The problem with too much AI on my phone and computer is it thinks it knows what I want and starts doing or suggesting things I don’t want.
Since the pandemic we’ve hunkered down our finances. We got monthly expenses as low as we can. We don’t buy anything without discussion. Holiday and birthday gifts are conservative. Trips are planned and expenses set aside. Kind of a dry run for retirement. The coming storm will be a test.
Notice that some people walking their Dog see it as a duty for the day, for others itʻs the highlight of the day. I would be the latter.
My entire maternal direct line ancestry can be traced back to being on the continent long before even the idea of US. We were British subjects (England, Scotland or Ireland). Had one line of Dutch ancestors in the mix.
Mystery solved. Took a lot of sleuthing. The Kona Plantation was located roughly on the corner of Kuakini and Hualalai streets. The directions in a AAA guide from 1970 says highway 11, 1/2 mi SE of the junction with highway 19. Needed to look at 1970 map to get the streets right.





America was built on the idea of pulling everyone up and giving them a chance. GOP and MAGA are about fuck everyone else, I got mine and want more.
My wife works for a Healthcare insurer. They are already had discussions that if these cuts happen to Medicaid it will collapse an already challenged healthcare system. Healthcare will become third world in many rural areas.
We have a lot of appliances in our place to deal with air. Dehumidifier, purifier, fans, air conditioners. Probably a fair amount of our power bill too.












