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April 27, 2008 > MAUI TODAY No Comments
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Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastNat’l Volunteer Week
Day 118 of 2008
248 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘A‘a: Volunteer
 PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY—  Halivim: Help
 HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “The eel is a fish that moves skyward.”
 HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Generosity gives assistance rather than advice.” (Vauvenargues)

WEB SURF SPOT OF THE WEEK — “The Green Issue” - NYT Magazine
 WEB VIDEO OF THE WEEK — National Geographic
PODCAST OF THE WEEK — Earth News
 BLOG OF THE WEEK — The Environmental Blog


Molokai mule whisperers

April 27th, 1898:  Mantanzas Mule Day - In one of the first naval actions of the Spanish-American War, US Naval forces bombarded the Cuban village of Mantanzas. It was widely reported that the only casualty of the bombardment was one mule. The Mantanzas Mule became instantly famous and remains a footnote in the history of the Spanish-American war.

EVENTS ON THIS DAY — April 27th

  • 1521: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines 
  • 1565: The first Spanish settlement in Phillipines is founded (Cebu City) 
  • 1773: British Parliament passes the Tea Act (Boston won’t like this) 
  • 1861: President Abe Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus 
  • 1871: The American Museum of Natural History first opens to the public in New York City 
  • 1874: P.T. Barnum opens his Barnum’s Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome 
  •  1947: “Babe Ruth Day” is held at Yankee Stadium to honor the ailing baseball star  
  • 1978: The Afghanistan revolution (National Day) 
  • 1982: The trial of John W Hinckley Jr, attempted assassin of President Reagan, begins 
  • 1983: Nolan Ryan becomes the strikeout king (3509), surpassing Walter Johnson 
  • 1986: The video hacker Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts cable network HBO’s broadcast  
  •  1992 Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics won entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
  •  2006: Construction began on the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower on the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.

BORN ON THIS DAY — April 27th

  • 1819: Julia Ward Howe, U.S., author/lecturer
  • 1820: Herbert Spencer,  Victorian philosopher
  • 1822: Ulysses Simpson Grant, 18th U.S. president (R) 
  • 1900: Walter Lantz, animator (Woody Woodpecker’s creator)
  • 1922: Jack Klugman, actor
  • 1927: Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist 
  • 1932: Casey Kasem, radio personality
  • 1947: Ann Peebles, oul singer
  • 1947: Pete Ham, rock guitarist/pianist/vocalist
  • 1948: Katie Pierson, vocals/guitarist
  • 1959: Sheena Easton, singer/actress
  • 1969: Mica Paris, rocker
  • 1975: Chris Carpenter, baseball player
  • 1979: Travis Meeks, rock musician

Work Toward Perfection

April 27, 2008 Raphael O'Suna No Comments

Mother-love is not necessary for a soul to fulfill its destiny. But mother-love can carry a child toward its destiny, as on the back of a great white, furry tiger. A teacher once told me that one had five things to be thankful for: the heat of the earth (not the sun), the love of the mother, the sting of the scorpion (the positive effects of enemies and obstacles), the ability to think and beauty.

Unfortunately, life has its disturbing aspects, as well. There is death of loved ones and ourselves, illness, aging, incapacity, illusion, the ill-regulated, unrestrained and negative emotions of ourselves and others, and the mystery of sexuality. At present, many people also suffer from the injustices, inequalities and iniquities of an economic system created by thieves.

And yet, nothing on earth can prevent a soul from fulfilling its destiny, as long as the person expands and expresses the affections of the heart and obeys its calling.

The call to many people is simply this: Regardless of what you do, work more toward perfection than completion.

– Raphael O’Suna   Haiku