Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The Focus of Attention

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a form of mental illness. From personal observation, however, I suspect that minor OCD afflicts a ...
Monday, July 30, 2018

I Like the Old Rules Better

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Microaggressions occur when people don't conform to stereotypes ( Buzzfeed) Joe Biden , describing Barack Obama in 2007: [bold added...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

The Sweet Spot

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Names on the sign-up sheet were a bit sparse a week ago, but three families, without being asked, contacted your humble blogger to offer th...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Abilities Insufficient

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After the fix On the day before our Hawaiian vacation the GFCI outlet by the downstairs family room sink tripped, and no amount of res...
Friday, July 27, 2018

Good Now But Better Later

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The late, lamented Hung Won (Yelp) Due to the real estate boom good, cheap Honolulu eateries are being displaced by high-priced diners. ...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

We've Heard This Before

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American capitalism is going through one if its periodic episodes of gargantuan infatuation. The analysis is familiar: "XYZ Corp is so ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

On the Edge

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Nuuanu Stream by the Cultural Plaza In the '50's and '60's the border of Honolulu's Chinatown was occupied by drunks...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Sun Yat-Sen

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Statue of Sun Yat-sen in Chinatown Sun Yat-sen is a pivotal figure in Chinese history. Brittanica: [bold added] [He was] known as th...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Breakfast at the Hideout

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Savory oatmeal The restaurant for our hotel, the Laylow , is called the Hideout (clever theme, no?). Though our intention was to dine e...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

Back to Where I Once Belonged

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While visiting my wife's home church, Epiphany , in Kaimuki I ran into my dad's first cousin, Jennie. She lives close to UH (the U...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

A Fun Saturday Back in the 1950's

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The banyan will also be there after I'm gone. My parents often took me to the Honolulu Zoo . By the standards of today the Zoo was p...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Afternoon in the Sun

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Gibbon exhibit: decline and fall not apparent The youngster said he wanted to check out the Honolulu Zoo . Later I discovered that he ...
Thursday, July 19, 2018

Puakenikeni

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The puakeniken i is a fast-growing tree that produces fragrant white flowers popular in leis. It's seen in many Island neighborhoods. ...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Alan Wong's

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"Da Bag" appetizer: I was taken aback when it arrived. I was the only one in our party of four that had never been to Alan Won...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

North Shore Excursion

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Ukulele Site As a child I heavily disliked the one-hour-plus trip to Oahu’s North Shore (it would be about 30 years before electronic di...