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4 MIDWEEK MAY 18, 2022
Extinct Animals
Who’s your favorite local celebrity?
If you’re not a baby boomer, then this column will mean absolutely nothing to you, and so you can skip on and read Alice Inoue’s column or Kelli Shiroma Braiotta’s poll. If you’ve gotten this far, then you might relate to some of the things I’m going to point out for you today.
Each generation has things that are popular at the time but no longer exist other than in the memories of the pre- ceding generation. Once while riding in our family car, a ’68 Chevy Nova II, my dad was blaring Dean Martin singing Strangers in the Night on the AM radio.
WINNIE LEE
Market Coordinator, Honolulu
“Jordan Segundo. We
met him when he was on American Idol and watched him grow. He’s a confident young man and an excellent example for our young people to follow.”
MICAH AHN
Student, ‘Aiea
“Ryan Higa because he makes funny YouTube videos that are unique to him. Anyone from Hawai’i growing up with YouTube will know of him.”
BECKY MITS
Radio Host, Honolulu
“Bruno Mars. There’s no one on Earth as talented as him.”
LARRY GANIRON
Creative Director, Mānoa
“Jack Rabanal, aka ‘HIJACK’ from The 808 Breakers
and Keiki Breaks. He’s represented Hawai‘i on the mainland. I continue to be amazed by his artistry and humility.”
At the time I hated it, but now when I hear it, it brings back great family memories. That being said, I now list things that no longer really exist in 2022.
I remember when helping my dad fix something, he would always task me to get his trusty Yankee screwdriver. It was the manual version of our cordless drill/driver. I loved when he would hand it to me to put a screw in some wood.
Here’s something you don’t see anymore: department store gift wrapping. I could always count on Liberty House, Sears or JCPenney to wrap a last-minute Mother’s Day gift. There’s also no more shoeshine stands where you can get a manual buff and shine on your “good” shoes.
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Reasons Why WThings Happen
e have all heard or possibly even used the phrase, “Things happen for a reason.” It’s expressed to give hope and implies that
even in the midst of pain, we can trust that there will be some future gain. Are there really reasons why un- desirable things happen?
Since I’ve come to realize that the purpose of life is not to be happy, but to grow and evolve our con- sciousness, it’s been easier to see the reasons. Here are a few I’ve found: To find our personal power, to recognize our value, to gain closure, to discover a hidden talent, to see a new perspective, to overcome a fear, to find purpose, to gain awareness, to redefine love, to accept ourselves and life as it is, or to simply be able to move on.
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Not that we need them, but cars no longer have the push-in, pop-out cigarette lighters. There’s also no need for printed road maps and trusty The O‘ahu Mapbook street guide.
I kind of miss getting those Gold Bond or Royal Trading stamps from the grocery stores. That’s how my mom got all of her “golden wheat” dishes. Speaking of stamps, when was the last time you had to lick a postage stamp?
Do they still make those rectangle 9-volt batteries? That’s the only battery our transistor radios used. I do like that for our cars, I no longer have to carry two keys — one for the door and trunk and the other for the ignition.
I miss using Eagle Mirado No. 2 pencils — mostly for pencil fights in intermediate school. And does anybody still write in longhand cursive?
I loved watching cartoon Saturdays and searching for a prize in our box of cereal. And I’m talking about a toy prize and not some lame stickers. I also miss drinking TaB diet cola. Do you know what TaB stands for? Totally artificial Beverage. Seriously.
And lastly, while we wouldn’t admit it, nearly all men carried purses. Coin purses, that is. Those oval thick rubber coin purses that opened like a mouth when you squeezed the two ends in the palm of your hand.
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