (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=narcissism).

[TurquoiseDuck]

sup wi dat.
learn sumpin turnin into eloise's household hints.

Not Heloise, is da Turquoise Duck's learning experiences !! Everyone else is telling what they learned so I am telling what I learned too. I no can help I am stuck at home cleaning. :p


I also learned that it is easier to wipe windows with a dry cloth before using a wet cloth to clean them.

Tomorrow I am going to learn how to clean busted up falling out grout in the bathroom tile. All suggestions appreciated.

Yesterday I learned that the reason my vaccum quit working is because the belt broke. Was too mad to think for myself and a member helped me.

After I learn all this maybe I can get a job cleaning.

[Fondoo2]

Not Heloise, is da Turquoise Duck's learning experiences !! Everyone else is telling what they learned so I am telling what I learned too. I no can help I am stuck at home cleaning. :p


I also learned that it is easier to wipe windows with a dry cloth before using a wet cloth to clean them.

Tomorrow I am going to learn how to clean busted up falling out grout in the bathroom tile. All suggestions appreciated.

Yesterday I learned that the reason my vaccum quit working is because the belt broke. Was too mad to think for myself and a member helped me.

After I learn all this maybe I can get a job cleaning.

I learned having bad grout is better than having bad gout!

duck if the grout is falling out it probobly has lost its seal so you will need to buy sealer.Before you apply it clean all the loose stuff with a wisk broom or paint brush then inspect for stuff thats getting ready to pop out and use a plastick wedge to remove it.You can take some of the chunks into home depote and grab a clerk and say "help me match this".Then mix,fill cracks from missing grout,let dry then reseal the whole area old and new

[scrivener]

I learned that I can grade my third-period class's notebooks in fifteen minutes.

I also learned that my fifth-period's notebooks don't grade themselves! :(

[kimo55]

I learned having bad grout is better than having bad gout!
and what would good gout be?

[Surfingfarmboy]

I learned today that One-Ton Chips are available again online. After the fire the Maebo Noodle factory suffered a couple years ago, I kind of gave up on them...I couldn't find a single package during my 2003 visit home; I found some exorbitantly priced ones at the Hilo airport in 2004. I placed Maebo's and One-Ton Chips in the back of my mind, thinking that I'd look them up when I'm home this December..if they were to be had great, if not, well, I'll try again next visit.

I don't know how long Maebo's has been up and running, but it evidently has been for some time. I'm not waiting til December to get some...I'm ordering now! The folks at Maebo's have always treated me well. I've ordered from them via their toll-free line, and they've promptly filled my orders at a price LESS than their web-site quoted. I would query them why the prices they were charging me was less than the prices stated, and they would say something like "For you, a Big Island boy in RI, we'll give you a deal"..they have always been very casual about their pricing with me...they are the best!

www.one-ton.com

[TurquoiseDuck]

I learned having bad grout is better than having bad gout!

duck if the grout is falling out it probobly has lost its seal so you will need to buy sealer.Before you apply it clean all the loose stuff with a wisk broom or paint brush then inspect for stuff thats getting ready to pop out and use a plastick wedge to remove it.You can take some of the chunks into home depote and grab a clerk and say "help me match this".Then mix,fill cracks from missing grout,let dry then reseal the whole area old and new

Thanks so much for the advice, however.....it's a rental, they just sold it and we have to move. I am trying to get it clean so as to get our security deposit back, which I know is a joke. The place should have been renovated before we moved in nine years ago. The grout is not loose (yet) but has started to crack in a few places. Red dirt is stuck in the cracks. Scrubbing with a tooth brush does nothing. Having a new construction site near by does not help at all. :rolleyes:

[Fondoo2]

and what would good gout be?

the kind that infects your enimies of course




Duck you can use wet/dry(100 grit-ish) sandpaper to cut off the top layor of the grout that has the red dust in it since the sealer is long gone anyway.Just fold the paper a couple times over and use the edge to target the grout.

[kimo55]

the kind that infects your enimies of course



uh... is that like lemurians?

[pzarquon]

I learned that there are creative, talented people everywhere, even stacking boxes in a warehouse.

[Miulang]

The day I don't learn at least one new thing is the day I'm declared DOA. Today I learned (so far) that you never know when someone is going to help you until you ask for that help. It's only noon, so I have a whole nother 12 hours to learn something else! :D

Miulang

[TurquoiseDuck]

the kind that infects your enimies of course




Duck you can use wet/dry(100 grit-ish) sandpaper to cut off the top layor of the grout that has the red dust in it since the sealer is long gone anyway.Just fold the paper a couple times over and use the edge to target the grout.

WOW !! Thank you so very much !! I even have sand paper here. In fact, I am going to go try it right now.

[Langi]

Well speak up our friend! Don't let the world pass you by. Let's see what you've got to say!

Amen & Amen... Gonna "live out loud"! & stop just talkin' about it.

Today's learning lesson: There are supportive souls on this thread, thank you! :p

[lurkah]

Amen & Amen... Gonna "live out loud"! & stop just talkin' about it.

Today's learning lesson: There are supportive souls on this thread, thank you! :p
That's a very good observation. Keep it up, no sked. ;)

I've learned that there is a certain vicious breed of Pit Bull that likes to amuse itself and feed off of others by growling and barking loudly and getting all in your face to try and instill fear and intimidate you...but when you turn to look at its ugly face, you find that it's actually toothless.

[kimo55]

and also helps to not have thin skin, not take things personally.

[LikaNui]

I've learned that there is a certain vicious breed of Pit Bull that likes to amuse itself and feed off of others by growling and barking loudly and getting all in your face to try and instill fear and intimidate you...but when you turn to look at its ugly face, you find that it's actually toothless.
Oh, you've met my ex-wife too??
:D


(waves to John Heckathorn)

[lurkah]

and also helps to not have thin skin, not take things personally.
I've also learned that an honest, good-hearted person can turn from having one red to 5 green chiclets in a relatively short period of time. ;)

[jdub]

i learned that there is a vociferous population of gray doves outside my new bedroom window that insists on not letting me sleep...

[kimo55]

I've also learned that an honest, good-hearted person can turn from having one red to 5 green chiclets in a relatively short period of time. ;)
.........whodaguy?

[lurkah]

i learned that there is a vociferous population of gray doves outside my new bedroom window that insists on not letting me sleep...
I've learned that strategically mounting a plastic owl (http://www3.shopping.com/xPC-Life_Sized_Hand_Painted_Great_Horned_Owl) will scare birds away from my fruit trees.

[lurkah]

.........whodaguy?
I've learned that it's not Ron Jacobs, either.

[jdub]

I've learned that strategically mounting a plastic owl (http://www3.shopping.com/xPC-Life_Sized_Hand_Painted_Great_Horned_Owl) will scare birds away from my fruit trees.

now i've learned two things! mahalo lurkah!

[kimo55]

I've learned that strategically mounting a plastic owl will scare birds
hell; that will scare people, and MAY get you arrested...

[kimo55]

I've learned no-access land is hell.

I've learned I like coffee more than I like coffee.

I've learned I gotta keep in mind to keep learning.

I've learned to conciously love and heal every day. (esp. in this modern world of ours)

I've learned not to procrastinate. But can I start that tomorrow?

