The Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are small birds in the family Trochilidae. They are known for their ability to hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings, 15 to 80 times per second. Capable of sustained hovering, the hummingbird has the ability to fly deliberately backwards or vertically, and to maintain position while drinking from flower blossoms. They are named for the characteristic hum made by their wings.

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Hummingbirds are attracted to many flowering plants—shrimp plants, Heliconia, bromeliads, verbenas, fuchsias, many penstemons—especially those with red flowers. They feed on the nectar of these plants and are important pollinators, especially of deep-throated flowers. Most species of hummingbird also eat insects, especially when feeding young.

A Time To Reflect

“There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is Imitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.”

-Confucius

“Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous” -Confucius

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“It is usually a surprise to discover that most ugliness we see in others is but a reflection of our own nature”
-Anonymous

“The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.”
-Wayne Dyer

“A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.”
-Edward Young

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain

“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some”
-Charles Dickens

“The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs”
-James Allen

Samoan Fire Knife Dancers

The Samoan fire knife dance (or Siva Afi as it is called in Samoa) is more than a popular spectacle that adds sizzle to a Hawaiian luau*. It’s a tradition that has been passed from generation to generation, with each adding a new layer of style, boldness and skill.


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In 1946, Letuli Olo Misilagi was the first man to add fire to the traditional Samoan ailao, or knife dance after he was inspired by a fire eater and a baton twirler in San Francisco. The ailao, a fierce traditional dance that involves the twirling of the nifo oti (war knife), was a pre-war ritual in Samoa used to psyche up warriors.

Today, of course, the Samoan fire knife dance is a power packed performance in Polynesian revues or luaus. There are fire knife dance competitions held throughout the Pacific, including the annual World Fire Knife Dance Competition at the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Oahu. Each May, competitors from around the world gather on the island’s North Shore to display their fire knife skills. There’s even a Junior World Fire Knife Competition, which spotlights youngsters ranging in ages from 12 to 17.

A Bug's Life

It's a bug-eat-bug world out there, princess. This is the way things are supposed to work: The sun grows the food, the ants pick the food, the grasshoppers eat the food...
- Hopper ~~ "A Bug's Life"


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God in His wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why.
- Ogden Nash ~~~"The Fly"

Some days you're the bug,
Some days you're the windshield.
- Price Cobb

I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geico. Hahahaha... what did you expect, a quote on the Gecko?. To those who still did not get the joke, GEICO is an auto insurance company here in the US and that statement is the butt of all their funny commercials. The green gecko is their official mascot.

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.
- Richard Bach