Terlingua Bay Company

UPDATE:

We acquired a car on Christmas Eve! Picture above! (on Saddle Road, with Spencer behind the wheel, before the start of the adventure described below)

Myself and the Aunty Mobile had quite an adventure the other day, which I would like to share with you…sort of a way of giving myself kudos unabashedly, but also to communicate to all who read this post that things are never quite as bad as they seem, and that attitude is everything…

We were concluding a very nice three-week visit with soul-buddy Spencer, who is a whitewater river guide, mountain climber and all-round adventurer. Before jetting to Hawai’i to visit us, he had been in Nepal, hiking the trails there.

It was my job to take him to the Kona airport, which is about a hundred miles away or more on the other side of the Big Island from where we live in Puna.

I dropped Spencer off at the airport with hugs and kisses and his promise to check his email more often, and then I went to a corner store to get lunch. All seemed normal until I got about 30 miles outside of town. This area is a barren wasteland, though beautiful with grasses now grown over the rolling lava field hills. I was making my way up a hill when it happened: the wipers (it was pouring rain) started to slow down, and the entire car was losing power fast. I had just enough time to find a good place to pull off to the side of the road when the car went dead. Absolutely dead, no juice at all.

I just sat there, thinking fast. A nice lady pulled over just then and let me use her cellphone (mine needs the bill paid!) and so got a message out to Darlene at Sirius Coffee Connection (www.siriuscoffeeconnection.com) where we & all our friends hang out, as David and Wes were not at Wes’ office when I called.

The lady left, and I got back into the car. Boy, was I upset! Miles from nowhere, in possession of limited cash, and no hope of rescue. Or so I thought. Man, I said to myself, this is sure a stupid situation! Of course I cried for awhile out of sheer frustration.

After I calmed down, I thought some more: of course, some nice person of some sort, with a good heart and decent intentions, would come by and help. It would probably be a local.

I alternately stood next to the car or sat in the driver’s seat, weather permitting, for about an hour and a half, and was passed up by a towtruck, a state vehicle of some kind, and many, many cars, trucks and SUV’s. I caught myself being angry at them for not stopping, and at Spencer for being on a nice comfy airplane going to his destination a heck of a lot faster than I was going nowhere.

I made myself think instead; I imagined a truck pulling into the lay-by across from me full of nice people with jumper cables. I took stock of my supplies: full water-bottle, a sandwich, a bag of sesame sticks, a sleeping bag. I had everything I needed to stay awhile; I had even brought my black cohosh capsules for some unknown reason (we women of a certain stage in life rely on these!). I looked around at the landscape and told myself that at least I had broken down in a beautiful place. I rummaged around in the back and found a Smithsonian magazine and started to read the article about Petra as the rain poured down some more.

With the opening and closing of the door, I noticed that the dash was again showing ‘door open’ indicator lights. So the battery was not dead after all! Something must be therefore not charging the battery fully. Was it the alternator? Maybe. But those indicator lights told me that, should someone actually stop by with the jumper cables, I would no longer be stuck and could at least make it to the next town.

At last I could begin to look around with some appreciation, though it was still unclear what I should do. I know what happens to abandoned vehicles here (they are picked apart like carrion). I decided to just wait.

Suddenly, just as I had imagined, my eye was caught by a white truck pulling over into the lay-by across the road from me! I crossed the road, and was greeted by two friendly Hawai’ian men. Their insignia told me that they worked for the state highway department, and they asked me what was wrong. They lent me their cellphone so I could try David again; not reaching him, I called Darlene again and gave her an update. Then I asked, “Do you guys have any jumper cables?”

They weren’t sure what they had in their equipment-laden truck, but the younger of the men got out and searched the truck bed. And found nice, new, shiny jumper cables! They pulled over to the other side of the road, and I hooked up my battery to one end of the set, and they did the same to their battery. The car started immediately! When they asked how long I had been at the side of the road, and I told them, they rolled their eyes and shook their heads. I told them, “I knew locals (this is what the Hawai’ians call themselves) would come and help, because that’s how things are here!” and they smiled. Then they counselled me to drive to Waimea as fast as I could, and not play the radio or use the wipers. I thanked them profusely.

