New Restaurant: ONO Hawaiian BBQ

What a perfect restaurant name to end our N/O month with. It took us a while to find it since we put in the wrong address in our Maps app, but after a whole lot of laughter we reached ONO. The food was surprisingly good, a bit pricey but the combo portion was so large that the text time we go we will be splitting a plate. Laura got the BBQ Beef Combo and Barbara got the Fish Combo and both were really, really tasty. An added plus is that they make their sauces and prepare their food fresh daily, cooking to order when you come. We’re glad we put in the effort to find this place.

New movie theme: OBITUARIES

If given the chance, most of us would opt to have “the last word.” In most cases this refers to the final thing or thought said in an argument or a discussion. However, in the 2017 movie “The Last Word,” the reference is for control over one’s OBITUARY – specifically the words used to sum up your life. This movie stars Shirley MacLaine as Harriet, an 80 plus seemingly friendless woman who is a control freak and a former successful businesswoman. After reading a few obits that tout peoples’ achievements, she realizes that she needs to commission her own obituary, so it reads exactly as she wishes. She hires a journalist (Amanda Seyfried) and the strength of the movie lies in the journey of their relationship. Each helps the other and true respect grows. Add in a delightful local little girl (Ann’Jewel Lee) who they mentor and you have a film that isn’t great but did manage to hold our interest. But perhaps the true benefit of the film is that it leaves you with a specific key takeaway: what do you want to be remembered for?

LEARNING CENTER

Speaking of obituaries, we found out that there is actually an award called The Grimmy which is an industry award given biannually to the best obituary writer. There seems to be an award for everything so we’ve decided to give The Best Word award to New Zealand because it is the home to the longest name of a place in the world. Taumatawhakatangi­hangakōauauotamatea­turipūkakapikimaunga­horonukupōkaiwhen­uakitānatahu is Māori for “the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as ‘landeater’, played his flute to his loved one.”  Put THAT one in your GPS!