Waikiki Beach

The white bird is actually nibbling on my braid. Yes, they are very real and soft too.

Among Friends in Hawaii

The roasting of the pig was sort of gross in Honolulu, but I managed. Yeah... managed not to eat any.

Coretta Scott King-A real trooper on the front lines

In Atlanta, at the Kin Center, flags were lowered at half-staff Tuesday (January 31st) to mark the death of Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the longtime keeper of his dream for racial equality and human rights. She was 78. Former mayor Andrew Young broke the news of her passing on NBC's Today show Tuesday morning. According to her sister, Edythe Scott Bagley, King died on the night of her son Dexter's birthday, January 30th, at Santa Monica Hospital, a holistic health center in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, just 16 miles south of San Diego. King had gone to California to rest and be with family. While the cause of death has not been announced, it is thought to be associated with the serious stroke and heart attack she suffered in August 2005. The King family said in a statement, "We appreciate the prayers and condolences from people across the country."

May her spirit dwell with us always...