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Just a side note - not any videos to go along with this podcast as I am currently busy trying to clean and organize for guest.  Video editing takes 4 times longer for me, so just for the next few weeks, videos will be about the farm and my time with my Grandson.
Part 2 Coming to Hawaii:
That First night in the tent was memorable.  I remember just laying there trying to play out the next day.  I could hardly wait to get that Skid Steer going and start clearing a spot for the one room cabin.
As I started my second day on the land.  I was taking down my tent and packing up my things in the car, so I could make a trip to get water, ice and something to eat.  Camping so close to the road it was easy to hear the traffic going by.  It was also obvious when someone one would slow down and look to see what is going on.  Remember that thieves "Rippas" are a problem - so on one hand I didn't want to be a target - but on the other hand I didn't want to be suspect either.  I heard a vehicle stop on the road and I heard a ladies voice say "Hey there -"...  I started heading my way to the road when i noticed this white dodge pickup parked at the drive entrance.  Again I hear "Hello...anybody there".  I waved and said "Howdy" - Then I saw this lady standing next to the pickup and she said "I just wanted to check and make sure you belong here -".  I was happy that someone would stop to check on things in their neighborhood.  I informed her that I did belong and that we had purchased the land and I was just getting started.  By now I had made my way to the road and this is when I introduced myself "Hi I'm Darrin" and she said "Hi I'm Tati - your neighbor over there" as she pointed east through the jungle.  Now as I'm standing there in the road I thought to myself  "if all my neighbors look like this, then we are in Paradise!"  Brazilian Supermodel is what I call her, but she doesn't like it when I say that.  I was happy to meet someone, but also glad that my neighbor is on top of what's happening.  Turns out she was the web host for the community facebook page as well as other volunteer positions.  "If you need anything, stop by, I'm usually always home".  I remember I sent Kathy a text that I had met Tati.  Kathy had been following her post for a while, so it was cool that she was our neighbor.  I spent the rest of the day waiting for the delivery of the Skid Steer.  About 2pm it arrived.  I was getting desperate by that time, so I asked the delivery driver If he new anybody I could buy some weed from.  He smiled and said no, but I could tell he knew somebody.  I just needed a small sack to get me until I could find a bigger sack.  No Luck. 
Skid Steer - 4 wheel drive, not on tracks.  It was jarring to say the least, the learning curve for this machine.  I was able to use the blade to scrape away the top layer of growth and push into piles.  After a bit of clearing, I decided I wanted to started clearing the location that I wanted to put the one room cabin.  Looking back now, I should have tried to walk the land a little more before venturing back further on the skid steer. 
As it turns out someone came in back in the 80's and cleared a spot.  they uprooted large Ohia trees and used them to build up the lot.  Unbeknownst to me under a thin layer of mud was a series logs and rocks.  So when I started down hill, I was coming off the built up part down into natural habitat.  It was at this exact location where I originally wanted to build the cabin.  Because of a natural clearing  As I lowered the blade to scrape away the fern growth, the wheels sank in the mud.  So I lifted the machine using the bucket, but because I was tilted downhill it would only push it further down in the mud.  I didn't panic.  I knew that this machine could get itself out if I just made the right maneuvers at the right time.  After a few more minutes of making it worse I thought - "Pretty Neighbor Lady" - she may have a shovel I can use to dig out the back side so when I lift with the bucket it will push it back out of this hole.  She did have a shovel and was very gracious to let, basically, a stranger borrow it.  So I head back to my mess and I begin to shovel.  It was a warm sunny day and I was sweating like a mule.  I was not drinking enough water and I was getting more and more desperate to get unstuck!  2 hours into this project and I have stuck the piece of equipment we just paid 200 $ to get delivered.  As I am digging, I'm learning about what is underneath the mud:  Large logs and big lava rocks.  It took me about 15 minutes before I broke off the tip of the shovel blade.  This just keeps getting worse - what will I do now.  In desperation I call the equipment rental company and explain to them what has happened.  Ka Ching Ka Ching Ka Ching -The said they can come out and try to help, but it will be a while before someone can make it.  Forget the amount of money, it was going to be late that evening or tomorrow, before they could make it.  I felt so frustrated.  I didn't know a soul here.  I got no where to turn, except the neighbor lady.  I told the rental place to send someone ASAP, and I would call if I got it out before then.  I went back to Tati's house and asked if she knew anyone with a tractor or a large pickup that could pull me out.  She made a few calls, but nobody had any such equipment, but she did know another neighbor who could be around and may be able to help.  She said I will call John and tell him what's going on, maybe he can help you.  After a few minutes she came over to tell me that John would be stopping by in a bit.  At this point I have dug down enough to realize the real problem was a log stuck between the wheels and the machine, sort of high centered.  I thought if only I had a chainsaw I could cut this log so I can move it out of the way.  A few minutes later help arrived.  I was so exhausted but so excited to see him I introduced myself "Howdy, I'm John and , no wait a minute, I'm not John, your John and I'm Darrin...man I sure have gotten in a mess down here."  John and I spent the next half hour or so digging and cutting and digging and cutting.  He brought his chainsaw and was down in that hole helping me get unstuck.  With a lot of sweat and back breaking work we finally got it out.  I told him that day as I looked at the log laying on the ground "One day we will sit around the fire circle on this log".  That log can be seen in the YouTube video.  Thank You to John and Nancy for coming to my rescue that day and for all the help since.  You guys are great neighbors.  So that's how I met most of my neighbors in one day! 
What I learned in those first days here on the Island, is that you have to go with the flow.  Take what the Island gives you and make the best of it.  When you try to go against the flow is when things get out of whack.
I went on to clear the land - never to be stuck again in that hole.  As a matter of fact, anytime I needed dirt I would return to that hole and continue to make it bigger.  It would later become the location for my septic system.  I was expecting more big delivery's over the next few days, rock for the driveway, HomeDepot with the materials and my son Joe would be arriving to help me out.  Things were sure looking a lot better than when I was down in that hole and didn't know a soul.  In the next podcast episode I will tell you about those delivery's and how I finally scored some weed!

