Skateboards and Lizards

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      Skateboards and Lizards
   What? electric skateboards! Yep, brand-new invention. These boards are said to travel at a speed of 12.5 mph. They weigh 13.9 lbs. and can travel 18 miles on a 110 volt charge taking 3 to 5 hours. These boards are priced from $700.to $1,000. We see many skateboard riders here in Waikiki. They have all been kicked along by foot power. They are a hazard on our sidewalks. This is especially true when they come up behind you, while walking. This new invention should prove interesting. Right about here I am tempted to make some rude remarks about the use of snowboards in the snow. But, I won't.

There is a crisis here, but I doubt that the story will make it to the mainland newspapers and t.v. The crisis is that there as an extreme shortage of crickets. You know, those insects that rub their wings together and make chirping noises. This insect is the main food for lizards and salamanders. These lizards and amphibians have been forced onto a diet. Pet stores are hoarding their supply in order to feed the few that they have for sale. Why the shortage? The supplier could not be reached for comment. It is against the law to import crickets from the mainland because they could bring parasites and disease to the Islands. Pet owners have been forced to take their pets outside at night and hunt for bugs.  It is not easy to raise crickets. And you thought that you sometimes had trouble with your pet food.    (All of this important information I stole from our local newspaper.)

      Aloha
      Grant