Books given to me from my older brother Demetri

I only see the one book by Queen Liliuokalani. That is an incredible heartbreaking story. One of the more nauseating episodes in American history.

I admire your interest, I don't think I would want to read it a second time.

It's the price we pay for being well read.

Somebody smart once said "If you would be right, read." I heard it attributed to Ben Franklin, but can't find anything to substantiate that. Anyway, by reading we get wiser, potentially, but we also get to find out all sorts of garbage that exposes our inner crapiness and/or stuff we really didn't want to know.

Hopefully, we take that crap and use it to improve ourselves and thus our chunk of society. But, that may be a tad overly optimistic.

Indeed, as General Mattis said;

"Stop reading, start dying".

“If you don't like to read, you haven't found the right book"

-Voltaire

GMorrison

I only see the one book by Queen Liliuokalani. That is an incredible heartbreaking story. One of the more nauseating episodes in American history.

I admire your interest, I don't think I would want to read it a second time.

 

 He was the first trumpet in the Royal Hawaiian Band which was created by Kamehameha the III and then the IV.  I used to follow him as a kid and play on the steps of Iolani Palace the only Royal Palace in the US.  That's where Queen Liliuokalani was imprisoned.  The Royal Guard house is still there.  It's made with coral blocks.  I used to scrape sea shells out of the blocks. 

What's worse is my in-law, Mrs. Toshi's sister married a Hawaiian man of mixed background.  Chinese and Portugese to name a few.  It is very common as there are no pure Hawaiians anymore.  Unless you go to the island of Ni'ihau.  It is forbidden to go there, only scientists from the university of Hawaii are allowed to go there.  Anyway, her husband past away a few years ago.  So Mrs. Toshi's sister lives on Hawaiian Homestead land.  Only people of Hawaiian decent can live there.  Mrs. Toshi's sister is half Japanese and half Filipino.  Their children of course have very little Hawaiian in them.  The state wants to evict them and give the house away.   

So till this day, the people of Hawaiian decent or connected by marriage are still being harassed.  What can I say.

Your friend, Toshi

A lot of people don't have a real friend like Dimitri in their lives. You are fortunate to have him, and I'm glad you do, Toshi.

HooYah Deep Sea

It's the price we pay for being well read.

Somebody smart once said "If you would be right, read." I heard it attributed to Ben Franklin, but can't find anything to substantiate that. Anyway, by reading we get wiser, potentially, but we also get to find out all sorts of garbage that exposes our inner crapiness and/or stuff we really didn't want to know.

Hopefully, we take that crap and use it to improve ourselves and thus our chunk of society. But, that may be a tad overly optimistic.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Greg

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He did that as he knows my love for the 32 NFL teams.  Thank you sir for reading and writing on my thread!

Your friend, Toshi