Wise Words: "To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world" - Bill Wilson.  Many wise words from my friend Bill - helped me through some trying times in my life. 
I put together this idea for a podcast to help others.  If you find that this information is helpful to you that is wonderful.  If you have a subject about cannabis that you would like to hear more about you can email us at kndmisty.mtn@gmail.com   If you have any questions or just an idea for a topic you can shoot us an email.  For gripes, bitches or complaints, buy a stamp and mail those through the US postal service. 
As my Airforce career ended I had started DJ'ing a few clubs and weddings while attending broadcasting school and even later on as I started my radio career part time, I would DJ.  I was always on the lookout for cuts most people wouldn't have to play in the club.  I wasn't a dj spinning records, I would produce stuff on cd and take it in. (Club mix, extended versions, etc.).  I was a big Dr. Dre fan and always wanted to spin some his stuff on the radio but never could, except for California Love.;
PFC Song -The Dr.'s Mix - Fire it up this one gets trippy!
I wish I could tell you that was me with my Fuzz Face Pedal from Wes Jeans, but I can't play that good... yet.  The Pedal can do amazing things but I'm still learning.

Learning as I Grow!  Landrace Strains & Heirlooms
Landrace strains are those that evolved naturally within their native environments. Because they weren’t bred, landrace strains offer a very pure example of sativa or Indica, with no interference from humans. In fact, landrace strains are typically 100 percent Indica or Sativa, the result of tens of thousands of years of inbreeding in a particular weather climate and geography.
Heirlooms are landrace strains that have been grown outside of their native environment, such as plants or seeds professionally grown in Illinois that originated on the other side of the world. While sought for their pure indica or sativa characteristics, such strains lose some of their unique characteristics when grown outside the climate in which they evolved.
It’s important to understand that the landrace classification only describes the strain’s genetic purity and indigenous upbringing.  It does not mean that landrace strains will get you higher or cut your anxiety quicker than a high-CBD strain.  Modern strains are much better than landrace strains at generating the effects for medicinal or recreational. That’s because Master Growers have bred the plants for those specific effects.
Landrace strains are not “better” than modern strains, or even really unique in any way. They just have less diluted DNA. They’re closer to the original wild species than anything else we have available today.
A Few Landrace Strains From Around The World

• Hindu Kush, Pakistan
• Pure Afghan, Afghanistan
• Lamb’s Bread, Jamaica
• Acapulco Gold, Mexico
• Durban Poison, Africa
• Panama Red, Central America

