THE DOLLS: Chapter 6 / Laurette sends love note to Lance

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Cheyenne, the mighty duck hunter

Ducks come to our back yard every year. Cheyenne has Duck Duty.

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~Wayward

Cheyenne wants a cookie

I cannot imagine a day without my dog Cheyenne. There is nothing like the absolute and unconditional love and affection of a dog, and that is why we must love and protect them — they who always look at you with trust, who greet you with enthusiasm, who watch from the window as you drive off to the market, and who are there at the door when you return.

Aristotle on truth and lies

It's breathtaking to me how slippery people can be with their blended truths, half truths, or outright lies as they say, "I swear to you..."

Sociopaths might lie all the time, but I'm talking about those in the average stream of life who can and do lie more so than others, either for profit and gain or to avoid punishment or disapproval.

I read the following years ago from a book titled Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction.*
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This is the Aristotelian definition of the truth. It's what we use in courts of law when we swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. It takes these three conditions to assure that truth emerges.

I.   "The truth." What is; not what isn't.

II.   "The whole truth." Not just a part of the truth, but also that other part of the truth that, if known, could put you in a bad light.

III.   "And nothing but the truth." Not the truth with a lie stuck in it to make the truth more palatable.

*Review: "A short, sweet, and selective commentary and analysis of Aristotle's works and ideas. A fine adjunct to the reading of the translated texts. A highly recommended aid to the student meeting Aristotle ab initio. Boy, what a book!"--Steven C. Fleishman, University of Maryland)

-Wayward

Marine Stuns A Tea Party With The Fourth Verse of the Star Spangled Banner

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Violin Virtuoso Plays Paradis' "Sicilienne" for Japan Charity

Taro Hakase raised more than $10,000 for the British Red Cross.

03/19/2011

THE DOLLS, Chapter 5 / Lily

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Tour of the ground floor after renovation

Following a bad water leak on the ground floor, the kitchen and part of the living room were damaged and subsequently renovated. This included all new flooring, new kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, new chocolate brown venetian blinds, new micro, new refri, and dishwashing machine. Oh, and a new paint job of the entire ground floor.
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Family: My brother, my sister, and I

              

One of those formal portraits

My brother, my sister (in blue), and I

My nephew and his new bride two years ago

                  My nephew (brother's son) and his beautiful bride.
And yes, those necklaces are made out of dollar bills, Filipino style.    :-) 

Family: My brother and my sister-in-law

                                     On vacation in Hawaii

Mockingbird Symphony

I generally don't mind the noises of the city, but it's a great break to hear just my little friend the mockingbird in my back yard. Along with the other birds, it's a charming symphony. -Wayward

Japanese earthquake how the disaster unfolded

I want this blog to have at least one video record of how events unfolded in Japan on the day of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Honk for Japan!

Families

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This picture was probably taken in 1989 or 1990.

Top left: My dad          Top right: My dad's brother, my uncle

Bottom left: My mom   Bottom right: My uncle's wife

And that's me sticking my head out from behind them all. 

Lots of memories here. My uncle Ray owned College Inn, a restaurant across the street from the University of Hawaii. My family spent a lot of time there and their son was very close to us. And that was a long time ago.

My father and mother

My mother and father in the back yard next to the bean stakes.

1970s.

My mother

This is my mother working in her back yard garden in the 1970s.

Briton Daniel Hannan: Tea Party Purest Form of U.S. Uniqueness

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Oct. 4, 2010 — Daniel Hannan, author of 'The New Road to Serfdom, A Letter of Warning to America,' discusses the pitfalls of socialized healthcare in the U.K. The Conservative member of European Parliament also addresses disastrous effects of reckless spending and the positive influence of the tea party in the United States.

Help Japan

This site has some ways of helping Japan after that horribly destructive earthquake and tsunami.

Tropical Oasis / Plantation

Object Writing

Maybe it's simply me being born and raised in Hawaii that makes me love this tropical oasis that my kitchen became last year with the remodeling. I love the idea of a plantation, overhanging branches with thick green leaves, deep green granite marble countertops and wood blinds. Oh, to have a pair of colorful parrots living in the trees in the back yard!  ~Wayward

Just Light and Water

              

Object Writing Exercise 

I glance out of the car window while driving to the market. A rainbow has formed to the northwest. No pot of gold, no miracle, no heavenly sign. Simply a magnificent convergence of light and water and the sun at my back. But still, I think of you and wonder if you see me seeing it.  ~Wayward

THE DOLLS, Chapter 4 / Lily slips an invitation under Lance's door

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Puppy Cheyenne Takes A Cue From The Older Cat

Sat, Mar 12, 2011   04:10 PM  PST

The Wayward Videocam catches a lot of sweet moments with Cheyenne, my yellow lab and Bandit, my tuxedo cat (R.I.P.)

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Majority of One (edited Mon, Apr 4, 2011)

There is an old cultural saying that the nail that sticks up must be hammered down. I figure this is an attitude that needs a good hammering way, way down.

     ~Wayward

To my Russian friends

Добры день. Как паживаешь? Я хорошо. Я таму назад много лета изучала русски язык  но забыла почти бсё руссково языка --- kak жаль.

              -Ваывард 

"Под американские вечера "    :-) ( Не слишни ф саду даже шорохи...)

 

THE DOLLS, Chapter 3 / Inspector Whitfield and Lance

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Zoe the Sun Conure and her friend Paul

The Wayward Camcorder and I slipped into the Panda Inn Express before heading off for some dangerous international intrigue at Ralph's Market at the other end of the parking lot. As I ate, I saw a tall man right outside with a bird peeking out of his sweater collar. Maybe he was my foreign contact, I thought. Maybe he has tracked me down to tell me something and the bird is his cover. I quickly finished my lunch and approached him at the soda dispenser while a waitress was already chatting with him. His name is Paul Torgerson and the cozy golden redhead is Zoe. This is what follows.  -Wayward

THE DOLLS, Chapter 2 / Lily

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THE DOLLS: Chapter 1

Some years ago I wanted to create a storyland of dolls in an adult, mysterious, intriguing setting. I did not photograph anything, but instead collected pictures of many many dolls and created my slideshow story with the simpler slideshow maker that I had to use in those days.  -Wayward

In a place far away, there is a house of dolls that live their own doll lives. Each doll has a story, some sunnier than others and some darker. The dolls all have their own room. There is a dining room on the first floor where they meet for meals and a large yard with a gazebo in the back.   As life for us humans can be a winding road sometimes or a smooth drive at other times, so these dolls' lives  have twists and turns.  At present in the dollhouse, one senses a grey veil of unrest and anxiety.

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