A few hours later, with a phonecall to David (thank goodness for payphones!) who helped me troubleshoot and one to tell him I had made it to Hilo, I was pulling into Pahoa when the dash lights started to dim. I knew the car was going down again and managed to pull into the Sirius Coffee Connection parking lot- what divine intervention is that! The one place in town my car would be safe: it’s right across from the police station. I got out, grabbed my things, and started walking. I stood at the four-corners lights for perhaps ten minutes, and an older hippie couple with a tiny truck pulled over to ask where I was going. They told me to hop in the back, and drove me all the way home.

I was tired; I was exhausted; but I was home! I was so grateful. David made dinner, and I fell asleep with gratitude in my heart for all the angels I was sent that day.

And the addendum? The problem is the engine grounding braid! So simple to fix!

Blessings, everyone. Remember that this is a friendly universe! real ringtones tonefree mosquito ringtones,free ringtones,3 free ringtones sidekickmaxis caller ringtonesfree tv theme ringtones,tv ringtones,tv show ringtonesmotorola razr v3 ringtonesfree polyphonic ringtones samsungmotorola ringtones w315free nokia 1100 tracfone ringtonesdownload info remember ringtones,download info pcs remember ringtones sprint,download free info remember ringtonescingular free ringtones usafree maker ringtones softwaremotorola razr ringtones v3free motorola razr ringtones v33g audio free ringtonesfree ringtones for alltel phonefree ringtones tracfonemaker ringtones xingtone50 cent ringtones,free 50 cent ringtones,50 cent mp3 ringtonescomplimentary music real ringtonesonline payday loan instant approvalinternet payday loanno credit check payday loanquick payday loan same day,bad credit payday loan quick,loan payday quickfax guaranteed loan no paydaybest payday loanadvance cash loan online paydayno faxing instant payday loan,faxing loan no payday,500 faxing loan no payday quickez payday loanno faxing payday loan,bad credit payday loan,loan payday1 hour payday loanadvance cash net payday usainterest loan low payday,low interest payday loan,low interest rate payday loanloan online payday quickinfo loan message payday posthour loan one payday,faxless hour loan one payday,hour in loan one paydayemergency payday loanloan money payday tree30 day payday loan,30 day loan paydayfaxless loan online paydaypayday loan toronto,loan payday toronto,payday loan in torontofast cash advance payday loanfast easy payday loanbank loan no payday statementgeorgia payday loanno fax payday loanameriloan loan paydayfast loan online paydayadvance cash cash loan loan payday quick,advance cash loan payday,advance cash loan payday todaypayday loan in the uk,payday loan uk,loan payday ukamerica cash loan payday,cash america payday loan

Aloha from Hawai’i!

Happy New Year!

Contacts from around the world have been getting in touch, or getting back in touch, with me quite unexpectedly. What a pleasure this is!

The big news is: after first two months of walking and hitching, and six months of riding double (illegal!) on our little red scooter, we finally have a CAR. It’s a Toyota station wagon; it’s plushy on the inside, the engine runs well, and it looks slightly icky on the outside. In short, the perfect Aunty Mobile: a sleeper car that no one will look at twice. You can be sure I’ll post a picture of it, once I figure out which is its best side.

Being the rainy season here, it is so nice to arrive at one’s destination completely dry, and without smelling of rotting babydolls due to mildewed head-to-toe rainsuits. So very nice, and I am immensely grateful. Thank you Patrick!

Not only that, but as of late January, I will once again have Real Office Space! Thank you, Kevin!

Golly, golly; this show got so popular last week that it maxxed out its bandwidth on the server! What a happy correction to have to make! Much thanks to Technical Dave! Now go listen!

Optimismisaskill.com’s podcast show #3 has just been released! It’s entitled “Low Self Esteem Is the Root of All Evil, Part 2″, and it discusses helpful processes for overwriting our negative tendencies and negative self-talk with positive tendencies and positive self-talk. It also discusses strategies for beginning to love ourselves and treat ourselves well, in simple terms that anyone can understand.

