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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, May 22, 2006

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Like a good neighbor ...

Advertiser Staff and News Services

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Being a good neighbor is a win-win: You get friendships and a safer place to call home, and general good karma. Oh yeah, and we call it aloha. Here are tips from Stowers Innovations, a company that offers ideas for achieving a more meaningful life:

  • Welcome new neighbors with a note or visit.

  • Make an effort to greet neighbors with a wave, or just say "hi" every time you see them.

  • If you see your neighbor could use some help, with, say, moving furniture, offer to lend a hand.

    — Zenaida Serrano



    INFO BY CELL PHONE

    For local movie listings, send text message with "M" plus ZIP code (e.g. m 96816) to 44636 (4INFO). Info is free; your cell-phone service plan may charge a fee.



    SAVE THE PLANET



    TURN IT OFF

    Household appliances — televisions, computers, cell-phone chargers, cable boxes — use power even when they're off, reports the Center for a New American Dream, dedicated to protecting the environment.

    Unplugging electronics not only saves energy, it can also save you money. Consider power strips, which make it easy to turn off multiple gadgets with one switch.

    — Zenaida Serrano



    FINAL WORD

    "The biggest hurdles you will ever face are the ones you've built up in your own self-critical mind."

    Bonnie Fuller | author of "The Joys of Much Too Much: Go for the Big Life — the Great Career, the Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted (Even If You're Afraid You Don't Have What it Takes)"