[Fondoo2]

hell; that will scare people, and MAY get you arrested...

ok that was funny as F***

I learned that my babies will to develope is an amazing thing to whitness

[Miulang]

Second thing I've learned today: Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches beat a Big Mac any day! :)

Miulang

[LikaNui]

I've learned that strategically mounting a plastic owl (http://www3.shopping.com/xPC-Life_Sized_Hand_Painted_Great_Horned_Owl) will scare birds away from my fruit trees.
But not for long. Once the birds realize the owl is fake, it's back to the ol' status quo.
I've seen lots of those plastic owls covered with bird droppings.
:p

[lurkah]

But not for long. Once the birds realize the owl is fake, it's back to the ol' status quo.
I've seen lots of those plastic owls covered with bird droppings.
I was gonna cover that part for jdub in Part 2, which is where you connect a live electrical wire to the owl's head.

**ZAP** Peace and quiet, once again. ;) Amazing, the things I've learned.

[pzarquon]

Well, maybe because I went to J school with the esteemed young man?!! By the way, honey doll, I'd like to say I've got one of the nicest husbands around and so do you.Huh. Well, I learned that I went to J school with Lavagal! Nifty.

Oh, and thanks. :o

[jdub]

i learned tonight that even the most caustic, cynical bartenders in the known universe can display kindness and goodwill toward sober musicians on whom they have a litany of embarassing recollections...and that they may be hammered...

[scrivener]

I learned that Philip Pullman is a better writer than I expected.

[1stwahine]

I learned that no matter what the doctors and specialists says...if you just lie around and don't do nothing the brain dies. For me even if I just read and no matter if I'm slow in participating typing my responses in, my brain is functioning and is exercising and will increase in time not to it's normal sense...it never was(hahaha)but at least better to what it is today. I re-learned how to put pictures up again. Hmmm did I say that earlier? Oh, well. Have a great weekend everybody. Keep safe.

You learn something everyday! :D

Auntie Lynn

[Surfingfarmboy]

I found a grocer here in RI that sells Hawaiian Kukui brand pineapple preserves. Long way for a jar of preserves to travel..all the way from Kalaheo!

[MadAzza]

i learned tonight that even the most caustic, cynical bartenders in the known universe can display kindness and goodwill toward sober musicians on whom they have a litany of embarassing recollections...and that they may be hammered...

"Sober musicians"?

WTF??

[LikaNui]

"Sober musicians"?
WTF??
Obviously amateur musicians.
:D

[scrivener]

Rough, rough day. Started off with a huge list of stuff to get done, and barely got through one of the big ones (got some of the small ones done, though). That big one was the assigned reading for my adolescent psych class, and in this reading, I learned that:

In the area of adolescent moral development, in recent years there's been lots and lots of research on adolescents' aggressive and antisocial behavior, but very little on prosocial behavior.
Adolescence marks a transition from (among other things) a self defined in nonmoral properties (bodily properties, material possessions, or typical behavior) to a self defined in social and psychological terms, and morality is the major regulator of social interactions; thus, it makes sense that this is where a lot of moral development takes place -- adolescents' worlds are expanding beyond their immediate worlds and into the world-at-large, spurring some need to evaluate their roles within this world-at-large, if that makes any sense.
Socratic parenting seems to result in adolescents who are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior (not to mention to avoid antisocial behavior). This means that parents who help their children understand, through reasoning and discussion, why their behaviors are unacceptable, seem to raise kids who stay out of trouble, as opposed to parents who only use the force of their authority. I was unable to tell from my reading if age is a factor here -- it seems obvious that you don't practice Socratic parenting with younger children, but then what do I know about parenting? :)
Strangely (if I read this right), a key factor in positive moral development is conflict with close peer groups. Adolescents who are involved in a moderate degree of conflict (that is, not overly challenging or dominant) with their close friends, perhaps in needing to maintain the relationships, establish a sense of moral justice that indicates positive moral development.

Don't know how interesting any of you find this, and I don't even know if I'm getting it right -- this textbook is denser than Rod Tam -- but this is some of what I learned today.

In the next couple of hours, I hope to learn something about a steak dinner.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Rough, rough day. Started off with a huge list of stuff to get done, and barely got through one of the big ones (got some of the small ones done, though). That big one was the assigned reading for my adolescent psych class, and in this reading, I learned that:

In the area of adolescent moral development, in recent years there's been lots and lots of research on adolescents' aggressive and antisocial behavior, but very little on prosocial behavior.
Adolescence marks a transition from (among other things) a self defined in nonmoral properties (bodily properties, material possessions, or typical behavior) to a self defined in social and psychological terms, and morality is the major regulator of social interactions; thus, it makes sense that this is where a lot of moral development takes place -- adolescents' worlds are expanding beyond their immediate worlds and into the world-at-large, spurring some need to evaluate their roles within this world-at-large, if that makes any sense.
Socratic parenting seems to result in adolescents who are more likely to engage in prosocial behavior (not to mention to avoid antisocial behavior). This means that parents who help their children understand, through reasoning and discussion, why their behaviors are unacceptable, seem to raise kids who stay out of trouble, as opposed to parents who only use the force of their authority. I was unable to tell from my reading if age is a factor here -- it seems obvious that you don't practice Socratic parenting with younger children, but then what do I know about parenting? :)
Strangely (if I read this right), a key factor in positive moral development is conflict with close peer groups. Adolescents who are involved in a moderate degree of conflict (that is, not overly challenging or dominant) with their close friends, perhaps in needing to maintain the relationships, establish a sense of moral justice that indicates positive moral development.

Don't know how interesting any of you find this, and I don't even know if I'm getting it right -- this textbook is denser than Rod Tam -- but this is some of what I learned today.


The commonly-used terms addressing these parenting styles are 'authoritarian parenting' and 'progressive parenting', and I have found that striking a balance between the two is key. Parent progressively day to day; let this be the foundation of conversation, of "parent-kid debrief sessions" (these happen daily in our hale) of holding everyone in the household accountable for his/her choices (parents foremost!). But the goal is to develop within each of us the compass to discipline ourselves for its own sake.

And on the flip side.... it is an empowering thing if a kid knows that their mom who posesses a high IQ is also a tita. Or if push come to shove, their dad could (and would) easily take on a bully's dad and hash things out until it resolves itself. Learning how to fight and resolve. Fight and forgive. Stand up for oneself, someone in need, or the noble point. Doing so is rooted in authoritative behavior, and it takes a good deal of trial, risk and error to learn how. And not everyone does.

Yet every effective leader I know has struck this balance, but s/he doesn't get there soley due to Socratic (or Spartan) parents.

And my favorite e-fountain to quench my inner Warrior Mamma:
http://paradoxicalcommandments.com/index.html

[Miulang]

This also applies in the business world too, with managers and supervisors and how they treat their employees and workgroups, only there it's called "Micromanagement" v. "modern management" or "teamwork". :)

Supervisors who micromanage don't give their employees any credit for having brains and think they are the only ones who know how to do a job (wrong!). Supervisors and managers who believe in teamwork respect the skills and abilities of each team member as each adds synergystically to the success of a task. No one individual can be everything, and each team member brings to the table a skillset of strengths and weaknesses. The trick is to nurture the strengths in each person so that the weaknesses are overcome by the strengths of others.

OD people say if you watch what happens to kids as they grow up (as in child and adolescent psychology), you can extrapolate it into the adult world. Every relationship has at least 4 phases of development: forming, storming, norming, and performing. Forming is when the group first evolves. Storming happens when individuals in the group try to determine their position in their group. Norming happens when everyone in the group understands their place and agrees to work toward a common goal, and performing happens when everyone does what they committed to do to get the job done.

Same thing happens on the first day of school. :p

Miulang

P.S. the same thing happens here on HT when newbies first decide to start posting. And some people never get out of the storming phase of development.