The first podcast discussed the convergence of today’s dominant ideologies – science, religion, and techonology - and how they are arriving at the same conclusion – everything on earth is an infinite number of expressions of the same fundamental essence. It explored how this shift in consciousness is bringing about the end of the scarcity model and the emergence of the abundant universe model.

The second podcast, entitled “Low Self Esteem Is the Root of All Evil, Part 1″, discussed the socially accepted cultural origins of the worldwide phenomena of low self esteem, and what can be done to start to heal this destructive situation for ourselves-and thereby help the world at large.

Future

bi-weekly podcasts will focus on overcoming self-sabotage, communication skills, building healthy relationships with healthy people, stress level management, goal achievement, behavior modification and the law of attraction.
OptimismIsASkill.com
http://www.optimismisaskill.com

P.O. Box 492405
Keaau, HI 96749Jim McLelland
808.333.0200

www.prleap.com

Hello, hello. Just words today; pictures to follow probably tomorrow. We have been on walkabout for the last week, and I’ve concluded that home is important.

Whereas it was really nice being able to bust loose for a few days and wander through the Pacific, thus satisfying that wandering urge; upon returning to the Big Island and finally making it home yesterday evening, we were so glad to be home. The house lizards were glad to see us; the stray cat we feed sometimes welcomed us home the minute I set food to cook in the wok. The soft, cozy lamplight enveloped us as the sun set, and dinner was ready; we listened to Radio New Zealand on the windup radio and fell asleep listening to gentle rain.

Our short trip had taken us to Waikiki, Oahu and Lihue and Kapa’a, Kauai. Both very beautiful places; Waikiki has a sort of postcard charm, sanitized for western tourists and tied with a pastel Hello Kitty bow for the Japanese. Along the beach are triton flaming torches (presumable gas-driven) that come to life as the sun sets. I started to learn bodyboarding on Waikiki beach. There’s a lot of flash there.

Kauai is very beautiful, tiny, remote and choked with cars first thing in the morning. I’m looking forward to seeing other parts of the island besides the seaport; but that’s for another venture. Hollywood loves to film stuff there. There’s more soul about; it’s very tropical and warm and all that. A huge cruise ship floats in the harbor almost all the time. I learned how to catch waves on my board at Nawilili Harbor at Kalapaki Beach.

But it was so good to be home; loaded as we were on the scooter with two very full backpacks and the bodyboard, we squeaked home fully laden and slouched into the house, exhausted. It was so very good to be home…

Hey everybody! David & I are a part of the team that produced this project; David’s the co-producer and engineer, and I composed and performed the musical score! I also handle the promo and did the transciption and research for the most recent podcast.

So…listen up!

(PRLEAP.COM) Optimismisaskill.com, a team dedicated to building world peace through personal growth, introduces the release of their monthly podcasts hosted by Jim McLelland.

Jim has for the past ten years worked in the areas of personal and organizational development, assisting his clients in the implementation of new processes and behaviors with a focus on achieving greater peace and prosperity. The first podcast discusses the convergence of today’s dominant ideologies – science, religion, and technology - and how they are arriving at the same conclusion – all things are an infinite number of expressions of the same fundamental essence. The podcasts explore how this shift in consciousness is bringing about the end of the Scarcity Model and the emergence of the Abundant Universe Model.

Future bi-weekly podcasts will focus on self-esteem, overcoming self-sabotage, communication skills, building healthy relationships with healthy people, stress level management, goal achievement, behavior modification and the law of attraction.

OptimismIsASkill.com
http://www. optimismisaskill.com
P.O. Box 492405
Keaau, HI 96749
Jim McLelland
808.333.0200

http://www.prleap.com/pr/92048/

Dear Everybody,

I’m writing you this note from work at Aloha Workshops, and I wanted to ask you:

What the heck is a green collar technology worker? If you’re not asking yourself this already, you should be!

Wikipedia defines it thusly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_collar and they’re pretty precise, so make sure you read the whole thing! Green collar-got it? Good! You may now proceed to the next paragraph without the possibility of disorientation; besides, this was your first organizational lesson! (See Aloha Workshops educational reference below!)

The basic upshot of the situation right now is that these new workers for the clean energy sector and emerging green economy are going to have to come from somewhere, and they’re going to have to be trained somewhere too. There has been quite a buzz about this recently in the American media; presidential hopefuls have been talking about it, it’s been in politics elsewhere, and everywhere there are educational programs popping up to take care of the rising need for qualified people.

