Emperor Palpatine has announced open elections for a new Emperor — and he’s nominated Darth Vader. You get to nominate one challenger.

[ Who Is The Challenger? ]

[ You Would Nominate Michelle Obama ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?

[ What Sounds Ridiculous Now? ]

[ WOW! There Are Alot Of Things That Sounds Ridiculous Now ]

[ Always Treat Your Elders With Respect … It Is The ‘Always’ Part That Gets You On This One. A Really Good Friend Explained It Like This … That Saying Gave Carte Blanche For Parents To Treat Their Kids However Badly They Want, Then Still Demand Respect ]

[ A Better Way To Look @ It She Explained … Treat Others As They Treat You. Why Give Respect To An Elder Just Because They Are Your Elder? What If They Treat You Poorly? That’s Not To Say Treat Them Poorly. You Just Don’t Need To Respect Them ]

[ You Clearly Thought When You Were Younger That By The Time You Were (23yrs) Old, You Would Be Married, Have Your (2.3) Children, A Dog, A House With A White Pickett Fence & A Career. Your Life Went Nothing Like That ]

[ You Got Married When You Were (32yrs) Old, You Found Your Career When You Were (35yrs) Old, You Had Bought A House When You Were (37yrs) Old, Had Your Only Child When You Were (39yrs) Old & Lost Your Career & Was Blessed With PTSD When You Were (40yrs) Old, & Now You Will Be Divorced By The Young Age Of (64yrs) Old. Your Life Has NEVER  Gone As Planned ]

[ A Penny Saved, Is A Penny Earned, Or Something Like That Has Turned Out To Be B.S. Since The King Abolished The Making Of The Penny ]

[ Blood Is Thicker Than Water Is A Hilarious Saying. Most Of The Time Your Family By Blood Are The Most Caustic People Around You. The Best Family Are The Friends You Meet Throughout Your Life ]

[ Love Lasts … Another Hilarious Saying You Are Finding Out ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life?

[ What Languages? ]

[ The Language You Speak Is English ]

[ But That Does Not Really Mean That You Understand Others That Are Trying Their Hardest To Speak English ]

[ There Is So Much Slang & Words With Double Meanings ]

[ Different Generations Do Not Even Understand Each Other Now Either ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?

[ What Advice Would You Give? ]

[ There Are Several Things I Would Advise Against ]

[ Do NOT Get Married ]

[ People Change Throughout The Years ]

[ Do NOT Own A House Unless You Have The Knowledge, Ability & Money To Keep Fixing Things In It ]

[ Do NOT Quit A Job, Unless You Have Another One Lined Up ]

[ No Matter Your Age, Make Out A Will ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s your top tip to be successful in life?

[ Be Successful, How? ]

[ Treat Others, Not As You Want To Be Treated, But As Others Treat You ]

[ Have Inner Peace ]

[ Don’t Resent Others ]

[ Grudges Only Hurt The One That Holds One ]

[ The Next Day, Is Always A New Start ]

[ Remember People’s Names That Are Positive ]

[ Forget About People That Are Negative ]

[ Be Whatever You Want To Be ]

[ Money Should Not Be Your Carrot ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s a common misconception people have about happiness?

[ What Are Some Misconceptions? ]

[ That It’s Easy To Get ]

[ That It It Is Easy To Keep ]

[ That It Is Perpetual ]

[ America Is The Land Of Happiness ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What is one way you have grown this year?

[ How Have You Grown? ]

[ You Feel That Because Of The Assistance Of The Dream Team Of Caregivers You Now Have, You Have Shown Considerable Mental Growth ]

[ Each CG Has Mentally Prepared You For Today ]

[ Even Though Your Now Soon To Be Ex-Wife Tries To Break You Down Nightly, In An Effort To Boost Her Self-Esteem ]

[ Your (2) CG’s Keep Holding Your Head Above The Raging Water That Tries To Drown You Daily ]

[ Your CG’s Support You In A Healthy & Professional Way ]

[ No One Gets Married In Preparation Of Then Going Through A Divorce ]

[ There Are Are Going To Be Rough Days & Water Ahead ]

[ But You Have Been Preparing Mentally For This ]

[ Wish You Luck! ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.

[ What Are The Guidelines? ]

[ Your Guide To Setting Healthy Boundaries Starts With One Word … Communication ]

[ There Is No Secret Sauce ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

Do you think humans will ever colonize Mars? What would life there actually look like?

[ Colonize Mars? ]

[ What Is The Purpose? ]

[ Why Does The Government Throw Billions Of $’s @ NASA To Go Beyond Earth? ]

[ Usually When You Want To Set-Up A 2nd Or 3rd Location For Your Business, You Pretty Much Worked Out The Bugs From The 1st Location ]

[ America Has Not Done This @ All! ]

[ You Can Understand The 1st Race To The Moon, Because It Was Against China & The U.S.S.R. ]

[ The One Thing That America Does Not Do, Is Take Care Of Its Own ]

[ The Homeless Problem Is Spilling Outside Of The Downtown. Towards Unaware Neighborhoods & People ]

[ What Is The Point Of Space Travel, Anyways? ]

[ The Average Person Will Never Benefit From Space Travel ]

[ If They Could Or Would, Could Someone Please Explain? ]

[ You Hope It Doesn’t Continue ]

[ But Hope Is Not Tangible, So What Is The Point? ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s a cultural tradition from another country that you wish existed in yours?

[ What Cultural Tradition? ]

[ One Tradition From Other Cultures That Would Be Nice Is The Tradition Of Taking Care Of Your Parents First & Foremost ]

[ Other Cultures Welcome In Their Aging Parents ]

[ In America, The Tradition Seems To Be Once Parents Are Past The Age Of (65yrs) Old, If They Can Afford It, They Split The Family & Put Them In “Retirement Houses”, Then Forget About Them! ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~