[scrivener]

I learned that the Miami Dade County School District is the fourth-largest in the nation. I also learned that Massachusetts, that stronghold of higher education, established the first school board. So blame Massachusetts.

[Surfingfarmboy]

I saw a District of Columbia license plate and learned that it actually has the slogan "Taxation Without Representation" printed on it.

[lavagal]

I learned a few tips from Scrivener and Pua'i Mana'o about being a better mom, raising better citizens. Priceless information. Thank you. I will now be sure my inner tita is ready for anything and that we'll be debriefing quite a bit around here!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

I am not sure its deserved, but comment just made my day. Mahalo nui, Lavagal! :)

[craigwatanabe]

I learned today that just because your Astro Van's transmission seems to be slipping and you take it to a shady mechanic and says you need to rebuild it for $2200, don't believe it.

Instead look at the O2 sensor or the Mass Air Flow Sensor as the probable culprit. Both sensors are WAYYYYY cheaper to replace than rebuilding a tranny.

I also learned today that TireRack.com sells tires cheaper than buying locally (including FedEx 3day shipping) and if you order them online Wednesday morning at 10am, FedEx will be knocking on your door Friday morning!

And I learned today that it's not wise to keep Lau lau in the refrigerator for more than a week. Man das some hauna stuffs in da fridge!

[scrivener]

I learned that the AirPort card in my school-issue iBook doesn't detect the WiFi in any of HPU's hotspots! How the heck is anyone supposed to LEARN?

[craigwatanabe]

ummmm...books? :D You know those funny things with words in them :eek:

Ahh when Technology fails...I'm just amazed that you can use a calculator in class nowdays! Does anyone remember how to figure out the square root of a number the old fashioned way using paper and pencil? :rolleyes:

[Glen Miyashiro]

Does anyone remember how to figure out the square root of a number the old fashioned way using paper and pencil? :rolleyes:Wow! I had to google for that one. I never knew there was a manual method to find square roots. Ho Craig, you old eh? Did you use a slide rule back in school?

[jdub]

i learned today that my lack of technical savvy is woeful at best...i tried getting it set up at my new crib so i can work from home but with three VCRs and all of the necessary software, i will still have to be up at 5:30am for the next three weeks to be at the office to do something that others do from home...machines hate me, that's what i've learned today...

[craigwatanabe]

Wow! I had to google for that one. I never knew there was a manual method to find square roots. Ho Craig, you old eh? Did you use a slide rule back in school?


Ho Glen you kiddin' me! Oh man humanity is a lost cause now :D Yes there is a manual way to find the SqRt of any number. Man did you also know you can figure out logrhythmic functions via paper and pencil too?

When I was in high school we used to do scientific notation on paper and in college, calculus problems had to be done without the aid of a calculator.

And yes Glen...I did use a slide rule back in school. :rolleyes:

Boy the next EMF pulse and suddenly we're all gonna be math illiterate again. I think schools should teach the "Manual" way just to preserve how to do things without the aid of a machine.

By the way...did you know you can still catch KHON on your TV with aluminum foil? Yeah there was a time when TV had only three stations (well four if you include public television) and the word "cable" was the guy wires that kept your rooftop antenna from blowing away. :D

[mel]

I just learned how to use the LIST function of this message board!!!!

[Glen Miyashiro]

Ho Glen you kiddin' me! Oh man humanity is a lost cause now :D Yes there is a manual way to find the SqRt of any number. Man did you also know you can figure out logrhythmic functions via paper and pencil too? Nah Craig, just kidding. I knew there must be a way to do it; after all people were doing square roots and logarithms long before electronic calculators. I just didn't know how to do it myself.

And yes Glen...I did use a slide rule back in school. :rolleyes:I never learned how to use one of those. I never learned the abacus either. Maybe I should. :p

Boy the next EMF pulse and suddenly we're all gonna be math illiterate again. I think schools should teach the "Manual" way just to preserve how to do things without the aid of a machine. Heh. Like when the power goes out and the stores have to close because the cashiers don't know how to make change in their heads.

Oh, and to get back on topic: I learned that it's really worth it to put on that sunscreen even if it takes a few extra minutes.

[lavagal]

i learned today that my lack of technical savvy is woeful at best...i tried getting it set up at my new crib so i can work from home but with three VCRs and all of the necessary software, i will still have to be up at 5:30am for the next three weeks to be at the office to do something that others do from home...machines hate me, that's what i've learned today...


Shadup! Quit that stinking job! YOU? Getting up at 530ayem? A new man! My gawd brah, you truly hate yourself.
I don't. I think your boss will burn in hell for cruelty. That or go to jail for running one sweat shoppe. Pig! Burn, creepy boss, burn!

[tiptoetulip]

I learned from Glen Miyashiro's thread what an alligator gar is, that alligator gar are one of the monsters of fresh waters, and that their roe is TOXIC. They are also hard to catch since their teeth snap lines many of the time.

[Kilinahe]

I learned how to edit multiple items in i-tunes.

[helen]

I learned from Glen Miyashiro's thread what an alligator gar is, that alligator gar are one of the monsters of fresh waters, and that their roe is TOXIC. They are also hard to catch since their teeth snap lines many of the time.
That I learned on Friday too, but what I didn't know was that roe is the eggs that they lay. I don't know why they are called that, but that is what they are called. Oh yeah I learned the roe thing on Friday too.
I just learned how to use the LIST function of this message board!!!!
Okay I bite. What does the LIST function do, as in what does it list? If by some chance it is the Members List, then it's okay, that I know, but if it list something else, this would be something new to me too.

[scrivener]

I learned that Myra, the nice, sweet, cute, plump drive-through gal at the Moanalua Jack-in-the-Box has a ring on her left ring-finger. I'll be stopping for breakfat perhaps not quite as often.

[kimo55]

uh, what's a
"plump drive-through "?


ya know, don't wimp out. ya don't want ten points off yer man card, too.
Ya want sumpin, go after it. tackle that suckah now.
Life's short. Plus, it's hard.Don't make it harder and lonelier.

Maybe that's a pester ring.
Or maybe she's divorced and hasn't gotten outta the habit.
Or maybe it's simply not a wedding ring.

[scrivener]

Well, if the avatar picture weren't from the chest-up, you'd see. It's the drive-through you visit when you want a physique like mine.

[mel]

Okay I bite. What does the LIST function do, as in what does it list? If by some chance it is the Members List, then it's okay, that I know, but if it list something else, this would be something new to me too.

When making a post next to the insert picture/graphic icon there is the blue dots and 3 lines icon that says "Create List". I tried it a long time ago and it did not work. I had assumed that I hit the button once, and list all of my items in the one window, whereas in reality you list each item in a new window 1 at the time to create either an alpha list, bullet list, or number list.

Like this:


Macintosh
Windows
Linux


It may be old hat for some, but only today I figured it out... :o

[1stwahine]

It's exciting and totally amazing to watch my almost nine month old grandson, Antonio "learn something new everyday!" Babies and children are PRECIOUS! ;) :D

Auntie Lynn

[scrivener]

ya know, don't wimp out. ya don't want ten points off yer man card, too.
Ya want sumpin, go after it. tackle that suckah now.
Life's short. Plus, it's hard.Don't make it harder and lonelier.
Yes. Well. There's still Hazel at the Chevron just two hundred yards further down the road, where I stop for my morningly Diet Pepsi. 'Though she's clearly a bit younger than my lower limit.

[zztype]

You can set up WiFi not to broadcast. They're "invisible" unless you know they're there. Talk to the IT guys. They can likely give you the names and some matching passwords to those access points and your Airport card will pick them up just fine.

