Tag Archives: Hawai’i

Things I forgot…but shouldn't have…

When I was discharged from the military I worked a brief stint at a popular coffee company as a Supervisor.  We’ll leave it at that, shall we?  I ended up quitting because despite begging and pleading I could not get … Continue reading

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Things I took for granted living in Hawai'i…

No billboards. There are no billboards in Hawai’i. I am so sick and fucking tired of seeing those obnoxious Anti-choice billboards that I could puke.  Like two or three in a row.  Seems they could use all that money to … Continue reading

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Sit right back and you'll hear a tale…

Recognize this? That is where they filmed Gilligan’s Island.  I took thses as we sailed by there today w/ some of our friends on a really beautiful three hour tour out to a sandbar past The Chinaman’s hat.  It was … Continue reading

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No blogging yesterday…

I had the evening set aside…but as you may have heard…   The whole island.  Might not seem like much, but that is over 80% of the population of an entire state, to put it into perspective for you.  I … Continue reading

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The Battle Royale

Current Score: Roaches: 1 OYD: 1 We double dose bombed the car last night. This morning I had to borrow The Other David’s car to take The Kid to school b/c there are so many dead roaches all over the … Continue reading

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On non-humans and etiquette…

My new car has roaches. As I have noted before, in Hawai’i, this is no big deal.  There are roughly 83 varieties (I am underestimating) sharing this island w/ me right now.  What IS a big deal is that they … Continue reading

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The inscription on the new Hawai’i Quarter reads: “UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘ĀINA I KA PONO” it means: “The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness”. It’s the state motto. All you hosers may return to your lives … Continue reading

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Lest we forget…

I ran across this article in the early edition of the NYT today (one of the benefits of being on Honolulu time, I get to see the next day’s articles early since it is still early here).   When people … Continue reading

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The Lost in Paradise

When you think of Hawai’i, what do you see?  I can almost guarantee that the image of sparkling Waikiki beaches and surfers come to mind.  The tiki torch lit street at night full of boutiques and the Night Market crawling … Continue reading

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It is currently doing that thing again…

you know what I am talking about.

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