POTW - 26th Annual Japan Autumn Festival

A fun night at Ypao beach park with Japanese games, food and entertainment. Near the end of the night a group of people will carry these platforms bouncing and chanting around the grounds.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

This is what we all did
(minus becky - she was 'creating pumpkin pie')
this morning around the breakfast table -
lil' sketches of each other!
HAFA MAULEG THANKSGIVING from the Jaquettes!
(click on the drawings to see the detail and facial stubble!)




mark jaquette @ illustrationism, bammgraphics & Isabel Cards!

The Parrot

A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.

Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute.

Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

Happy Thanksgiving!

Why the printer doesn't work...

Guam Ukelele Master Ryan Imamura!

If you've heard of ukelele 'demigod' Jake Shimabukuro, cool -
BUT if you HAVEN'T heard of
the 'young' Guamanian
UKELELE DEMIGOD Ryan Imamura,
you're in for an Island 'Proud Moment'!

MOM'S ON GUAM: RED BETEL-NUT Mouth...

RED BETEL NUT...

... or just beet salad?
Tom & Mimi Santos and Mom (Opal Jaquette) took the
'My Kids Can Beet Your Kids' Challenge!

(THE ORIGINAL 'MY KIDS CAN BEET YOUR KIDS' photo HERE!

Quote of the week

"Either you think-or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you." -F. Scott Fitzgerald

POTW - Lunch at the Mariott

A couple of co-workers and I had lunch at the Pool Bar at the Mariott Hotel. Too bad there was not wifi there.

When I got a boo-boo.

When I got a little cut on my finger, I went to the store to get bandages. I had two choices, to buy a Hanna Montana glossed bandage or a Nexcare Duct Tape Bandages from 3M.

Tough choice!

Charter for Compassion

World asked to help craft online charter for religious harmony

http://charterforcompassion.com/

Spam to the rescue

It turns out there is a silver lining in a crashing economy... Spam. Apparently, sales of the stuff spike during hard times and now the folks at Hormel can't make enough of it. Looks like I'll be making a trip to the supermarket tomorrow.

Reason: the magazine

I ran across a magazine at the doctors office today that I had never heard of. It's a libertarian journal call Reason. It touts itself as a magazine for "free minds and free markets". Publication started in 1968.

I have to say I was more impressed with this journal than anything I have come across in a long time. It deals with sensitive subjects in a straight forward, in your face manner that would make most mainstream outlets cringe. The magazine is neither liberal or conservative, yet has been endorsed by both.

Check out the online version at http://www.reason.com/

“You want a good magazine? reason magazine.…It’s a magazine for libertarians. It’s a magazine for everybody. It’s a magazine for the world. Reason magazine: A good, good magazine.”
—Rush Limbaugh

“reason is a principled, passionate defender of free speech and the rights of individuals against government excesses, a valued ally and provocative adversary. We certainly don’t see eye-to-eye on every issue, but I always find reason worth reading. Even when it’s infuriating, it makes me think.”
—Nadine Strossen, president, American Civil Liberties Union

Guam Greyhound Race Track Closes after 32 Years!

     Guam Greyhound Park closed its doors for the last time yesterday, which will cost at least 10 part-time employees their jobs, according to E.J. Calvo, Guam managing director for Bridge Capital LLC, which owns the dog track and other Guam property. The facility, which has been receiving between 250 and 300 tourists a night, has been failing financially, according to Calvo, who said last night's dog races would be the last for the 32-year old business. Guam Greyhound hoped to redevelop into a casino facility, Calvo said, but the defeat of the casino gaming initiative during Tuesday's General Election means Bridge Capital must close the facility's doors and look at other options. Prop A, which was put forward by Guam Greyhound owner John Baldwin, would have allowed Guam Greyhound to operate casino-style gambling at the Tamuning facility. The company also would have been required to make annual cash contributions to the community and build a $30 million convention center.