I learned that the AirPort card in my school-issue iBook doesn't detect the WiFi in any of HPU's hotspots! How the heck is anyone supposed to LEARN?

[tiptoetulip]

Today, in doing my fire inspection checklist in my classroom, I found out that I don't have a fire extinguisher!

I also found out that my potato-crusted salmon is a winnah with my family. :D

[lavagal]

Well, if the avatar picture weren't from the chest-up, you'd see. It's the drive-through you visit when you want a physique like mine.


Scrivener:
Any chance you could actually budget some time to get outta that car and sit inside the restaurant? Fake reading a book or your laptop? Doing the sudoku, which you are an expert at, and is so charming for the ladies now? My gosh young man, you are a prize. Why don't you know it? Of course, you should probably eat more healthy food!

[scrivener]

Any chance you could actually budget some time to get outta that car and sit inside the restaurant? Fake reading a book or your laptop? Doing the sudoku, which you are an expert at, and is so charming for the ladies now?
Sure, there's a chance, but then I might have to put my moves on, and there's no room in my life for that right now! I'd rather just flirt.

My gosh young man, you are a prize. Why don't you know it? Of course, you should probably eat more healthy food!
First of all, who are you calling "young?" :)
Second, sure, I know I'm a prize. I'm just really, really, really picky. I have a broad (ha!) range of tastes and honestly consider most women I meet to be beautiful in some way, but when it comes to relationships, I've got a fine-meshed filter.

I must say that the pool is getting smaller. Plenty of fish in the ocean? What ocean? It's looking more like a wading pool lately!

Or waiting pool.

[mel]

Sure, there's a chance, but then I might have to put my moves on, and there's no room in my life for that right now! I'd rather just flirt.


That's better than me. I only admire people I think I might like from a safe, long distance.

[LikaNui]

I must say that the pool is getting smaller. Plenty of fish in the ocean? What ocean? It's looking more like a wading pool lately!
Or waiting pool. Just make sure you don't pick someone from the shallow end of the gene pool.
:D

[Pua'i Mana'o]

...where I stop for my morningly Diet Pepsi.

I learned today that I cannot let that blasphemy passing as an adjective go without expressing serious umbrage... :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Pua'i Mana'o]

That's better than me. I only admire people I think I might like from a safe, long distance.

You realize that there are women with high libidos who love to freak-da-geek? FYI.

[MadAzza]

Yes. Well. There's still Hazel at the Chevron just two hundred yards further down the road, where I stop for my morningly Diet Pepsi. 'Though she's clearly a bit younger than my lower limit.

Myra? Hazel? Where are you stopping for food and gas, in the '50s?

[scrivener]

Myra? Hazel? Where are you stopping for food and gas, in the '50s?
Yes. Well. Let's just say that Filipino women will surely be my downfall.

[lurkah]

Yes. Well. Let's just say that Filipino women will surely be my downfall.
Eh Auntie, maybe you get chance. :D

[Miulang]

Yes. Well. Let's just say that Filipino women will surely be my downfall.
Ya know, Scriv, you might just find someone older than you who floats your boat better than a young chickiepoo. I mean, look at Demi Moore/Ashton Tate. My guy is much younger than me but very similar in outlook, intelligence, and all the other things that make for a great relationship. So I dunno if I'm just young at heart or he's mature for his age! LOL

Don't put the "seasoned" wahines on the shelf because you think they're too old for you. ;)

Miulang

[scrivener]

Don't put the "seasoned" wahines on the shelf because you think they're too old for you.
My ceiling is a lot higher up from my age than my floor is beneath it. I just pretty much won't go lower than 30 at this time in my life. 29, maybe, but she'd better be an English major.

[lurkah]

Ya know, Scriv, you might just find someone older than you who floats your boat better than a young chickiepoo. I mean, look at Demi Moore/Ashton Tate. My guy is much younger than me but very similar in outlook, intelligence, and all the other things that make for a great relationship. So I dunno if I'm just young at heart or he's mature for his age! LOL

Don't put the "seasoned" wahines on the shelf because you think they're too old for you. ;)
Eh Auntie, Miulang stay pushing for you, too. :D

[LikaNui]

I mean, look at Demi Moore/Ashton Tate. Gee, Demi is with a software company? I wonder if Ashton Kutcher knows that.
:p

[lavagal]

Don't put the "seasoned" wahines on the shelf because you think they're too old for you. ;)

Miulang

Here, here. I've got four years on my man. It works!

[kimo55]

Gee, Demi is with a software company? I wonder if Ashton Kutcher knows that.
:p
He's so young, Demi calls him Ashton Koocheeekoocheekoo.

[scrivener]

That's better than me. I only admire people I think I might like from a safe, long distance.
Mel, I don't know you too well, but I've seen you in person, and you look at least as good as the other Dockers-and-Aloha-Shirt-wearing guys downtown, and those guys have relationships, so based solely on appearances, I'd say your chances are at least as good as anyone else's. So forget safety.

I'd be happy to show you some of my moves. :)

[scrivener]

Today I learned that the laundry does not do itself.

[craigwatanabe]

In my days of dating (and I've dated a lot) I discovered then that if you stay focused on who you are and be good at it, the kind of people you need to have a relationship with will gravitate to you. In otherwords, you will attract the kind of person you need simply because of who you are.

If you seem to be attracting the wrong person everytime, well it's time to re-evaluate your outward image and try to be who you really are instead of who you want to be.

How do you do this somewhat insurmountable feat? Just be yourself and the right person will find you. These aren't just pie in the sky words, this is from someone who yearned for a date in high school, dated women because I adapted to their attitudes (was used), then decided that I had to focus on #1 because if I'm not happy with myself how in the world would anybody else be? You be good to yourself, then other people will see the good in you and will want to be with you.

I focused on being confident and good at what I did and it was simply amazing at how I managed to get dates I never thought I could ever achieve. There I learned that women like guys with a positive attitude not guys that are desparate. I was so desparate to date a woman I scared them away. Now I'm so laid back my wife get's paranoid whenever we go out and a female looks our way. I look at my wife while holding her hand and kiss her to remind her that she's my #1

[scrivener]

...then decided that I had to focus on #1...
*snip*
I look at my wife while holding her hand and kiss her to remind her that she's my #1
Hey. Make up your mind!

[craigwatanabe]

Hey. Make up your mind!


When I married her I devoted my life to her so she became my most important person in my world.

I know it's gambling a lot but for her I give her my total life as I trust her with it. She knows it and together we live our lives as one. Our children base their lives on our foundation we created together and depend on our stability to base their own foundations in relationships they encounter.

The success of your children are based on the foundations of the family. The strength of that foundation comes from the marriage of the husband and wife that forged it. It takes two to form a marriage, it takes two to form a family. You break that partnership, you break the family. My wife and I live for each other, the children see that and are assured that their foundations for which their lives are based on is a solid one.

From that our children see the love we have for each other and at the same time develop an independance from us so that one day they too can form their own partnership and family.

So maybe I should rephrase that previous statement and it should be that the marriage between my wife and I are #1. Everything else simply falls into line from that success.

[MadAzza]

Today (actually, all this week) I learned that I got my car insured just in time for the rainy weather. I would have gotten soaked every day on my bike between Kapolei and town.

But I also learned that it's more aggravating to be stuck in a four-wheeler when some dingaling is sitting in the passing lane ... arrrgh! So much easier to whip around 'em on the bike. Yeah, even if it means lane-splitting! (heee!) Oh, well ... at least I'm dry. And I listened to Abbey Road on the way to work today, which was a great way to start the day!

