ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Picture perfect online
Advertiser Staff
Put a smile on your face: See the family pictures in the Your Pics gallery on www.HawaiiMoms.com — then submit some of your own. A new batch goes up each Wednesday. The Advertiser's new Web site is also where you can talk online with mothers just like you. A peek at one discussion: "I work full time at a job that is in town ... and the kids go to school on the leeward side. I really wish I could work closer to home. This would probably mean taking a pay cut, but I'm thinking that it would balance out as I'd be saving on time and money. ... Hopefully, one of these days this will happen." — Bananaz, in the Working forum
STEP IT UP
FOR A CHANGE OF PACE, TRY WALKING IN THE MALL
Although Hawai'i is one of the most beautiful places in the world for walking, finding a suitable place to regularly walk at least 30 minutes daily can be a challenge. Malls are safe and interesting — and are level. Indoor walking in the air conditioning can be a nice relief from the heat. We recommend walking in the morning before the heavy shopping traffic. Get a buddy, and make mall walking a social event. You're more likely to keep with it if you're having fun. Malls across the state welcome walkers and some have mall walking groups. Call your local mall management or customer service about walking availability and programs. You can also find information on the Advertiser's Island Life Health Calendar on Thursdays. For example, there is a free Senior Safe Walk at Kahala Mall from 7 to 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
— Drs. Jay Maddock and Bill Reger-Nash
Next week: Exercise with disabilities.
FINAL WORD
"I was born in Tokyo. I remember at 2 o'clock in the morning, ox carts would come into the city and take out what they called the 'night soil.' ... At night, out went all the waste and then, in the morning, the carts would come in from the farms with the tofu and the meat and the vegetables. So waste equals food for me."
William McDonough | the sustainability-obsessed urban planner, in The New York Times Magazine