Aloha Workshops (http://www.alohaworkshops.com) trains people in all aspects of  internet organizational design, marketing and support.   Somebody’s got to write and code it all and put it in its proper place, and Aloha Workshops can teach you how to do that. You’ll come away with valuable industry certification.

Hawai’i’s Big Island is a wonderful place to do anything! You can go snorkeling, surfing, diving, kayaking, snowboarding (yes, we do have snow on Mauna Kea!) swimming, volcano hiking  or sightseeing- as well as get an up-to-the-minute technical education by signing up for Aloha Workshops’ Intern Program http://www.prleap.com/pr/88496/.

Located near Mountain View, Hawai’i, Aloha Workshops is nestled in a 20-acre pristine ohia forest tract, amidst giant ferns and orchids. Resident critters Tony (feline) Girly (feline) and Leo (roving canine) complete the homey residential atmosphere.

If all this sounds exciting to you, please give my boss a call! His name is Brent, and he’s knowledgeable, super-smart and easy to talk to. Here’s his info:

Brent Norris, Aloha Workshops

(808)896-7656        info@alohaworkshops.com

Join the fast-growing ranks of green collar technology workers! It’s satisfying work and has a very small ecological footprint…plus the food here at Aloha Workshops is phenomenal. I should know; I cook most of it when I’m on duty.

Thanks for reading!

love, Anna

ABOVE: Aloha Workshoppers snowboard Mauna Kea!

Aloha Workshops is where I work, though I haven’t been snowboarding. Yet.  So read up! It’s real cool!

Brent Norris
Aloha Workshops
808-896-7656
info@alohaworkshops.com

Announcing Aloha Workshops Web 2.0 Digital Media Internships

August 3rd, 2007 (Mountain View, Hawaii) Aloha Workshops is pleased to 
announce immediate availability of Web 2.0 Internships. Interested 
students, aspiring and practicing web professionals are invited to 
apply for an in-depth learning experience and work exchange program. 
The Web 2.0 intern program provides hands-on experience, training and 
professional development. Certification via limited scholarships 
provided by the World Organization of Webmasters are available to 
interns who excel in our programs.

Aloha Workshops provides real-world training and workshops based on 
the needs of real employers. Specifically, the Web 2.0 intern program 
is focused on providing web design, development and marketing 
instruction. Using our proven techniques and training programs, 
interns will leverage our ten plus years of experience to enhance 
their skills and work toward becoming self-sustainable on the web.

In exchange for free training and hands-on instruction, accepted 
applicants will work on real projects for clients in need of design, 
development and marketing services. Combining hands-on training in 
specific Web 2.0 tools and techniques with the direct application of 
newly learned skills dramatically improves retention rates. 
Immediately applying and practicing what interns learn bridges the gap 
between book knowledge (school) and client needs (work). This approach 
is consistently proving to be very valuable in personal and 
professional development.
The tools and techniques desired by employers change very quickly in 
today’s Web 2.0 world. Web workers are very much in demand.  In 
response to this need for qualified, talented individuals on the cusp 
of revolutionary technology, we’re stepping up our educational 
offerings to include internships.

To learn how to qualify and apply please visit:
  AlohaWorkshops.com/interns

For more information please contact:
Brent Norris
Aloha Workshops
808-896-7656
info@alohaworkshops.com

About Aloha Workshops
Aloha Workshops provides adventures and training in paradise. Our 
programs are based on skills required by today’s employers. 
Instruction is provided in both traditional and alternative classroom 
environments. We are based in Mountain View on the Big Island of 
Hawai`i.
Our goal is to reduce the State’s dependency on tourism by improving 
our digital economies and advancing our technological capabilities.  
In a world of political uncertainty, and environmental instability, it 
is vital that we focus our energies within a self-sustaining, clean 
industry.  A technically advanced, drug-free learning and working 
environment is provided from our “off the grid” design studio on the 
Big Island of Hawai`i.

Mahalo!

Copyright 2007 Aloha Workshops All Rights Reserved

Howdy, y’all!

