And big shout out to Kay, her lawyer friends and even some of my family friends who are out in Nevada Poll Monitoring.
And last but not least, Rest In Peace to Barack Barama's grandmother. She raised a great man. Its sad that she will never get to see the history that her grandson is about to make.
John Mccain. I used to admire you. You, Colin Powell, Linda Lingle and Bobby Jindal were the only Republicans that I ever listened to for more than 5 minutes. WHAT HAPPENED? Why did you get all Karl Rove tactics on us? Why in the world did you pick that parrot as your running mate? I miss the old Mccain, the one who got trampled by Bush in 2000 for being honest and conducting himself with the same dignity that Americans grew to admire you for. The one who was a decent senator and really was a political maverick. Now? You're appealing to the same right wingnut knuckleheads who got Bush elected twice. But thats the problem, those people don't even like you. Once this election is up they'll be dissecting every mistake you made and passing you off as a washed up "didn't have the right stuff" candidate while they get ready for 2012. Anyhow Mccain, I hope you can find a way to bring some dignity back to you and your campaign. To your legacy. You were too good of a man to be remembered by Robocalls, angry debates and guilt-by-Ayers-assocation tactics. I don't even care that you voted with W. 90% of the time, I remember a lot of good legislation that you passed, that you party didn't appreciate. That was what made you different and attracted independent voters. That was your appeal, but now it is gone.
Statistics in the Polls show that Obama has a clear advantage when the focus of the election is on the economy. Statistics in the Polls also show that Mccain has a clear advantage when the focus of the election is on the war. Given the history of the dirty tricks that the Republican party play in elections, coupled with the misguided information that Bush used to get us into the Iraq war, I'm predicting an all out gutter move by the Republicans this election. What I'm saying is - I'm predicting a disgusting, completely suspect act of terror on either an American alley, an American Naval carrier, US Embassy or possibly the announcement of a major change in strategy with the Surge. God forbid that any of this happen and please understand that as a former Marine who has friends in Iraq - I pray that none of this happens. Its just that I wouldn't put it past the powers-that-be to make something like this happen. I mean, if you don't believe me then try to explain to me why we're at war with Iraq, how the war benefitted the 2004 elections and explain to me why that could not happen on a micro level right before this election.
Its scary, I know.
Lets hope it doesn't happen.
This was my entry: Traditional Ahi poke on the left. Hamachi w/ avocado, caviar and a spicy marinade on the right. We'll get in the top 3 one of these years! I had a great time, met some great people. Everyone from Hawaii loves poke and in my opinion it takes a lifetime to master this simple dish.
Another view - we had to bring 2lbs of Poke with platters for each of the 5 judges. Like my Hawaiian red salt garnish? Well... even though the winner was (in my opinion) not an amateur (amateurs know how to make wasabi foam??), and the runner-ups are borderline professional poke masters (owners of Aloha Fish Market), I still had a good time and will step my game up next year! Ok, so I sound like a sore loser, but really - a poke contest for amateurs should be just that!
2nd Place - Sure, most amateurs have a Fish Market business card next to their entry. LOL.
3rd place - You had me at Heineken. By the way, that is the total Hawaiian selling point. Its kind of like dangling a green card in front of a Cuban gymnastics judge at a competition in Miami. To his credit, this looks succulant and I'll never fault someone for going traditional.
The lady who made this was really sweet, I was rooting for her. Darn, it looks like I didn't get a picture of 1st place. In my opinion this poke looked the tastiest.
Poke with Green Papaya!
Inspired by Cal's own Natalie Coughlin destroying competition in the Olympics, I've decided to put together a list of my favorite athletes - of the Filipino/Mestizo variety. I've included the links to back up their heritage, since - you know - many of these athletes would never pass as Filipino unless we did our research.
- Manny Pacquiao
- Tim Lincecum
- Natalie Coughlin
- BJ Penn
- Teddy Bruschi
- Eugene Amano
- Sonny Garcia
- Brandon Vera
- Geno Espineli
- Cheryl Burke (hey she competes!)
- Mom hooked it up with some killer lime/garlic/cilantro lamb chops. They were so good!
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- This is my cousins son - Tayshaun aka baby Rick Fox. And yes - he's only 2 years old, and yes - his hair has never been cut. LOL. He's the cutest really. We're at the Sacramento River Cats stadium, attending my cousins (his aunt) high school graduation.
- Oakland A's all day everyday. The homies Derek and Heidi at ATT park. did I mention the A's wept the G-men? :-)
- Lobster tacos at Nobu. If ever there was a dish that was put on this earth to satisfy my tastes - this is it!
- LA, Vegas, San Jose and Bay Area homies all reunited one summer day. Caipirinha in hand.
- This is what happens after you're forced to watch an hour of the Jonas Brother's.
- Grampa visiting his old post in Maui - home of the 4th Marine Corps division. The guy in uniform is a Lieutenant General - commander of the Pacific (top dog).
- Ed's (KK's bro) wild pool party. Rockin' good times I tell ya!
