Space Mana

For years scientists have suspected that God kept a reserve supply of mana in the depths of space. Now one Hawaiian claims to have enough pictures to open their own gallery of the elusive space mana (Hebrew: החלל החיצון מָ‏ן). Hopefully "soon" is before the end of next week, so we can all experience space mana ourselves, at least in gallery form.


Fun Facts:
1. Since Hebrew is written right to left, when you copy and paste it, the blinking cursor (no, not you, Hazama) stays to the left until you type something western, like sarsaparilla or boy-howdy!
2. Whlie manna itself is now spelled with two "n"s, "space mana" retains the antiquated one "n" spelling because Hawaiians enjoy spelling it that way. And since they are always puting extra apostrophes into words (e.g. Hawai'i, O'Brien, it's) scholars figured why not let them take something out of a word for a change?
3. The Battle of Hastings was in 1066. Also in 1066, Sima Guang wrote a detailed 8-volume Tongzhi (通志; "Comprehensive Records"), which chronicled Chinese history from 403 BCE to 207 BCE (the end of the Qin Dynasty).
4. Later in life, Sima was reported to have said he was "glad he sold off his time-share in Hastings in 1065."

Mahalo

Volcano

No epic stories this time, just a cool shot of lava spitting out of the earth. About two minutes after this it started downporing! We had to hike back a ways completely soaked at night. My shirt is still wet, but I had some shorts to change into.


By the way, this is that spot that used to be a neighborhood in the 1980s. There are still about 5 houses down the road, and lots (no pun intended) of land for sale.

Mahalo

Dagobah Park

Ask anyone what they think of when they think of space, and 95% of the time, chances are you will hear that space has really big trees. Until today, I always thought that was just a myth, but look at this:

Yes, that's me with my arms stretched out at the bottom of the picture. I'm pretty sure this thing is bigger than my apartment.

Space via iPhone

For everyone who wonders what space looks like from an iPhone, I took this picture. -->

Also of note is the giant "please touch" sign located just below Antarctica that has puzzled penguins and astronauts alike for years now.

Rocks!

As promised, here is the exclusive insiders look at America's first line of defense against the other side of the Big Island. That's right, it's a rock monster secretly guarding the ocean. These guys are no doubt hiding all along the wall, ready to attack any Mermaids or Hurricanes foolish enough to mess with the good old U S of A.

Rock Wall

So, here we have the southern tip of the United States, complete with a lava rock wall that will be important if Hawaii is ever attacked by land. I think our government may have learned the wrong lesson from Pearl Harbor when they decided to build this.

Or, is there a secret weapon hiding nearby waiting to surprise any would-be Mongol Hoards? Stay tuned until after I eat breakfast for the answers...

But can they handle McD Tech?

Today's Question: Is it possible to fail at Pedros Tacos? And does it become part of your permanent record if you do? Is an admissions counselor one day going to say to a prospective student "Well, Kebis, you have a 3.8 GPA overall, but I see here you failed Pedros Tacos in junior high. And we just don't have a place here for someone who wasn't outstanding at Pedros Tacos. How do you expect to become the leader of the free world if you don't even have a basic level of proficiency at Pedros Tacos?"

This post is brought to you by the Council for Determining the Outstandingness of Students at Pedros Tacos. And by photosynthesis, but in a less-direct kind of way.