     "I doubt we would be opening a dog race operation, unless someone else wants to take over the management and risk," Calvo said. "The business has been hurting for a long time. ... Now we need to just stop the bleeding and work on a new plan." According to Pacific Daily News files, the Greyhound facility in July 1990 averaged more than 800 customers a night. About two-thirds of its customers were tourists.


     Calvo said races were held yesterday to honor existing tourist reservations, but 10 part-time employees no longer will be employed. The facility also has several full-time employees, he said, and some of those employees, such as maintenance workers, might keep their jobs and work at Bridge Capital's other properties. In a news release, Baldwin said he's listing the property for $15.9 million, and that he will consider joint ventures to reopen the facility or develop a new business there.

--- A Personal DC Blogger Note: I remember that greyhound track being a 'fixture in the guam cultural landscape'.
I never went to the track but it was 'always there' on the hill, driving to tumon via the hospital road...and
the dogs and races were always in the news. I remember KALAPANA playing an outdoor concert there as well! -- Mark

MOM's ON GUAM!

I'm jealous BUT glad my MOM, Opal Jaquette, is enjoying her
Winter months in Guam!
Say 'Hafa' to her by writing to her here or
via Mimi Santos' (A Wonderful Family Friend) E-ddress!

As Uncle Lionel Ritchie sang 'Fiesta Foreva!'


Plus, on the beach shot
she said "I think I see
Magnum taking his daily
swim out there!"

The 'Flat Earth Theory'. Mabe Justified!

Think I may have its origins figured out? As I was star-gazing out side tonight with the full moon in view, I realized that we see the same surface of the moon all the time. We never see the dark side of the moon. Ancient peoples saw the same thing. They saw the Moon move across the Heavens, and the surface never changed. It was a flat orb to them. They had no reason to think other wise, nor why could/ would/ should they? To them in retrospect, we must have been living on the same thing; a flat thin orb, like the Moon.

But of course, I do not believe in 'original thought'. I am certain many others have come up with this same conclusion?

But one thing I can testify to, my beer never got cold! It was freezing out tonight!

Ring Tones on cell phones!

Just realized that you can set your cell phone ring tones to each incoming call number...it can be a warning! Cool! I have a certain 'ring tone' that goes off when my wife calls. Do the rest of you guys or gals have one too for your wife's or husbands? (It wouldn't also be the music from the Wizard of Oz, from the scene when the witch is approaching)? ;)

How to avoid the Obama tax increase?

Don't make money!

The 'Fairness Doctrine'

What is so fair about it? Nothing!

UK's Brown: Now is the time to build global society

LONDON (Reuters) - The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday.

In his annual speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, Brown -- who has spearheaded calls for the reform of international financial institutions -- will say Britain, the United States and Europe are key to forging a new world order. full story

Isabel Cards

      Hafa 'Again' Prims -

      My daughter Isabel has started a CARD company (that
has included the rest of us in the family) called ISABEL CARDS!
We're getting geared up for the holidays and want to start
early & first with all of our family and friends.

   NOW we have a web site! Head on over to
WWW.ISABELCARDS.COM for the whole
group! Many more are being made and will be put up soon!
THANX for the great response and buyers so far!!

      SI YUUS MAASE!
         Mark Jaquette











A DIVISION OF BAMmGRAPHICS & illustrationISM

This one's for you Ric

The Man Behind the Curtain

Before we all go patting ourselves on the back or kicking ourselves in the ass because our guy won or lost the election, let's take a moment to examine who really selects our world leaders. The truth is that democracy is an illusion - a grand stage set to make us believe we are in control. In truth, elected officials and national policy are created behind closed doors long before they are polished up for general consumption. And that's why I try not to take the process personal. Not that we shouldn't participate in the process, because we should, but only for the entertainment value.

---

Below is a list of some of the organizations I'm aware of who's goal is to shape the future of our world and bring about a more perfect union of nations. It is from groups like these that I believe our leaders come. Do I think these groups are evil? Certainly not. One can make a legitimate argument for the need of a New World Order. It may be the only thing that can save us from ourselves.