[scrivener]

There's a columnist named John Rosemond who says all the time what you're saying--that the family should not revolve around the children, that the marriage comes first. I've agreed with this and believed it my whole life, but nowadays it's hard to find others who also agree, especially in Hawaii. "I'd do anything for my kids," you often hear people say, and that just makes me want to scream. I find your words refreshing and encouraging.

[Glen Miyashiro]

There's a columnist named John Rosemond who says all the time what you're saying--that the family should not revolve around the children, that the marriage comes first. I've agreed with this and believed it my whole life, but nowadays it's hard to find others who also agree, especially in Hawaii. "I'd do anything for my kids," you often hear people say, and that just makes me want to scream. I find your words refreshing and encouraging.Ugh. John Rosemond gets on my nerves. I mostly agree with his marriage-first-and-the-kids-will-be-fine approach, but I always get this ultra conservative vibe from his columns that sets my teeth on edge.

[scrivener]

He's very conservative, so I understand. However, I like him. A lot. I must be very, very conservative in my views on parenting.

You know, so many of my fellow Christians come across as fanatical or just plain stupid; it's nice, I think, when some of them come across as reasonable and intelligent. I totally, totally understand why a lot of people dislike him, but I'm glad he's there. He gives me hope that there can be intelligent discourse from both ends of the political spectrum if enough respect is paid both ways.

[craigwatanabe]

When my mother and father were talking divorce recently (after 50+years of marriage) I told them that to each other they are different people with no biological connection other than the saliva they pass to each other when the kiss.

But to us as their children, they are our what binds us as their children. When they tear the marriage apart, they are literally tearing the children apart as well. I don't mean having to choose which parent to live with, but when the foundation crumbles so does the child's basis for existance. Their lives were based on the foundations of the family they grew up in, now that very ground has shaken and has left the children without something to land on.

This is why the marriage is THE most important element in any family. Biologically speaking, without the marriage there is no family unit. Without that unit how does one validate their existance anymore other than to boldly proclaim their own existance.

For kids who love both parents and have to witness a divorce, the trauma can be only described as being an astronaut out in space and seeing the Earth blown apart. What do you do now? What you thought was Mother Earth is no longer there. Your foundations for existance has been blown apart and there is nothing left to love. You literally feel abandoned.

So if one has to say it's for the children, then for the sake of them, keep the marriage solvent so they can believe their foundations will always be there to catch them when they fail...and in life they will over and over again. It's up to their parents to pick them up and tell them it's alright to fail but to get up and try again. How can a parent validate that advice if their own marriage failed and no attempt was made to keep the marriage a healthy one.

A solid marriage can authenticate the reality that life can perpetuate but only thru a solid basis for existance. Children need that comfort that their lives have meaning and their parents are there to nurture it whether they're too young to realize it or in adulthood.

[Glen Miyashiro]

Scrivener, I agree. Rosemond seems intelligent and reasonable. I can see his biases and compensate for them. I imagine that if I met him, I'd be able to carry on a decent conversation with the man.

[LikaNui]

I learned today that Ryan is a wonderful administrator and xoom-ed that spammer right off the boards the very day they joined! Zap! Pow! Banned!
On behalf of all of us: Mahalo, Ryan!
:)

[scrivener]

I learned today that the laundry doesn't do itself the next day, either. :(

[1stwahine]

I learned that it's ok to cry.

I learned how to post a picture on HT.

:)

Auntie Lynn

[jdub]

Shadup! Quit that stinking job! YOU? Getting up at 530ayem? A new man! My gawd brah, you truly hate yourself.
I don't. I think your boss will burn in hell for cruelty. That or go to jail for running one sweat shoppe. Pig! Burn, creepy boss, burn!

hahahaha...yowza lady! you hold a grudge like bin laden!

i learned today that i can get to work in 10 minutes on my bike...sweet...

for the record, i'm doing patsy's work while she's on vacation...i just got a raise that will finance a 2-week vacation that has been approved, as well as a sweet bennies package, so i'm not complaining...but i don't have to be there for 10 hours per day, either...

i've learned that a cab home from a wednesday night gig at kelly o'neill's on lewers will cost me $20...ouch

[1stwahine]

Congrat's Jamie! I'm still seeing Dog Bites. ;)

Auntie Lynn

[lavagal]

hahahaha...yowza lady! you hold a grudge like bin laden!

i learned today that i can get to work in 10 minutes on my bike...sweet...

for the record, i'm doing patsy's work while she's on vacation...i just got a raise that will finance a 2-week vacation that has been approved, as well as a sweet bennies package, so i'm not complaining...but i don't have to be there for 10 hours per day, either...

i've learned that a cab home from a wednesday night gig at kelly o'neill's on lewers will cost me $20...ouch


Hah! Sure can! Sometimes I don't even remember why! Oh yeah, now I do: No raises, no vacation time, cuts in pay, increased hours without parallel compensation, a monthly tongue lashing for my inability to measure up! So maybe you've won him over! Maybe if you make it to the 2+ year mark, you get some respect. Wait. I worked there for more than 2 years. Not that you do, but I think it might have been my inability to suck up. That and calling someone there the "C" word to her face that one time.

Let's just say I've got a great job now. I can feel the love!

[jdub]

Congrat's Jamie! I'm still seeing Dog Bites. ;)

Auntie Lynn

i know, i know...i've been dragging ass on my blog...i've learned that it's easier to tell stories with a beer in front of me!

[Surfingfarmboy]

I learned that one of the girls in my neighboorhood, who is around maybe 8 years old, gets around on a bicycle with a Hawai'i bicycle license plate attached to it. It's one of those airport gift shop mini-plates usually seen with a name embossed on it. In this case, the girl's name is Madison.

[kimo55]

it's easier to tell stories with a beer in front of me!

...than it is to have a frontal lobotomy!

[tiptoetulip]

I learned that if you are going to Satellite City Hall at Pearlridge, on the last day of the month, go by 10:30 in the morning. Short line, only like 5 minutes! :D

I also learned that getting a duplicate car registration is free---well, at least the first one!

[LikaNui]

I learned today that Ryan is a wonderful administrator and xoom-ed that spammer right off the boards the very day they joined! Zap! Pow! Banned!
On behalf of all of us: Mahalo, Ryan!
:)
Gee, I just learned that some anonymous dweeb gave me a red chiclet at 3:14pm today for the post quoted above.
:(

[craigwatanabe]

Gee, I just learned that some anonymous dweeb gave me a red chiclet at 3:14pm today for the post quoted above.
:(

It wasn't me LikaNui but boy oh boy that sure sounded like some major sucking up when I read that one :D

But hey we all suck up at one point or another and may I say LikaNui I really admire your posts :eek:

I've never noticed those chicklets and I never knew what those red ones were...thanks for that informative and truly inspirational post...yeah I'm as pucker'd up now :D

[tiptoetulip]

I learned that although I changed my cellular service two hours prior to my husband, he still received his cell phone before me (yesterday)! And even though I called Cingular BEFORE him, we ordered the same free phone, so HELLOOOOO, why does he get his before me? I called tonight and was told my order is still in the warehouse because the sim card (?) is still on backorder. Arrrrrgh! Poor customer service guy, I was so irate!

