Forget-Me-Not Day Day 314 of 2009 51 days left in this year

HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — ‘Ole: Nothing
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY — Nogat: Nothing
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “Just nothing and his company.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” – Oscar Wilde

TODAY: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month. All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS

To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

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By Maui Curmudgeon

It sure sounded like a nifty idea.

Two days ago, on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, a “Vegan Holiday Festival” was held at the Haiku Community Center, and was attended by about 80 people.

It was enough to drive this 12-year vegetarian to eat meat.

As an event, it was about as unorganized as it could get without completely falling apart. People showed up at noon for lunch (vegan food was the focus of the event, after all), only to be told there’s be no food served until 5pm.
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