A lot of guests sit out here with this view on their phones.


I’ve always been a very positive and upbeat person. Having been a manager and “leader of Men (and mostly women)” for so many years, I always strived to be the positive force. So go the leader goes the team. Lately though I’ve picked up a fair amount of cynicism. Lots of stuff.


This whole gun control mess lays at the blame of both parties. They’re being both had chances.


My wife was saying in N Dakota a patio home is no basement single level. In Hawaii, that’s just a home


Read this book when it came out almost 40 years ago. Gave my copy away. I wanted to read it again , it was difficult to find, but I’ll take it with me for a weekend staycation.


Sinners was quite the ride.


Won first place tag and release in the 2006 Hawaiian International Billfish tourney on a fluke. We were given a team as sponsoring radio station (KWXX) and were a throw together team. We beat all of the pros. Just deferred to the boat captains. They put us over hungry fish.


One concern in the back of my mind. When prices go up, they grudgingly go back down. The exception is gas and produce. The add on prices for tariffs may be stuck even if tariffs end. Wonder if the foreign and domestic federal programs Rtump cancelled will ever fully come back. Dems lack ruthlessness


I like this walapaper from Unsplash



The elected Democrats have no scrap. They’re being too nice. Hawaiian style: kicks of slippahs, squares up, bouncing on the balls of your feet “wot u said brah?…. We go! IYKYK


With Honolulu close to built out, saw discussion about 2 big projects on the North side of O’ahu. Relentless development.


This happened at the same time.


Nahe Nahe


Lihue sugar mill. 1943


Hanalei valley. 1941


Saw a book exchange in the community garden yesterday.


Guess we can’t close out the worker’s compensation until I’m back to work. I’m already medically stable. Oh well, I wait


I have an original 1906 White House cook book. It’s not in good shape. The pages are delicate. Gonna see if I can at lease scan the pages before they crumble. Humidity is rough on paper


While we’re mentioning ships. Here the story of the steamer Mauna Loa

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