How is this possible?!? :mad:

[1stwahine]

Gee, I just learned that some anonymous dweeb gave me a red chiclet at 3:14pm today for the post quoted above.
:(

I got two yesterday. Not for the same post. It's ok. Now it's looks like the HOLIDAYS are getting near. gREEN AND rEDS!!! So give me back some greens people! If you gonna leave me reds...at least leave your names so I know who and maybe I can can better myself? Ssshhhh?

Auntie Lynn

P.S. By the way, I deserved the red's. :p

[Kilinahe]

I learned that Friday afternoon is not a good time to go to Wal-Mart and that it takes a really long time to count out 117 dollars in ones (not me, the lady in front of me).

[LikaNui]

It wasn't me LikaNui but boy oh boy that sure sounded like some major sucking up when I read that one :D I have absolutely nothing to gain by sucking up to Ryan. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. I just know how much effort it takes to run something like HawaiiThreads and I felt the rest of us don't thank him enough, that's all.
:)

[kimo55]

thankya, Ryan!

[Miulang]

Yes, many mahalos to Ryan and da odda moderators. They have a thankless task, trying to keep things civil and organized here on HT, and for the princely salaries they receive for doing this, they still manage to remain calm. :D

Miulang

[pzarquon]

Today I've learned that I've yet to figure out how to receive compliments well.

Except, of course, to say thanks.

I also learned that while it rained cats and dogs about two hours ago, I still haven't gotten a call canceling my daughter's soccer game, and now that the sky is slightly clear... there may be a lot of muddy clothes in my future.

[Miulang]

I also learned that while it rained cats and dogs about two hours ago, I still haven't gotten a call canceling my daughter's soccer game, and now that the sky is slightly clear... there may be a lot of muddy clothes in my future.
I always thought playing soccer in the mud looked like more fun than playing on a dry field! (the mud helps soften the falls) I dunno how many times I ended up watching my friend's daughter playing soccer while standing in the rain. The kids didn't seem to mind getting soaked and dirty, but generally soccer fields don't come with covered viewing stands! :eek:

Miulang

[cezanne]

I learned that the numbers on the inside part of the rice cooker actually mean something. Like if you put 3 cups raw rice in... you add water to the 3 cup line. No wonder the 3 cups in the rice pot is more than a real 3 cups... duh. I always used the finger method since I was born.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

I learned that the numbers on the inside part of the rice cooker actually mean something. Like if you put 3 cups raw rice in... you add water to the 3 cup line. No wonder the 3 cups in the rice pot is more than a real 3 cups... duh. I always used the finger method since I was born.

It was a profound discovery when I first learned this. A veritable paradigm shift. Mind-blowing. I kid thee not.

[mel]

From the new trivia questions contest thread, I learned this:

...Mokoli`i, or Chinaman's Hat, was named for its resemblance to a lizard's tail!

And frankly I don't see a resemblence to a tail at all. It sure looks like a Chinaman's Hat (yes Kahalabrah!) and that is what I have always known it to be, other than the island's Hawaiian name of course.

And since I never watched the Muppets TV show, I never knew they even had a house band, less knew what their names were. So those are 2 things I learned today.

[Menehune Man]

I've learned or realized that I've been doing most of my learning lately at Hawaiithreads. ;)

[scrivener]

I've learned or realized that I've been doing most of my learning lately at Hawaiithreads. ;)
Run! Run like the wind! Save yourself, good man! And send help!

[mel]

Yes, you can learn a lot of things over here, such as the detailed usage of the English language in the ongoing HawaiiThreads trivia game... Polish, Herb, Lima, whatevers.... it is interesting to know this especially since most of us don't take the time to learn this stuff on our own.... Here it is a much less formal area than say a school, so in a way learning is kind of fun, no matter how strange.

Of course like anything that is so easy to consume, take everything you think you learned here with a grain of salt. There are so many opinions here!

[jdub]

From the new trivia questions contest thread, I learned this:



And frankly I don't see a resemblence to a tail at all. It sure looks like a Chinaman's Hat (yes Kahalabrah!) and that is what I have always known it to be, other than the island's Hawaiian name of course.

And since I never watched the Muppets TV show, I never knew they even had a house band, less knew what their names were. So those are 2 things I learned today.

chinaman's hat is the end of the tail of a mo'o described by the ridgeline that towers above kualoa ranch...the head is pointed at the highway...the rest of the tail is under water...it takes imagination, but if you look at it long enough, it's there...

[Surfingfarmboy]

I learned that 16 runners from Hawai'i will be among the 40,000+ to toe the starting line at this weekend's running of the Chicago Marathon...one of the world's largest marathons staged. I will be running it as a practice run in preparation for competeing in a marathon that not only is also one of the world's largest, but undoubtably one of (if not THE) most beautiful..the Honolulu Marathon.

Best of luck to you, if you are one of the 16 mentioned! See 'ya there!

Source regarding Hawai'i entrants: The Chicago Marathon office.

[jdub]

I learned that 16 runners from Hawai'i will be among the 40,000+ to toe the starting line at this weekend's running of the Chicago Marathon...one of the world's largest marathons staged. I will be running it as a practice run in preparation for competeing in a marathon that not only is also one of the world's largest, but undoubtably one of (if not THE) most beautiful..the Honolulu Marathon.

Best of luck to you, if you are one of the 16 mentioned! See 'ya there!

Source regarding Hawai'i entrants: The Chicago Marathon office.

yo, farmboy! give 'em hell in chicago! and reach us when you get here (after the Honolulu Marathon, of course)...

i've learned that i'm continually amazed by the folks i've "met" here at HT...

[tiptoetulip]

I learned that I am ADDICTED to scrivener's trivia game! :D

My husband said at least it's a cheap addiction, unlike his addiction to eBay! ;)

[mel]

Yep, there are no entry fees to play... just a sharp mind required or good internet hunting skills.

[scrivener]

Today, I learned that Hazel's got a ring on her left ring-finger, too! :(
She was probably too young, anyway.

[pzarquon]

I learned that if you're going to kick your son's training potty across the living room, it's generally a good idea to make sure it's empty first...

[tutusue]

I learned that the wrap party I'm invited to next Friday night is being hosted by the director with whom I have a casting session...next Friday night! We're all in the midst of resolving that time conflict. May the party win...as I'm sure it will! :D

Oh...and I learned how to operate my new Tilia Foodsaver today. Very easy. Cool!

Aha! Just got an email. The party won! Yea!

[lavagal]

I learned that if you're going to kick your son's training potty across the living room, it's generally a good idea to make sure it's empty first...


Well, shoots, pop, if it's got something in it, you oughta be jumping for joy!

[kimo55]

I learned that if you're going to kick your son's training potty across the living room, it's generally a good idea to make sure it's empty first...
bet ya learned how to bee line straight to a fast dive into da pool too, eh.

[manoasurfer123]

Today I learned that HT has some pretty cool members...

Today I learned that you learn something new everyday...

Today I learned that Maddazza and Kimo55 were a couple...

Today I leaned that Kimo55 was married to someone before Madazza
(and she didn't even know :eek: )

I'm trying to find the quotation post... can't find it... however, my new favorite quote heard recently....

"I never knew you was married before!!!" Maddazza to Kimo55

[1stwahine]

I neva say anything!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/valentine.jpg

Auntie Lynn

[Menehune Man]

It's okay. She's cool and so is he, so history is just that, His Story. HaHaHa ;)

[lavagal]

I like it. Love rocks. Everyone should get to rock in love.

[manoasurfer123]

Manoa, to be fair to MadAzza and Kimo, please take out the last three parts of your post. :eek:

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f358/1stwahine/w-20.gif

Auntie Lynn
why auntie...

I actually want to post it on the quotes post...