Dave here, reporting from BRENTFEST’07!

We’re here at the Aloha Workshops’ Treehouse; three DJs, gourmet cuisine, and the finest minds in the mid-Pacific gathered to celebrate BRENT NORRIS’ 30th birthday on the Big Island of Hawai’i!… that’s right, the big 3-oh in a treehouse. Three levels of creature comforts and high-technology, with a carbon footprint smaller than that of a 1400 watt hairdryer. This is ‘Green Collar” in action!

You’re in a maze of twisty little passages, all different. A Troll throws an axe at you!

Roger Christie, THC Ministry’s leader and chief bottle washer made an appearance earlier this evening dancing with Anna Huff. We spoke briefly between sets. Anybody have a couple tour busses for sale? Looks like life on the road for some of the “Treehouse Gang”.

Dusty and Dianne, dear friends of our dear friends Colleen and Jim, rolled into town last night. Can you say ’synchronicity’? Wonderful folks! Any friend of Jim’s is a friend of mine.

This’ll have to be a quick post. Anna’s waiting. It’s 12:22! G’nite, y’all!

Dave

Building World Peace Through Personal Growth.

I have been working for 3 weeks with David Huff (who, in actuality, has done almost all of the tech work) on our friend Jim McLelland’s brand new podcast, called
“Optimism Is A Skill”. The site and first podcast is up as of today!
I did the musical scoring (Anna Whiteley Huff!) and performed the guitar music which accompanies it. Colleen McLelland did the show transcription. I encourage each and every one of you to please go check it out-the first one is a freebie! What have you got to lose? Nothing-and everything, everything, everything to gain!
Jim is a teacher of optimism, is an experienced hypnotherapist, and a very good thinker. As he says in this first, brand-new podcast: “There are many more of us out there than we have been led to believe!”
Check it out here! Free!

http://www.optimismisaskill.com

 OPTIMISM IS A SKILL!

“Huricane Flossie?” - Original article on Judy’s Book

Aloha, Y’all!

Dave here. Heard the one about Hurricane Flossie?

Yeah, one day Hawai’i was scheduled to take a hit from a hurricane named “Flossie” (I had an Angus heifer named Flossie once). Anyway Flossie was supposed to hit the Big Island with big winds, big waves; a whopper of a storm. Everybody in the media was talking about Hurricane Flossie! BIG excitement!

People all over Hawai’i worked to make ready. News outlets ramped up their coverage, advertisers switched to ‘disaster mode’ and the local population scrambled to stock up on everything from gasoline to Spam (yummy!).

Brent, Sunny, Anna and I rushed to make the Aloha Workshops Treehouse hurricane-proof. You know, tie things down, board things up… the usual treehouse security, and in as much as Aloha Workshops is in an Ohia forest, we just crossed our fingers on the matter of windblown trees. What else could we do?

Then we dashed off to get fuel for the generator. The time was 6:45 pm.

Hurricane Flossie was about 8 hours from her grand entrance. The time was 7:38 pm. We were wrapping up our supply run, when suddenly… A MAGNITUDE 5.4 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK! The ground shook, marginal structures collapsed, people dashed into the streets! I even heard that the KTA Supermarket in Hilo needed a “cleanup on aisle 7″ (a broken bottle of fish sauce).

 No, really! I wouldn’t make something like that up!

Next thing you know, everybody was talking about the earthquake! “Did you feel it? Where were you when it happened? Any damage? What about a tsunami? And who’s ‘Flossie’?”

“Whoa! Time out! One natural disaster (or the potential thereof) at a time!”, you say. ”Is it a hurricane, or is it an earthquake? Do you stay indoors, or run outside?, you say. 

I just don’t know.

Right, so anyway, in all the confusion, Flossie lost interest in Hawai’i! The Big Island’s aloha spirit was just too strong!

That, and she was upstaged by an earthquake.

Hurricane Flossie came and went. We got some wind and some rain; Brent even surfed at Pohoiki (I have pix!)

Thank you, Flossie, for giving Hawai’i a miss!

And thank you, Pele, for the ride.

Who’d have thunk you could upstage a hurricane?

Punch line? Not this time.