Think Pink

             Think Pink

      I looked at the front page of our local paper, and saw some pink colored Navy ships. Having spent some time serving on an aircraft carrier, I knew that my ship and any others I had ever seen were painted gray. It was often said on my ship that it was only held together because it was so often painted. An interesting article about the pink ships written by William Cole explained it all. It seems that a new type of paint developed in the 1990's to better block the sun's rays, and keep the ships cooler, degraded over time and turned pink! But now a "Type 3" paint, in use since 2010 is holding its gray color. Mothballed ships painted with the earlier paint are turning pink. I wonder who the wise guys were who came up with this dumb idea. And I would guess that it costs more than if they had just continued using the old standard gray. The moral to this story is that newer is not always better.    But, remember there was once a "Yellow Submarine."

     Tourists coming here from Chicago may have found a taste of home in Chinatown. A Chicago native named Marc Jensen, has just opened a new business  Farkles, that sells Chicago style hot dogs.  It is located on the corner of Hotel and Maunakea Streets. This should add to the story told here that the only dogs in Chinatown came on a plate with some kind of sauce. All of this delightful information I stole from the Pacific Business News. Except of course, the subject of the menu, mentioned earlier.

     And lastly, the first whale of the season was seen and pictured on t.v. It was located off the coast of the Island of Maui. It seemed to be having a good time, spouting water into the air and flipping its tail. These Sperm Whales come here to breed, and raise their young before a long swim back to Alaska. If you visit here, whale watching is not to be missed. One good way is to go out on the large Star of Honolulu for breakfast and take some photographs. Tonto and I both say that this is a really good deal. We enjoy it, why not you?

      There is a bumper sticker on a car parked next to our car which reads: Ono is Pono. We really like it, for translated from Hawaiian "ono" means good, and "pono"  means all things are correct or proper.

     That's about all I have to report except to say that pot holes are being filled, tall buildings are being built, the trade winds are cooling,cand a new Japanese bakery has just opened down the street. Ah Hawaii!

             Aloha
             Grant