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Driving the Road to Hana

jasonstravels.com – The Road to Hana clings to the side of the Haleakala volcano, skirting Maui’s northern shore for over forty miles from the small town of Paia to Hana. It is considered by many to be one of the most…

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Red Cross Course Calendar (Oahu – August) | Health

eastoahu.hawaiinewsnow.com – CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer & Health Care Providers (those with a duty to respond), learn the skills needed to respond appropriately to respiratory and cardiac emergencies and get trained …

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Biennial of Hawai’i Artists X at The Contemporary Museum (Spalding House)

hnlnow.com – See the latest work from Mary Babcock (O’ahu), Solomon Enos (O’ahu), Jianjie Ji (O’ahu), Jaisy Hanlon (Maui), Sally Lundburg (Hawai’i), and Bruna Stude (Kaua’i). The Biennial of Hawai’i Artists aim…

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Police Search for Suspect of Murder Attempt – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

hawaiinewsnow.com – Honolulu (HawaiiNewsNow) – The shooting happened around 5:30 Saturday morning at a parking lot off of Kalauokalani way and Kapiolani Boulevard. Police tell us that two people were having an argumen…

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Hawaii Business BOSS Survey – June 2012 – Hawaii Business – June 2012 – Hawaii

hawaiibusiness.com – The Optimism Index is a valuable leading economic indicator. If business leaders are optimistic about the future, they are more likely to expand their businesses, add inventory, hire more employees…

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Grand opening of Manoa Public Library brings out children and th – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

hawaiinewsnow.com – MANOA (HawaiiNewsNow) – After nearly three years, a new chapter started at a Manoa hangout.  Governor Neil Abercrombie joined community members for the grand opening of the new Manoa Public Library…

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Hawaii Red Cross offers free swimming lessons – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

hawaiinewsnow.com – HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hundreds of keiki hit the water Saturday at Magic Island.  That’s where the American Red Cross held its annual free summer swim program.  According to the Red Cross, in H…

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McDonald’s of Hawaii partners with U.S. Army – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

hawaiinewsnow.com – HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Veterans now have a new tool to help them find work once they’re out of the military.  A new agreement between McDonald’s of Hawaii and the Army’s Partnership for Youth S…

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96th Annual King Kamehameha Floral Parade draws thousands of spe – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL

hawaiinewsnow.com – HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The sunny weather Saturday was a welcome sight for thousands who lined the streets of Honolulu to take part in a colorful tradition.  The 96th Annual King Kamehameha Flor…

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I have been reading and rereading some of Walter Mosley’s books recently. I picked up a copy of “The Right Mistake” at the library last week and was once again rewarded with rich big chunks of meat in a plain spoken philosophical stew of the authors making.

I first started reading Mosely’s work when I saw Devil in a Blue Dress starring Denzel Washington and wondered what other work the writer had written. Yeah, I admit I should have known who he was, but I wasn’t reading much for years. Since 1995 I’ve read quite a few of Mosely’s works, including my most recent “The Right Mistake!”

Soccrates Fortlow, the primary character in the Right Mistake is a ex-con on the road to redemption. And he finds it.
The thrust of the title of the book called the Right Mistake is that redemption exists if you learn from your mistakes. This is a little description of the books theme:

The Right Mistake is the third Walter Mosley book to feature Los Angeles street-philosopher Socrates Fortlow, a man keenly aware of how finely balanced are the forces of good and evil doing battle within him. He has learned to live with a constant personal struggle to ensure that the good inside him maintains its upper hand on the evil he knows to be buried not so deeply in his heart, a struggle he does not always win.

So when I heard this Robbie Robertson song on the radio I had to go and look for a youtube of his song. It is so familiar in contextual meaning to the Mosley book that I was immediately grabbed. Besides, I love the song.

So, I highly recommend any of Mosley’s work, including The Right Mistake and I include the Roberston tune for your Friday evening pleasure.