Aloha Bread Lovers
Aloha Bread Lovers – This Sunday we will be serving our tangy Shakshuka! Tomatoes, onions, garlic, olive oil, spices all slow cooked overnight. When you order it we ladle some into a skillet crack one (or two) eggs into it, pop it in the oven to bake and then serve it with a fluffy pita which is perfect to mop it up.
Today was a bittersweet day. A member of our community, Brian Dugan, passed away on July 7th. Today his family held a memorial service for him at Beach 69. The bitter part is of course the grief and sadness that define the passing of a loved one. Brian passed at 52, too young, taken by cancer. What was sweet was the beautiful service that brought together those of us who knew him to give a special embrace to his wife, son, mother, sister, aunt. His son Ian left us with a poignant lesson, sharing that as he visited his father in the hospital, he made sure to bring only positivity into the room until one day his father asked him – why the front? What do you really feel? Today 20-year-old Ian schooled us Kupuna as to the importance of being genuine and authentic, even – or perhaps especially – in the face of coming to terms with mortality. Thank you Dugan Family for sharing and including us.
That was kind of heavy so now for something lighter. A week ago a very nice couple drove into Motek in a fire-engine red Ferrari convertible - not the kind of car that one sees everyday in these parts. Of course, I immediately began joking around with them “Thank you for bringing my car back” and that sort of thing. Then I commented that a car like that will surely catch the eye of the police and that he must be like a cop magnet for the guys here in N. Kohala. He told me that in fact, coming in to Hawi one day he was pulled over. He hadn’t been speeding, hadn’t been drinking (God forbid), and had no idea why he was pulled over. He asked the officer what he did wrong and the officer answered, “Well, you seem to be missing your front license plate….well, actually, I just wanted to see your car.” You gotta love N. Kohala’s men and women in blue!
Mahalo – David and Yael
P.S. – A Joke: WARNING – CLICK ON THIS LINK AT YOUR OWN PERIL: https://www.oldjewstellingjokes.com/2019/01/16/ettie-steinberg-a-cure-for-horniness-499-42