Trilateral Commission

Council on Foreign Relations

Bilderberg Group

World Bank Group

World Trade Organization


"The world can therefore seize the opportunity [Persian Gulf crisis] to fulfill the long-held promise of a New World Order where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind." -George Herbert Walker Bush

“Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as ‘internationalists’ and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world, if you will. If that is the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.” -David Rockefeller

Jobless rate bolts to 14-year high of 6.5 percent

WASHINGTON – The nation's unemployment rate bolted to a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October as another 240,000 jobs were cut, far worse than economists expected and stark proof the economy is deteriorating at an alarmingly rapid pace. full story

For the record

I am a registered Republican and tend to vote that way, BUT I'm not at all happy with the leadership in that party.

Not because they go "too far" but because they don't go far enough. Republicans have been shying away from conservative principles and that's what leads to loss in elections, popularity and confidence. Now that we've started the blood letting, it is time to clean house and get some new leadership on board.

I've said it many times over the last few years - throw them all out. Any incumbant will have to prove themself to get my vote. I'd rather take a chance on someone new. (before you start, certainly McCain is not anywhere near "new" but he was as close as I could get to my own personal platform).

Schwarzenegger: $4.4B in tax hikes to end deficit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed $4.4 billion in tax increases and billions more in spending cuts to close California's worsening budget deficit, declaring: "We must stop the bleeding." full story here

Democrats in Congress wary of overreaching

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is facing a Congress with bulked-up Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate to put much of his agenda into law.

Obama will inherit a Congress with Democratic House and Senate majorities comparable to those enjoyed by President Clinton when the party last controlled both Congress and the White House in 1992. While Democrats are eager to churn out the new president's legislative programs, they're also anxious to avoid the electoral wipeout that swept them from power in the 1994 congressional elections.

That's one reason top leaders like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promise not to lurch to the left and give in to pent-up demands from party liberals.

"The country must be governed from the middle," Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Wednesday. "You have to bring people together to reach consensus on solutions that are sustainable and acceptable to the American people." full story here

The true test of the times.

1. I predict that the stock market will decline sharply tomorrow...like...big time, if not crash. And any one that has money in the market with any common sense will probably cash it all in. (I know I will).

2. I predict a record braking national wide purchase of arms and ammo before the 2nd amendment is squashed.

3. I predict people filing for divorce will shoot up in blue states, but stay stable in red states.

4. I predict discrimination law suits by minorities will flood the court systems.

5. I predict within 2 years, most that voted for Obama will be kicking themselves in that ass.

☆ GUAM ELECTION RESULTS ☆

** Unofficial results, 58 of 58 precincts reporting **

PROPOSAL A
• No 19,449
Yes 13,735

GUAM LEGISLATURE

1. Calvo, Eddie ( R) 21,862
2. Aguon, Frank Jr. (D) 21,311
3. Tenorio, Ray (R) 19,275
4. Espaldon, James (R) 19,187
5. Ada, Thomas (D) 18,767
6. Pangelinan, Ben (D) 18,336
7. Won Pat, Judith (D) 17,952
8. Cruz, Benjamin (D) 17,484
9. Respicio, Rory (D) 16,567
10. Muna Barnes, Tina (D) 16,112
11. Blas, Frank Jr. (R) 15,493
12. Palacios, Adolpho (D) 15,322
13. Guthertz, Judith (D) 14,595
14. Taitague, Telo (R) 14,552
15. Rector, Matt (D) 14,363

Shimizu, David (D) 14,217
Ada, Anthony (R) 14,010
Ishizaki, Frank (R) 13,907
Moylan, Doug (R) 13,839
Forbes, Mark (R) 13,668
Lujan, Jesse (R) 10,813
San Miguel, Rossana (D) 10,641
Leon Guerrero, Joseph (D) 10,612
Borja, Dennis (R) 7,735
Benavente, Robert (D) 6,090
Cruz, Philippe (D) 5,134


