Peter Moon bandʻs “Far too Wide Far for Me” hits hard for anyone has had ot leave the islands, even for a short time. The David Choy Sax at the end is real stab in the heart as the lyrics sink in.
Found this Hawaii map in mix of my great Auntie’s stuff. Hawaii island shows the old airport and no Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway.



Not going to complain about the beta, there’s enough of that going around. It doesn’t rise above the level of annoyance for me. It will change a few times anyway.
It’s fun to imagine what life was like in Hawaii in the late 1800s. Musicians and composers frequently mingled with Hawaii’s Royally and collaborated on songs. With no recording yet, you had to hear the music live. We’ll never know the true sound of the musicians of that era.
A couple of years ago I downloaded the original unedited original Star Wars movies. Nice to go back and watch them now and then. I lost the original DVDs in my divorce.
I think Google search results were more concise 15-20 years ago. It was common knowledge that the ads were the first 2-3 results, then typically what you were looking for. AI seems to muddied the search results even more.
LA people in general are too laid back to get violent. They’ll walk around en mass and sing and chant with signs all day.
Every once in a while I’m still amazed that the phone in my hand is more powerful than my first IBM PC
I was born in LA (Encino), my Parents met in Reseda (Reseda High), My Grandparents lived in Canoga Park. Grandmother died there. My Grandfather ended up in Topanga and died there. Proud of LA
Been researching my ancestry for over 30 yrs, augmented with DNA tests. One thing Iʻm sure of is Iʻm 99% European. I found one Native American among 1000s of ancestors. My 14th GGMfrom the Iroquois tribe in (Jamestown) Viginia 1560. Itʻs why I respect Native peoples and diversity. Iʻm an imigrant.


Love good coffee nap. It really does work.
Comfort music.