I think that was just great their interaction today...

shows that they love eachother and still have a lot to learn about eachother.

the whole "I never knew you were married before" is a "classic" quote!!!!

I think that's hillarious as doo doo...!!! I'm not trying to provoke anything... just think it was kind of cute....

So therefore...if it needs to be erased...it will be erased by the moderator of this thread....

I try my best to post what I mean...and you know that personally.

Madazza and Kimo... you guys are POIFECT for eachother... I wish the best to the both of you...!!!

[Menehune Man]

"I never knew you were married before" is a "classic" quote!!!!
just think it was kind of cute....

Me too! They make a great couple. All the Best to them! It was funny though. I espounded on how my lady burned all the photos of my ex's too. Life and Love is good!

[MadAzza]

the whole "I never knew you were married before" is a "classic" quote!!!!


Hee! I'm still cracking up about it. He apparently told me a few weeks ago, and I forgot all about it. I guess it just wasn't that important … regardless of how I reacted today! It wasn't that he was married once that bothered me -- I was just embarrassed that I'd forgotten about it!

I thought the whole thing was hilarious.

[kimo55]

So therefore...if it needs to be erased...it will be erased by the moderator of this thread....

I try my best to post what I mean...and you know that personally.

aole pilikia! No harm meant, no harm done!

[sinjin]

Today I learned that Maddazza and Kimo55 were a couple...
I figured that one out a couple of weeks ago. Splains a few exchanges that went over my head :confused:. Never a dull moment I'd bet. :D

Wish I could've been there. Sounds and looks like a fine time for one and all. But I'm knee deep in microdiapers this week. Woohoo!

[Kilinahe]

Today I learned that the South Beach diet is going to kick my ass.

[tutusue]

Hee! I'm still cracking up about it. He apparently told me a few weeks ago, and I forgot all about it. I guess it just wasn't that important … regardless of how I reacted today! It wasn't that he was married once that bothered me -- I was just embarrassed that I'd forgotten about it!

I thought the whole thing was hilarious.
Personally, and at my age, I'd stay faaaaar away from any guy who hasn't been married before. O'course, I stay away from any guy who can't dance, isn't completely Mac literate, doesn't like Makaha, hates the ocean, thinks love is the 2nd drug of choice and last but not least...doesn't like older women! :D

And, ya know what, Maddie? You didn't over react at all. Your reaction certainly didn't come off as being pissed...more like..."huh?"

It was lotsa fun meeting my leeward coast neighbors...esp. considering I've been bumping into Kimo in various online forums for at least 10 years. :eek:

[lavagal]

Today I learned that the South Beach diet is going to kick my ass.
Checked it out. When I learned that wine would be excluded from my life for at least two weeks, I couldn't take it. Ain't no way. Besides, I look so much better with a glass of wine, during a glass of wine, after a glass of wine.

[Leo Lakio]

Today I learned that Maddazza and Kimo55 were a couple...Funny, I thought I was the last one to learn this, but I've known since the last time kimo55 took a "break" from HT; didn't realize what a secret (inadvertant or not) it was, though I told no one - who am I gonna tell anyway?

More power to them.

(FWIW, I told the AF-from-K that I was twice-divorced and had a daughter, within the first week of dating - that was nearly eleven years ago, and we're still happily co-habitatin'.)

[kimo55]

(FWIW, I told the AF-from-K that I was twice-divorced and had a daughter, within the first week of dating - that was nearly eleven years ago, and we're still happily co-habitatin'.)
well, as it was eleven years ago, don't say it again, cuz you WILL get same t'ing:

"you WHAAAAT!?
You NEVAH wen tell me dat befOH!"

[Peshkwe]

Mads and Kimo a duo?????

Ok I have learned today how to be very very afraid....

Eh T'salagi...what you smokin'???? GIMMIE!!!

[adrian]

Yesterday, I learned that either kids can be really dumb, or really bored. (http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9084/stunt22lu.jpg) The link goes to an image where local kids were swinging from a bus stop sign. I no lie.

[tutusue]

Checked it out. When I learned that wine would be excluded from my life for at least two weeks, I couldn't take it. Ain't no way. Besides, I look so much better with a glass of wine, during a glass of wine, after a glass of wine.
South Beach is a modified Atkins diet. Oddly enough, lavagal, within the first few days the desire for wine, along with the desire for anything that turns into sugar in the body, just goes away...gone...pau! The purpose of those first 2 weeks is to rid the body of carb cravings. I was over the cravings within 24 hours. The withdrawal headache took another 36 hours to get over! It was worth it. I had absolutely no interest in wine for the 8 months I was on Atkins. BTW...I was on it for medical reasons and not for weight loss. I lost a little weight, not much, but I felt like a million bucks. It's time to cut the carbs again! :rolleyes:

[Menehune Man]

I learned today that my wife of 15 years doesn't really know me! I spent the day helping a friend work on his sailboat (which I get to go out on) and had another friend over for a few hours this evening drinking and laughing. Also playing on HawaiiThreads, And now I'm in the doghouse! Sheesh! I spend most of my life working or taking care of her needs and now... When I spend a day for me? That's where" (mostly) understanding" in another thread comes into play. :rolleyes:

[alohabear]

I learned today that my wife of 15 years doesn't really know me! I spent the day helping a friend work on his sailboat (which I get to go out on) and had another friend over for a few hours this evening drinking and laughing. Also playing on HawaiiThreads, And now I'm in the doghouse! Sheesh! I spend most of my life working or taking care of her needs and now... When I spend a day for me? That's where" (mostly) understanding" in another thread comes into play. :rolleyes:
Here's how you handle her....
Say "I'm sorry".... You're Right"...."help me"

It will smooth things over in no time.

[Menehune Man]

Here's how you handle her....
Say "I'm sorry".... You're Right"...."help me"

It will smooth things over in no time.

Thanks! I did this morning and even took her shopping, tagging along. Ughh... So we're cool.

[manoasurfer123]

I learned today that my wife of 15 years doesn't really know me! I spent the day helping a friend work on his sailboat (which I get to go out on) and had another friend over for a few hours this evening drinking and laughing. Also playing on HawaiiThreads, And now I'm in the doghouse! Sheesh! I spend most of my life working or taking care of her needs and now... When I spend a day for me? That's where" (mostly) understanding" in another thread comes into play. :rolleyes:
Me thinks it has more to do w/ the Drinking and the friend being over... then Playing on HT ;)

If I got in trouble everytime I was on HT... I'd be in more than a "Dog House," I'd be sitting in the doo doo outside the dog house.

[MadAzza]

Thanks! I did this morning and even took her shopping, tagging along. Ughh... So we're cool.

God, you wimp! You owe her no apology, and now you are training her to treat you like something less than a man. What, she's right just because she's the female? Puh-leeze!!

If a guy can't enjoy time on his own, doing stuff with his friends, without his wife getting ticked off, then ... jeez, how insecure is the wife? And why doesn't she trust her husband? No fault of his, I'm sure. She needs to examine her insecurities so they aren't repeated.

More guys need to spend time away from their wives/lovers. We women need time alone, too, ya know! Those few women who don't need time alone are fine and all, but they need to understand that sometimes a guy has to do his own thing, and so does a woman.

Jesus, ladies, stop being so needy and pathetic! You're making the rest of us look bad. And guys, stop putting up with that shit.

[MadAzza]

Here's how you handle her....
Say "I'm sorry".... You're Right"...."help me"

It will smooth things over in no time.

What the ----???

He shouldn't "smooth (sic) things over"! He should demand an apology for her mistreatment of him.

