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NExclusive Membership
What’s your dream vacation destination?
ot bragging, but I happen to belong to several very exclusive clubs on this island. These are not clubs that you can buy your way into and it’s really not
who you know either. And although I agree with the old Groucho Marx statement, “I wouldn’t belong to a club that would have me as a member,” I’m in through default.
But before I start listing them, I have to make the dis- claimer that I do not speak for the other members of these exclusive clubs, nor do I pull them down to my level or berate them for being in the same club.
First of all, I belong to the space-in-line-holder’s club. This membership is only invoked when I go grocery shop- ping with my wife. Usually, we’ll be at Safeway during one of their busiest days and our grocery cart will be full of items —far too many for self-service checkout. So, we’ll go stand in line. With a number of people waiting behind us, the cashier will indicate that it’s OK to start unloading our cart on the conveyor belt. Just as the cashier starts to ring us up, my wife will state, “Oh, I forgot something. I’ll run and go get it.”
JENSEN BALL
Manager and Consultant, Honolulu
“Japan. There are so many things to do and places to see, and I would love to visit Tokyo Disney Resort for the first time.”
MARIEL BORNEMANN
Coordinator, Honolulu
“Greece. I’ve been there before; the views were breathtaking and the food was great. I want to go back with my hubby so we can experience it together.”
MARK NEVADO
IT Specialist, Waipahu
“Japan to explore the entire country because of its culture, food and especially for the Sakura festivals throughout the different prefectures.”
SUNWAY
Radio Co-Host, Honolulu
“Tibet. I’m interested in the incorporation of Buddhism into the everyday
culture. I’d like to take a trekking tour and explore ‘The Roof of the World.’”
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PThe Choices We Make
eople often talk to me about regretting the choic- es they could have made. Do you wonder, too? Would you have been more successful in your
business if you didn’t have children, or if you had taken that other job? Who knows? Would you be a little bit happier if you were in a different relationship? Possibly, but you won’t be happy in the current relationship if you spend time thinking about what could have been. Thinking about, or even regretting unchosen options takes you away from making the most of what you did choose.
Every moment spent yearning for an unlived life choice takes you away from investing your energy in the one you actually made. Choices are important, but your level of commitment to the current choice is where your happiness lies.
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Before I can tackle her, she’s running away while I have to sheepishly explain why I’m holding everyone else up from checking out. As I avoid making eye contact with everyone in line behind me, Einstein’s theory of relativity and time suddenly makes sense. Finally, my wife returns with the forgotten item, only to find that it needs a price check!
I’m also a member with the Macy’s Ala Moana wom- en’s shoe department gentlemen’s club. We are that group of spouses that has to wait while our significant others shop for and try on shoes.
You can find us in our reserved seating dispersed throughout the department. For the most part, you can identify us members by our club uniform and membership requirements. We are required to be of age 45 and up, most of us in our 60s, like me. We are dressed like dads with T-shirts, shorts and athletic shoes (an oxymoron) or slippers.
Part of the uniform consists of shopping bags that we are holding for our spouses. The hardcore members may even be holding our spouse’s purse in our laps. All of us are looking down at and scrolling through our mobile phones.
And on shoe clearance sale days, it’s literally standing room only. Club members are redirected to the women’s clothing department where members can sit on the display boxes at the feet of the mannequins.
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