** MAYORAL **

Asan/Maina
Vicente L. San Nicolas (R) (I) 457
Leslie V. San Nicolas (D) 347

Inarajan
Franklin M. Taitague (R) (I) 1,017
Joseph T. Flores (D) 358

Mongmong-Toto-Maite
Andrew C. Villagomez (R) (I) 989
Fidel L. Ogo (D) 435

Merizo
Ernest T. Chargualaf (R) 374
Sherry L. Chargualaf (D) (I) 343

Ordot-Chalan Pago
Jessy C. Gogue (D) 855
Pedro I. Borja (R) 824

Piti
Vicente D. Gumataotao (R) 459
Therese I. Cruz (D) 304

Santa Rita
Dale E. Alvarez (D) 1,013
Jeffery L.G. Santos (R) 361

Talofofo
Vicente S. Taitague (D) 870
William N. Reyes (R) 439

Umatac
Dean D. Sanchez (D) 315
Cristobal S. Quinata (R) 150


VICE MAYORAL

Agat
Jesus B. Chaco (D) (I) 613
Agustin G. Quintanilla (R) 535


CONSOLIDATED COMMISSION ON UTILITIES
Joseph T. Duenas 14,665
Gloria B. Nelson (I) 12,516
Donald I. Weakley Sr. 11,810
Joana Margaret C. Blas (I) 7,197
Sedfrey M. Linsangan 5,026


DELEGATE
Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D) (I) 28,243


PUBLIC AUDITOR
Doris Flores Brooks (I) 28,824


Submitted by Senator Mark Jaquette (I)
Alupang Island, Agana Bay, Guam

The First Election Results Are in Already

www.electoral-vote.com: The polls have already closed in Dixville Notch, NH because all 21 eligible voters have cast their ballots. This village of 75 people traditionally opens the polls at midnight on election day and closes them a few minutes later after the last voter has performed his or her civic duty. Barack Obama got 71% of the vote here today. Dixville Notch is not a good bellwether, however; it has voted solidly Republican for decades. The last Democrat to carry the Notch was Hubert Humphrey in 1968. It is probably not a good start for McCain to have early election day news dominated by a story about a solidly Republican rural village voting overwhelmingly for Obama.

Obama Flips Off McCain

YAS

Yet Another Sunset

Civilian Security Force

Who wants this? Last time it was implemented in the Western World was from Hitler!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHmecy94z-M

America Beware!!!

e-mail from Alan Amor

Palin Gets Punked

Palin takes prank call from fake French president

TORONTO – Sarah Palin unwittingly took a prank call Saturday from a Canadian comedian posing as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and telling her she would make a good president someday. full story here

Old Friends..where art thou?

Gosh darn it guys and gals. Sure miss hearing from a bunch of you all, such as...Amy, DRL, Dan, Juls, Pete, Chris, Island Jewell, Rod'man, jjones (fellow member the the 'mile high club'), and many others not mentioned. And from those hiding or sleeping, lets wake up! :-)!

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

SARAH PALIN: Before it got to the other side, I shot the chicken, cleaned and dressed it, and had chicken burgers for lunch.

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure right from Day One that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn’t about me.

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don’t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

DICK CHENEY: Where’s my gun?

COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road.

BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE: I invented the chicken.

JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken’s intentions. I am not for it now and will remain against it.

AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.

DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken doesn’t realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he’s acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new problems.

OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I’m going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed access to the other side of the road.

NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he’s guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer’s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I’ve not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain, alone.

GRANDPA: In my day we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS: Isn’t that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart-warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken 2008, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken 2008. This new platform is much more stable and will never crash or need to be rebooted.

ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

SHOW US YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!!!

My grandaughter Katie as an "island girl" with my daughter Valerie. Me, in the white go-go boots as a 60's chick and my daughter Chelsea in the red white and blue, Raggedy Ann doll costume (she won 1st prize costume at the party).