Continuing the weekend, first, the University of Hawaii volleyball team lost to UCLA in the championship game.  Look for UCLA to repeat next year.  Had a nachos and beer, a follow-up to Cinco de Mayo. Had a  Woodford Spire  for the Kentucky Derby. The story of the day had to do with Cory...and his horse, Cody's Wish, which was running a in pre-race. Cody's Wish won.   Watch this story here . Heartwarming. I had mentioned getting Kentucky Fried Chicken to eat with the Woodford Spire to watch the Kentucky Derby, but heck, 15 Craigside also had fried chicken. What is the the most important matter in your life?  Some might say  family, others mention wealth, world peace, freedom, security, and hundreds of other notions.  Something called happiness appeals to me.  I am today very happy, and on the verge of  Euphoria #4 .  While on the recent Seabourn cruise  I almost attained that state , but never quite reached it. On this Sunday I can especially mention one other difference betwee

From the New York Times : States that supported Donald Trump are the ones hesitant to be vaccinated.   Those who are choosing not : 49% of Republican men and 34% of women. 6% of Democratic men and 14% of women. Why the gender reversal? Both Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have urged all Republicans to get vaccinated. Gretchen sent me the following: PBS national is releasing a three-part, three-hour series:   Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World   on Earth Day, Thursday April 22.   See your local listings. Here in Hawaii, we will see it   Wednesdays at 8:00 pm on 4/28, 5/5 and 5/12 . Sometimes one gets inspired by a conjunction of related events.  I focus on science, technology, cuisine, travel, the environment and a million other things, including music.  So today, dancing. Historical studies show that all cultures have dance in some form , said to be 9,000 years ago in India ( through cave paintings ) and 5300 years ago in Egypt, linked to religious ceremonies.  But more than t

  From  Worldometer  (new deaths yesterday):          DAY    USA    WORLD     Brazil      India      South Africa June     9     1093     4732        1185        246        82 July    22     1205     7128        1293      1120      572 Aug    12     1504     6556        1242       835       130 Sept     9     1208     6222        1136      1168        82 Oct     21     1225     6849          571       703        85 Nov     11     1479     10178        564       550        60            25     2304    12025         620       518      118 Dec       1      2611    11891         697       500      109            29     3398    13791       1075       285      497            30     3880    14748       1224       299      465 Jan       5      3499    13106       1186       265      513                6      4100     14581      1266       221      392               7        4207     14812      1455       234      441             8      3914     14792      1044       229      616 Summary: The U