as i was walking to the beach yesterday, i saw a small clear plastic bag on the ground.  i walked a couple steps past it, then turned around and picked it up.  i walked a bit more, then i saw some garbage cans at the top of someone's driveway.  i walked a couple steps past them, then turned around and tossed the plastic bag into one.  when i turned back to keep walking, there was a small mango that had fallen from a tree on the ground in front of me.  i picked it up and kept walking.  yes, i think hawai'i was thanking me for picking up a piece of rubbish.  thank you, hawai'i !

bike power

i just updated the link for  " 'sCrunGE!' online: 2001-2006 "  under 'cliquey' in the right sidebar on this page ... i built my 'blog on a free, dorky msn groups page and even though i don't use it as an active 'blog anymore since i moved to blogger in '06, i had it lovingly organized and accessible as a time-capsule of that era.  then early this year i got an email from msn telling me they were closing down their groups service.  i kind of had to know it was going to happen at some point but i thought - i don't know, it IS msn ... anyway, so i followed their recommendation and 'migrated' my site over to a new free service called 'multiply.'  it took a few tries and a little coordination with their service staff but i finally got it done.  so now the old 'sCrunGE!' is still pretty much preserved - but it's a mess.  it's like they took a file cabinet full of carefully ordered documents and dumped them all into a box.  the new link i've provided gets you to the best starting point to explore my old musings [go all the way to the bottom of the page to click into more pages], and i'm trying to look on the bright side by appreciating how the experience is now much less linear, creating the opportunity to discover unexpected, forgotten, or previously overlooked gems from the mind of tom-A-hawk past ... enjoy.

wow

1 o da residents i
work w/ had a
stroke + all she
can say is wow ...
wow wow wow.

jersey swap ...
[from jake - who
says he wants to
see the 'swap the
jockstrap' version!]

watch out dudes
- summ-A-hawk
is comin back:
surf, swim, yoga,
weights, bike,
hike, beach ...
tom-A-HOT is
more like it !

from: antonio >

Fun; fun; fun:
that should be
your motto
today.
Unessential
chores or duties
should be
postponed for
another day!

ha'iku

rain rain stay 1 day
rain rainy kaneohe
rainy rainy day

HAPPY EASTER !

status update >

Kasey says
hooray for Iowa!

status update >

Ricky says "Who
knew? Iowa is
more progressive
than California!''

status update >

Phillip thinks
"Iowa, I didn't
know you had it
in you. Perhaps I
will complain less
as I drive
through ... ''

status update >

Kelly-O reports
the Iowa
Supreme Court
unamimously
struck down the
state's gay
marriage ban
today ...

status update >

Phillip couldn't be
more excited
about da Rock da
Garden lineup
announcement
at 4pm ... Mary
Lucia, don't let
me down !

status update >

Phillip is starting
the No Booze, No
Caffeine, No
Meat, No
Sleeping in
challenge:
http://howsaboutlivingbetter.blogspot.com ...

status update >

Kung says
"Kiss me I'm
Thai-rish!!!"

status update >

Phillip agrees,
myspace is for
cutters.

status update >

Michael Cain's @
da Capitol +
teachers brought
students 2 an
anti-gay hate
rally "4 da lord" +
I feel sick 2 my
soul.

from: antonio >

If it feels like
nothin is goin
according 2 plan
take a 2nd look,
you'll find that
progress is being
made.

quiche-in !

fyi: pres day
quiche-in w/ my
niece, others ...
mon 2/16, 4 p.m.
@ tom-A-hawk's !