What in the hell is the matter with people??

Men, would you PLEASE stop letting women get away with bullshit? We are NOT the rulers of the universe! We are all equal. Stop treating us like we're better or smarter or morally superior. We aren't.

Edited to add this thought: If a man berated a woman for spending time with her friends, her friends (and the people on Hawaii Threads) would urge her to leave him and to file a restraining order against him, because obviously he's "abusive." Why is it OK for women to keep men away from their friends, and from other things that they love about life?

This whole thing really pisses me off.

[alohabear]

What the ----???

He shouldn't "smooth (sic) things over"! He should demand an apology for her mistreatment of him.

What in the hell is the matter with people??

Men, would you PLEASE stop letting women get away with bullshit? We are NOT the rulers of the universe! We are all equal. Stop treating us like we're better or smarter or morally superior. We aren't.

Edited to add this thought: If a man berated a woman for spending time with her friends, her friends (and the people on Hawaii Threads) would urge her to leave him and to file a restraining order against him, because obviously he's "abusive." Why is it OK for women to keep men away from their friends, and from other things that they love about life?

This whole thing really pisses me off.
hey you don't have to mean it.... it just shuts off the arguement

[craigwatanabe]

And guys, stop putting up with that shit.

We tried back in the 70's and lost so many of us became gay. :D

The problem is that if we didn't take that shit we were considered insensitive and sent to some remedial group. If we did take that shit we were considered wimps.

So an entire generation of men had to be born into society to become sensitive without being a wimp and agressive without being the pig that we are. The result: Bill Clinton. Now here's a man that can cheat on his wife and yet not get his wife and the National Organization of Women on his shit list. Amazing yet true. He's the poster child on how to be a man. He got both and won and to think he went to church as well. How does he do it! :rolleyes:

[Menehune Man]

Both MadAzza and Alohabear are right! Yes I'm a wimp and secondly I just want to shut down the argument. ManoaSurfer123, sometimes there is some sort of wierd jealousy concerning HT. She'll be watching some movie on T.V. that I have no interest in, (I don't watch much T.V. of any kind for many years now) and strongly requests I get off the computer to join her, I usually don't. But relationships are give and take and I prefer "Peacetime" over "War". You know what I mean? Peace, Love and Alphalfa sprouts Man!

Some females as well as some males have very controlling natures. So even if what the other is doing does not adversly affect the first, but they don't like it they try and force their opinion upon them.

My Bestest friend James' place was my sanctuary. That's where I would go to be with a buddy, drink a few, play backgammon or cards and just plain laugh! He was single so I could show up anytime. I miss that guy! The rest of my friends are married or close enough to it that it's the same kinda situation as my place is, at times. I'm really not into bars so guess I'll just have to find a nice quiet spot up in the bushes someplace. Since it's not safe in many respects to go out the Helipad at Ala Wai Boat Harbor anymore. HaHa! :rolleyes:

[manoasurfer123]

Today I learned that their are Glaciers in Africa...

I wouldn't have even thought about Ice Cold Glaciers in a country like Africa.

(I also learned that they will soon be gone)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060515/ap_on_sc/equatorial_glaciers

[sinjin]

Today I learned that their are Glaciers in Africa...

I wouldn't have even thought about Ice Cold Glaciers in a country like Africa.

(I also learned that they will soon be gone)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060515/ap_on_sc/equatorial_glaciers

Since you're on a roll let me school you a bit. Africa is a continent, not a country. Tanzania and Kenya are the countries with the highest mountains on the continent of Africa.

Btw when reports of snowy peaks at the equator first reached Europe they were dismissed as impossible.

http://www.africaguide.com/images/library/kili/054.jpg

http://www.mountkenyaclimbing.com/images/mountkilimanjarofromAmboseli.jpg

[manoasurfer123]

Since you're on a roll let me school you a bit. Africa is a continent, not a country. Tanzania and Kenya are the countries with the highest mountains on the continent of Africa.

Btw when reports of snowy peaks at the equator first reached Europe they were dismissed as impossible.

http://www.africaguide.com/images/library/kili/054.jpg

http://www.mountkenyaclimbing.com/images/mountkilimanjarofromAmboseli.jpg
Doh...

Mistake in Country/Continent...

I do know that their are 50 CITIES in America also ;)

[Kilinahe]

Today I learned that in stage lighting, calcium oxide, or lime, is heated to incandescence to produce light. Hence the term, "limelight".

[craigwatanabe]

But did you know Botswana, Africa is Hawaii's antipode? Not China :D

[scrivener]

Today I learned that in stage lighting, calcium oxide, or lime, is heated to incandescence to produce light. Hence the term, "limelight".
Good one. Next time you see a stage performance, look up at the lights. You'll usually two types: short lights with wide diamaters, usually closer to the stage and aimed at steeper angles, and longer lights with narrow diameters, usually much further back and aimed at more gradual angles.

The short ones are called Fresnels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel_lantern) and are used for area-lighting, especially with softer definition, as when only half the stage needs to be lit, or a specific spot in the back.

The long ones are called ellipsoidals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsoidal), though I've sometimes heard them called ellipticals (a name I prefer); they light areas with a more sharply defined edge and usually a much longer "throw."

Just a little bit of bonus info. I'll bet Helen knows a lot more than that.

[Menehune Man]

Wow! Just now I learned alot more about lighting than I was expecting to today.

[Pedro]

Wow! Just now I learned alot more about lighting than I was expecting to today.

Like you I have been enlightened ;)

[Kilinahe]

I also learned on the same day that a raspberry, or the "pppttthhhbbtth" sound you make with your tongue, is called so because it evolved from Cockney rhyming slang. It's short for "raspberry tart", and "tart" rhymes with...well, you know. :)

[Glen Miyashiro]

I also learned on the same day that a raspberry, or the "pppttthhhbbtth" sound you make with your tongue, is called so because it evolved from Cockney rhyming slang. It's short for "raspberry tart", and "tart" rhymes with...well, you know. :)Errr... "audible art"? "Sounding real smart"? :D

[Leo Lakio]

George Carlin called it the bi-labial fricative. But you know George - no sense of humor, that one.

[manoasurfer123]

Today I learned that Parrotfish can change sex!

For the most part...they start out as females and at a larger size turn into males.

[craigwatanabe]

Today I learned that Parrotfish can change sex!

For the most part...they start out as females and at a larger size turn into males.

That's gotta suck. Just when you get to a point in life where you understand yourself, BAM!!! you're something else! :D

[Mahi Waina]

But can you imagine being an older male that really understands younger females?

[craigwatanabe]

But can you imagine being an older male that really understands younger females?


Jeez you can be a sexual/child molester all wrapped up in one package! :D

[tutusue]

I just learned how inefficient the human body (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showpost.php?p=73219&postcount=8) is! I'd always thought of it as quite an amazing creation. Craig countered that with some interesting info!

[makani mcleod]

I learned via my children, who are young adults,

Truth cannot be told it has to be discovered..........isn't that the truth!!!!

Aloha Makani

[manoasurfer123]

Can you imagine being bitten by a flake?

"Flake is Aussie for shark, and remains a popular batter-fried fast food today"

http://adventures.yahoo.com/b/adventures/adventures5249

[adrian]

I learned that GEICO (the auto insurance company) stood for "Government Employees Insurance COmpany"

I have yet to learn if its tailored towards gov't employees (raising the question why my parents have it) or the gov't is controlling it. :confused:

[scrivener]

It started off as targeting government employees but branched out decades ago, which is why it's not called that anymore.