today is saturday 21 august 2004.

major irritant in life--when people use stupid phrases. for example, "dress casually." what the mess does that mean? collared shirt, a coat but no tie, jeans and dodgers shirt, a loin cloth but no slippers?

another stupid phrase--"as soon as possible." yeah, i tell these people that i'll get back to them "later" (which in the hawaiian frame of mind means any time in the future).

which reminds me in the hawaiian time frame that "the other day" means anything in the past. for example, i may say "i was at your restaurant the other day." what i mean is that i've been there before (anytime in the past).

big cat chase is no longer a concern in hawaii . . . what wildlife officials these days are chasing down brown tree snakes. bad news.

l & l recently opened their 100th store in the bay area. they plan on opening a new restaurant one a week for the rest of the year. if you have $39,000 for the franchise license plus an additional $225,000 to $475,000 laying out--let me know and i'll have help you add more than a hawaiian flavor to your menu!

don't start with the dodgers . . . maybe i'll blog that gagne is doing good--so perhaps he won't be mortal again.