Bird Bath Pool Party...

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I remember as a child, my father would walk with me along the beach in Waikiki. We would slip into the various hotels along the beach and go swimming in their pools like we were hotel guests. My dad said to act confident like we belong there and sure enough. It worked. Of course, my father was haole so I think that helped out some. We couldn't get towels however because they often asked for your hotel room number. This mynah bird crashed the flamingo pool at the Honolulu Zoo. It looks like he had almost as much fun as I did crashing the hotel pools. Almost...

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