Landrace strains are pure, and each plant is highly similar to each other.  Usually a landrace will either be completely indica or completely sativa. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, landraces were the only available product on the market.  What grew in the volcanic soil of Hawaii was entirely different from the Lebanese Red, Moroccan Kif, Chocolate Thai, Red Congolese, and the various golden strains in Mexico and Colombia.  People used to travel the world to try out the different landrace strains, and they would acquire seeds along the way.  Growers began experimenting with various combinations, and now we see the market filled with different hybrid versions, some from combinations of different strains from across the world.
Landrace strains are harder to come by these days, but luckily they haven’t died out. Many seed banks recognize how valuable landrace strains are and therefore sell many marijuana varieties of different landrace and heirloom strains.
Because heirlooms are away from their native habitat, they are a step down from being “pure,” but they are still considered originals of sorts when compared to hybrids and other crossbred strains.
The Hippie Trail (or sometimes called the Hashish Trail) was the “route” people took from country to country, collecting marijuana strains along the way.
Marijuana experts and lovers found the best strains of marijuana and began growing them in Hawaii and Northern California. These strains were known for being extremely potent and impressive. The best heirloom strains flourished in Hawaii, including sativa's from equatorial regions, between Africa and Vietnam.
In California, on the other hand, sativa strains native to Mexico and Colombia grew extremely well, due in part to the cooler climate and the fact that sativas were shorter and had less time needed before the harvest. This evolved into the now-famous skunkweed, which has an aroma that is unforgettable, given its skunk-like flavor.
There are still some heirlooms from the 1970s growing in Hawaii, although most of the marijuana gardens found here contain plants with a combination of genetics rather than the “pure” original.  Cannabis groups that are indigenous sativas do best in equatorial regions of the world, while indigenous indica's do best if they are growing in an area that sits between 30 and 50 degrees latitude.
So why is it that people still prefer cultivating and consuming landraces and heirloom strains instead of the current day hybrids?   This has to do with the fact that landraces often have more types of chemical compounds, while the cross breeding of hybrids has led to there being fewer chemical compounds in the modern strains.  Landraces have come from the most effective breeder of them all: natural selection.  The genetic variability between different kinds of landraces is greater than among the various strains of hybrids, making them more desirable for some people. 
These Hybrid names can be confusing and sometimes misleading.  In next weeks episode we will discuss some of the origins of these names and how that may help you to choose your medicine.
Landrace Strains.  ref: I Love Growing Marijuana, Robert Bergman,
Landrace Strains Originating From Asia

• Hindu Kush
• Afghani
• Lashkar Gah
• Mazar I Sharif
• Pakistani Chitral Kush
• Mag Landrace
• Pakistan Valley Kush
• Pure Afghan
• Aceh
• Thai
• Chocolate Thai
• Kauai Electric
• Luang Prabang
• Altai (South-Central Russia/Mongolia)

Landrace Strains Originating From South and Central America

• Lamb’s Bread
• King’s Bread
• Punto Rojo
• Acapulco Gold
• Colombian Gold
• Panama Red
• Limon Verde

Landrace Strains Originating From Africa

• Swazi Gold
• Red Congolese
• Kilimanjaro
• Durban Poison
• Malawi
• Rooibaard

ref: I Love Growing Marijuana, Robert Bergman,

As I mentioned earlier - I am featuring two products this week.  The first was a flower that I have been enjoying throughout, with the Boy's From Oklahoma Bong.  
This product is a dabbado - a Live Resin - 
let's get to it:
Wine and Weed with Kathy
Wine & Weed with Kathy featuring GalliVant Wine and LA Confidential Live Resin Badder.  California wine with a California Weed.  
By combining a legendary Los Angeles-area Afghani with another choice Afghani specimen, DNA Genetics created a very potent indica hybrid known as L.A. Confidential.  The plant has massive dark green fan leaves, is disease and mold-resistant, and yields well with proper care.  The old school sweet and spicy Afghani taste brings to mind the mother OG Affie.
Lineage = OG L.A. Affie x Afghani
LA Confidential is very potent in numerous terpenes which make it great for extracts and produces the following cannabis terpene profile:
Beta Caryophyllene: 0.74%
Nerolidiol 1: 0.51
Nerolidiol 2: 0.06%
Limonene: 0.26%
Linalool: 0.18%
Myrcene: 0.06%
Caryophyllene Oxide: 0.05%
Bisabolol: 0.03%
Camphene: 0.03%
The Live Resin Badder from the Big store captures all the terpenes that this strain provides.  If you dab this correctly on a clean piece of glass you will taste some incredible flavors with a dominant hash like flavor, that I love.  It is so clean and tasty you want to keep going like desert, but be careful this one is for chillaxin', too much and you may end up asleep.
Big week this week.  Our first real guest to stay in the studio on the new queen size bed and the super cot for one of my grandsons - Malijah
I was discussing with my Doctor the other day, that I don't want to come off as someone who has all the answers.  I constantly tell her that I don't want to become delusional about my health and how to keep myself in a safe place.  I want to continue to strive to get better and stay on top of my problem.  That's why I talked to her on a regular basis.  Over a year of treatment and I have not ever met her face to face (mostly due to covid precaution).  She is very much in favor of this podcast and thinks the potential to help people is very real.  So it is important to me that I give you the best information I can.  I don't do this haphazardly.  I genuinely want to help people who also struggle with some of the issues like mine.  Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Suicidal thoughts, - you can get help - you don't have to struggle alone.
Your thoughts are just thoughts - you can change your thoughts.

National Suicide Prevention Line:

800-273-8255 

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Veteranscrisisline.net or text them 838255

22 Veterans Take there own life each day!

I don't want to be a statistic, and I don't want you to be one either!