The Emissary

"The extraterrestrial is my brother"

The Catholic Church says we may have alien friends. This came out about a month ago, but I'm posting it now in case you missed it. I've since read Vatican officials have made a similar remarks before, but apparently a lot of people hadn't heard them because this interview was big news for many. A highlight:

Aliens could be out there, and believing that the universe may contain
extraterrestrial life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief
astronomer says....Mr Funes mused that aliens would not have been visited by
Jesus, because his "incarnation was a unique and unrepeatable event". However, "I am sure that they too, in some way, would have the possibility to benefit
from God's mercy".

I'M VOTING REPUBLICAN.

Stephen: Marooned

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Science is cool

Coco's and the Waikikian

That post about La Mariana got me thinking about the good old days. Not that I was around for them or had any real appreciation for them until maybe 10 years ago, but still.

One of the things I do remember is going to Coco's, and sprinting for that treasure chest filled with toys they had so kids could occupy themselves while parents got all liquored up. Not that my parents ever got all liquored up. God I wish they had, though. Anyway, so of course I'm off to the internet to find photos of said establishment, and I come up only with  this. So does anyone out there have pictures of this place? Say, possibly with his mom gogo dancing in a cage? Possibly while high? Cypress Hill, I'm looking in your direction...

Some noteworthy history: Apparently Coco's wasn't the first tikiesque establishment at the corner of Kapiolani and Kalakaua. Before that there was the Kau Kau Korner (vague, unfortunate hints at a second random Simpsons ref...), with this kickin' menu. Apparently it was around for nearly 30 years until Coco's took over in 1960. I wonder if people were as outraged when Coco's took over as some were when Hard Rock came in, although, I suspect not so much.

And here's another place I've never heard of before: the Waikikian. Nice. They sure knew their their sci-fi architecture back then.