Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving has so many memories for me. Most have to do with food! I remember a time when my mom spent her time baking pies. That was always fun. Being born on Thanksgiving pumpkin pie is my favorite. I wonder who remembers that the concession at Kuhio Beach sold squares of pumpkin and custard pies. They were great. My cousin Barbara made and sent the recipe for a fancy layered pumpkin pie. That was a winner. On The Splendid Table, they were talking about the skin of the turkey. My dad would remove the skin from the turkey and then get some gravy on it and eat that. I used to think that was odd but as I grow older I found out that my dad knew what was the good stuff to eat. If anything food is an essential part of my family. I always say that when someone in our family dies we all adjourn to the kitchen to tell funny things they did. I hope that is a tradition that continues.

Auntie Pasto's, Kunia

I have decided to not only write about education, music and fine arts but also expand into other things. Went to lunch at Auntie Pasto’s in Kunia. Service could improve but ok. I had a coupon for pizza and a soda. Had the sausage and peppers pizza. It had red, yellow and green peppers, onions and sausage on a thin crust. Very good , I like thin crusts lately. Also had a Peroni on draft.

Just a note for you teachers. If you are frustrated by contract negotiations you should blame the 2010 GRC committee. I was a member but members from Kona and Hilo seemed hell-bent on recommending Abercrombie and discussion was minimal.

I hope to do this regularly again. I need a way to vent. Just a few observations. Central Oahu District is anti civil rights. The civil rights compliance officer is a joke. HSTA needs better uniservs. they realy provide poor representation. The cave in of the roof at Farrington High School is a symptom of an ineffective department. Trying to blame the church (who tried to do repairs) is no class. the superintendent should be fired.the DOE has become corrupt. UH board of regents should not have any input into what coaches should be retained. They do not have the background to do so. If (as Donovan said) that McMackin was asked to resign under the threat of an investigation. Doesn't that imply that an investigation was necessary? And if his resignation stopped that investigation, doesn't that mean another investigation is needed to find out what the initial investigation hid? Just saying. It seems to me that Greenwood is only interested in getting her people in. people loyal to her and not the university. Buying computers for students is a stupid idea. who will maintain? who will monitor? besides students don't know how to use computers for what we would like them to do. they use them like typewriters or toys. students need to learn how to think (which a certain central district cas seems to oppose). then use the computer as a tool. students need to learn to be responsible for their own learning. students need to learn to write cursive. besides learning fine motor skills it will help them to become critical thinkers. art and music is a necessary part of life. it is not an extra, it is not a frill. civilizations from the beginning of time have had music there is a reason.