Sorry for da short hiatus but as fatherhood - and sleep - calls, I ain't no spring chicken anymore. It's no wondah how come keiki fall asleep wen you read to them cause I fall asleep just reading to myself! LOL

Dis past Saturday on da way to a funeral, we drove past a peculiar vehicle. Well, it wasn't so much of a peculiarity but more of a displayed oxymoron if you will. Check 'em out for yourself...........









Forgive da blurriness but having Da Wife do a drive by "shooting" with a subpar camera phone, dis was da best we got.

Da stickah on da left is of da Intel logo but with da words "Baby Inside" and da stickah next to it on da right is an aloha print of da one fingah salute. Now is it just me or is dat too damn off to have a "Baby Inside" stickah and a middle fingah next to each oddah affixed on a vehicle dat's deemed to be environmentally friendly?

Wassup Wit Dat!

Is it saying F da baby? Is it saying da baby is saying F you? Is it a shout out at gas powered vehicles? Maybe it's for da tailgaters? Wat about it saying his baby is bettah than yours? And how dare who evah made da stickah do it on an aloha print?? I guess das one way to spread da aloha no? No class I tell ya.

One thing's for certain, dis drivah likes da color blue.

Wat is it about standing in line dat makes people not in line oblivious dat there are IS a line?

At my building at work, there are seven elevators in a corridor dat you can enter from either side of da corridor - a typical multi-elevator layout. As you approach from either end you can see people standing in line even though it isn't a "line". You know they are all waiting for one thing and one thing only as they are all staring with blank looks upwards waiting for da light to appear and da bell to ring to indicate dat an elevator is ready.

Because of da layout, people generally stand on da outskirts of da corridor so dat wen da elevator arrives, no mattah wea you standing, you get "chance" of getting on one. It's a work building so da majority of da time it's employees so you would figgah they would know da "etiquette".

All dis week there were different inconsiderate lolo's who would weasel their way past da line, either before or right aftah an elevator arrives, and just march along like an ant. All da while da people s/he passed, we would look at each oddah wit da same puzzled look psychically and say,

Wassup Wit Dat!

It makes a tremendous difference cause right at punch in time, you can either be on time or late depending on da elevator. Wen I first started, I waited on average between 10 and 15 minutes on more than a few occasions just cause I was waiting in "line". So wen a cutter decides da line doesn't apply to him/herself, it jacks EVERYBODY up who is waiting patiently their turn. Granted I would assume dat da people who work in my building are of da professional type so clocking in and out on a timecard is not of concern so I can't imagine why da need to be so rude?

How is it dat somebody working in a specific building for years - even months - not know da "procedure" for such a simple thing as waiting your turn? I've had many instances wea da person across da corridor would wait while someone from da oddah side scrurry ovah just cause dat person was in line before them. Or even da simplest gesture - if approaching simultaneously - but knowing da person was "before" you, enter first even though you know everybody will fit.

How come no can? I no understand. I tink das one of da hardest things these days wea if there are no "rules", society can't even manage simple civility. Are there any "rude" behaviors you noticed in elevators?

I guess das why WWD! will be around for awhile huh?

At least you know I not going cut.

Our weekly trip to Sam's Club Club was naturally yet another adventure. Well, puzzling or offending, depending on how you look at it.

As we were getting our cart checked by da "gate keepers", our daughter decided to be Miss Aloha and chat away.

DK: Hi. Here you go (handing the receipt). My name's Dylan.
Gatekeeper: Huh? (Hard of hearing) What did you say dear?
BL: (Looks at me) Go on. She didn't hear you.
DK: My name is Dylan. I'm three (holding up three fingers)
Gatekeeper: Oh. She's adorable.... uh.... (looking at her funny kine then to me whispering to us).....
She's a "she" right?

Really? The long hair, the feminine features, da voice and Hello Kitty outfit didn't give it away?

Wassup Wit Dat!

BL: Yes, Auntie, she's a girl.
Gatekeeper: I have a nephew named Dylan and he's a boy.
BL: Oh. Dylan is a unisex name - it can be a boy or a girl.
Gatekeeper: (Real perplexed look - don't think she knew wat unisex meant) Oh. Okay, I'm going to draw TWO happy faces then.

I was kinda trippin' out cause I mean with all da kine funky, made up, inanimate, mish-mash of names flying around these days..... Dylan can't be a girl's name?

lol

I couldn't help but share a chuckle wit Da Wife as we left.

DK: What you laughing about?
BL: Nothing Dylan-girl. Nothing.

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If there was ONE thing Hawai'i could use right now is..........

It's always been a wondering ironic oxymoron to me wen it comes to professionals and businesses representing their particular practices such as an overweight (I'm talking Santa Claus kine big) police officer or fire fighter, a singer who lip syncs or a skinny chef.

So it blew my mind dis morning wen I heard da news dat come October 1, 2014, CVS (aka Longs Drugs hea) has decided to stop selling cigarettes and all tobacco products thus forfeiting $1.5 billion in revenue annually. You read right, BILLION!

Wassup Wit Dat!

I'm in total shock! I couldn't believe it seeing dat in business, it's all about making $$$ regardless of wat your "company" is all about. I mean, really, selling a major product dat's been attributed to cancer and many health problems in a pharmacy which houses pharmacists and now, "Minute Clinics" wea nurse practitioners and physician assistants are there to help treat minor common health issues is kinda weird. It would be just like a fertility clinic giving away condoms or attending an AA meeting and serving cocktails.

So to have a big name company step up and have da cajones to do dat? Well, you totally got my support! Will it help people stop smoking? Heck no! But at least a major store is making a stand to call it quits (pun intended). And no let da billion dollah figure throw you.... CVS anticipates to bring in $130 billion dis year so no need feel too bad for them financially.

Conversely, people may not even realize it but by "banning" da sale of tobacco at CVS, it'll actually help all da surrounding smaller mom & pop stores dat do sell tobacco get a little piece of dat $ pie. Just by not selling a hugemangeous money-maker, it helps spread da wealth - well $1.5 billion annually to be exact.

FYI - I found out also dat Target doesn't sell tobacco products either - WWD!

Boy, am I floored today and dat doesn't happen often. I'm glad dat we already shop there but knowing dat, they'll definitely get a few more of my hard earned dollahs spent at their stores to help make a dent in dat $1.5 billion "loss".