Stupidity
You don’t need to be Hawaiian or even live in Hawaii to know that Hawaiians have a rich culture and much of it is based upon respect for …
Relics
If you are a Star Trek fam, you will undoubtedly know the Next Generation episode called “Relics”. It is the one where Scotty the Engineer of the Original …
It Is Still Paradise
Some people may wonder, but no, it is still paradise out here. Recently we had a bit of a scare when Mauna Loa volcano (one of five on …
Planning For An Emergency
Every place where you live or work could have an emergency. It could be a hurricane, tornado, flooding, forest fire or yes even a lava flow. Are you …
Lava Update and Other Things
It is Friday morning and I’m up at 6am. I’m streaming the internet radio station Riviera.FM from the UK and getting ready to do some cleaning and a …
A Connection
Here is an interesting link between my old High School in Virginia and Hawaii. I first attended a couple years later in 1962 so I did not know …
When A Holiday Is NOT A Holiday
Here are some questions to ponder. When is a car NOT a car? Answer: When it turns into a driveway. When is a Holiday NOT a Holiday? You …
Shopping Deals and a Lament
Unfortunately I missed the boat. Here is why. I am cheap. When I lived in Georgia back in the late 90’s and early 2000’s I often shopped Big …
The Beat Goes On
(No, not the Sonny and Cher music hit) I should be able to hear the sound emanating from my friends farm a couple miles away. The guy should …
You Bet Your Ass It’s My Heart
A few weeks ago I had a colonoscopy. Here in Hawaii if you are with Kaiser HMO it is an interesting procedure. Kaiser buys you and a companion …