This Confirms it.

I will stick to the Gordons Fisherman, Thanks!!

Lawmaker wants to ban "Ex-Lax" fish
Hawaiian Butterfish can tear up your stomach

Updated: Friday, 29 Jan 2010, 11:51 AM EST
Published : Friday, 29 Jan 2010, 11:50 AM EST

State Representative James Tokioka did some research and drafted a bill that prohibits catching, selling or even possessing walu in Hawaii.

"I talked [to] many people who sell fish, some of the hotel who [buys] fish, they are aware of it and they're not buying it anymore," said Rep. Tokioka.

Tokioka said people have shared their nightmares of severe diarrhea after consuming a large portion of the fish. The oily walu or Escolar contains a high-level of wax esters in its tissue that are beneficial to its deep-sea survival, but can be unkind to humans.

"I've never had it, but the people that I've talked to said you can't control it," said Rep. Tokioka.

Native Hawaiians called the fish Maku'u or exploding intestines. It is banned in Japan and Italy.

"I'm not one for banning anything but if it creates a public hazard a public safety hazard with many people than I think this definitely something that needs to have further discussion," said Rep. Tokioka.

Doctors are embracing the legislation.

"I think if restaurants can't police themselves or if they're the victims from suppliers it will just clean-up the process from A-to-Z and its really the consumer who will benefit," said Dr. James Ireland, Assistant Professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.

Dr. Ireland has treated several walu victims.

"One lady had such bad diarrhea she had an accident in her pants, an adult, her husband had to go the emergency room I mean it's pretty serious," said Dr. Ireland.

Rep. Tokioka said even if the bill is watered down to just requiring better labeling, he hopes more people are educated about the dangers of the fish.

One MORE Reason for me not to eat Seafood!!

so I go to this boat show and I see this guy doing.....

Actually this photo is from my Favorite Sailing website, Sailing Anarchy it gave me a chuckle, so I thought I would share. It's from the London Boat Show and it's the Ultimate in Try it Before you buy it!


This post is dedicated to one of my Blogger friends (you know who you are) who has a weird obsession with all things Poo and Poo related.

Wedgewood Blue for me Thanks

So this week we saw a great thing happen on Facebook in regards to Breast Cancer awareness. Women were prompted to post on their status with a one word color description of their bra. I feel that we should not stop there when promoting the crucial awareness of various issues affecting people via the Facebook status box.
Here are some of my ideas (these ideas are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of ……) :

“STD” awareness: Men can post the color of the Condom they are wearing.


“Tramp” awareness: Women can post the design of their Tramp Stamp, i.e. Tribal, Floral, etc. Stamp Remover

“DoucheBag” awareness: Men can post a picture of the Ed Hardy shirt they are wearing.


“ED” awareness: Men can post which ED drug they are currently utilizing to take the “Skin Boat to Tuna Town”

“PMS/Time of the Month” awareness: Women can post whether or not their significant other or friends should actually speak to them for a week, something like “talk to me” or “don’t talk to me” that way fair warning is given.


“Dumb Blonde” awareness: Let us know whether or not you have locked yourself IN your car and can’t get out. Blonde Star

“You’re Really Too Old To Wear That” awareness: Post which tween store you shopped at for your Skinny Jeans and Layered T-Shirts, status update choices include, but not limited to, Hot Topic, Aeropostale, Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, etc.

“Your’re Really Way to Fat To Wear That” awareness: See Stores listed above for status update choices ^^^^^^^


For me, this is a start and we are only scratching the surface, but we really need to help get the word out on these issues and many other that are affecting our society! Can you help me? Can you spare the time? Do YOU know anything else we should be aware of?
Only you can prevent minds being a terrible thing to waste while doing some fundamental reading, with a headdress on and a small tear in your eye!

Think of the Children!!!

Santa Sail

A yearly tradition from W.E.T.(Windsurfing Enthusiasts of Tidewater). This year the air temp was in the mid 30's and the water temp.....was shrinkage cold!! It was COLD!!

Santa Sail 2009 from Javier Garriz on Vimeo.

Speak Much?

On a trip to finish up some last minute shopping, I came to a very sad realization! People apparently do not know how to say PLEASE and EXCUSE ME anymore!! People seem to prefer to just run you over with a cart than to open their mouths and ask nicely if they can get by or need you to move so they can see something. I am sure most of us were taught proper manners at some point in life....at least I hope so!
I am not going to chalk this up to "Holiday Stress" because it happens all year long.
When did this start happening? I have my own theory, wanna hear it? No, well here it is anyway.
I think it happened when at some point in our adult lives that some of us stopped trusting in others and started making false assumptions that "The other person wants something in return" for our kindness and good manners.
I don't want to take you to Dinner and Breakfast.
I don't want your First Born.
I don't want your Money.
I don't want to drive your Car.
I don't want to buy you Drinks.
and God forbid we should have some sort of friendly conversation even if we don't know each other.
I ONLY want a little common courtesy.

The words PLEASE and EXCUSE ME are not hard to say, they only take a second to roll off the tongue, they are simple, they are non-threatening, and to the person you say them to, it shows that maybe you were raised right and have some manners.
Why don't you do your parents a favor and show other people that "YES" you were raised right!!

Ting A Ling.....

This gave me a chuckle, thought I would pass it along.

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SNL Christmas Favorite #1

This does not actually have a Christmas theme, but with the proliferation of the Wii, it certainly puts a different idea in your head about the Wii! I will let the Video do the talking. Enjoy!

Whew....

I love sharing my computer with the family especially when I look in the search box on the browser and came across this little nugget still typed there this morning...



Out of sheer curiosity, fear ,worry, and chain yanking, I asked the wife, “So….. How Big is the Diameter of Uranus in miles?” and why did you search on that? I’m thinking there may be something she’s not telling me that I need to continue to worry about, like an unscheduled Doctor visit for me, because I am close to “That” age now.

Her answer, “Oh, your son needed to know that fact to complete his Science homework.”

....that was close!!

SNL Christmas Favorite #2

Gotta Love seeing Malkovich being funny instead of weird!

my baby's growing up..

So last Friday night, we dropped off the kids at my Moms aka "GiGi". Our plan for the night was to partake in some Adult fun (no not that kind) at the VB Funnybone with some friends, but that's another story.
Saturday morning rolls around, and my task after the late night and headache wore off is to pickup the kids from my moms.
I show up and get the usual DADDY!!! with my little one Meredith practically knocking me to the ground to give me a hug, all the while thinking did GiGi just let you out of a cage or something?
While the kids are gathering their stuff up, my Mom whispers to me "Conner lied about brushing his teeth last night!"
You see, to me this isn't a huge shock, how many of us got the brush wet to fake out ole Mom and Dad? Come on, you know you did it!!
But for me who could NEVER get anything past my mom as a child I wondered how mom busted him, versus the many times she had busted me, I wanted to know if she had honed her craft over the years and was using any new strategies.
My next question to Mom, "So......how did you figure out he lied, did he just get the brush wet, run the water, squirt toothpaste into the sink, etc etc?"
"No" Mom says, "Meredith told on him!"
I asked Mom, "How did that go down?"
"Well, she came up to tell on him and I told her I would take care of him."
She also told Meredith that "No one likes a tattle-tale" to which Meredith replied in her I act like I am the Big Sister/Mommy voice; "Well SOMEBODY had to do it!"

Sniff Sniff......that's my girl!!