Sheem Sheem Shalah-Beam

The mystery of the Genie-in-a-bottle becomes very clear after watching “Being John Malkovich.” Two-thirds of the way into the movie–maybe a little bit more–tidbits of secrets are revealed about our social-memory-complex in revealing what was well understood by the Draconian race and culture–which had or still has–working knowledge about reincarnation. Our vessel, our channel, our …

Haring and the Bean

If you live in Honolulu and are familiar with the Duck Butt Cafe, you’ll be in the know about artist murals and graffiti in the Kaka’ako–the industrial slash artist neighborhood bordering downtown sandwiched between the Civic Center and Waikiki. My favorite artist in Hawaii is Bean, who recently took his life– may he Rest In …

The iPhone Generation

Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Though the intent of this daily prompt is probably referring to desktop computers and software—and the screen time that consumes our attention at our desk— the life we have with our phones does count as part of our daily routine. Numerous studies show that people …

No More AV Ports after 2017

What details of your life could you pay more attention to? Learning more about computers’ ports when going to buy technology items online. I just turned-in my perfectly good 2017 MacBook Air for a new 2022 model and the new laptop is fantastic. But I was shocked when I found out that the new MacBook …

Learning How To Eat Less–and do More

Subject: Re: Keep Pushing! email topic from my trainer Doug Woo: Coolness.  I am going to bed right after this….early too because I did not get enough sleep for the last two nights, so I am going to catch up now rather than take in caffeine and sugar tomorrow and go off of my food …

What would life be without Shuffle?

Here I am looking at art with my ipod shuffle ready to go. . . And on the soccer field stretching after a jog around the fence. . . I can’t figure out why we had to go to big bulky phones, just to have music. These were cheap, portable, and easy to switch tracks …

New Year’s Eve Free Ride

Halloween is a few days away as I write this chapter, and it’s a Saturday and already I have seen costumes last night, and even earlier in the week. But the holiday season vibe is picking up and everyone is in the change of gears of the season. The air is crisp and clear. The …