Quick And Quickened Wits

January 23, 2010 Raphael O'Suna No Comments

by Raphael O’Suna

“Literally, everything can be included in four words,” he said.

“Some might say, ‘one word,’” I suggested: “‘God,’ or ‘Energy’ or ‘Consciousness.’”

“Not descriptive enough,” he said. Then he added: “No resonance.”

I wasn’t sure what he meant.

“The Hopis have four words to cover everything,” he said. “Can you guess them?”

“Time,” I said. “Space. Change. And life.” But then I thought of mind and thought. And what about perception.

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Obama’s 1st Year – Pie in the Sky?

January 23, 2010 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays No Comments
Aloha

Click for Kahului, Hawaii ForecastNational Pie Day
Day 23 of 2010
342 days left in this year
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY — Hana kuli: Noise, sound
PIDGIN WORD OF THE DAY— Nois: Noise
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY — “They are the fish of loud shouting.”
HAOLE SAYING OF THE DAY — “God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.” – Stendahl

Gitmo and Camp NO
January 23rd, 2009: President Barack Obama signs executive orders to end torture and close Guantanamo Bay Prison (Gitmo) on his 2nd full day in office. A year later, Gitmo  remains open for business with new accusations that during the Bush years, 3 detainees were killed  while being tortured at clandestine “Camp No” and that the justice department has maintained a cover-up ever since. Read more >

January 23rd, 2007: The U.S. Navy is granted exemption to use Sonar in protected Hawaiian waters. Maui marine conservationists are critical of a decision to grant the Navy a two-year exemption from the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Read more …

Many marine biologists believe this technology disorients and interferes with marine mammal communications, which can result in mass beach strandings of whales and dolphins. Learn more at the Natural Resources Defense Council...

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