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Father's Day
Aloha… Here’s wishing you dads a Hau’oli la o na Makuakane (which of course is Happy Father’s day in Hawaiian)… (smiles)
Surfing
Aloha… I started surfing in the early 60s… just after I got out of high school… We would drive up to Bolinas… put on our shorty wet suit tops… wax the boards… and get in the water… Between sets...
Oregon Coast Earthquakes
Aloha… SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two sizeable earthquakes struck off the coast of Oregon on Monday but officials say no tsunamis were triggered. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck at 12:52 a.m. and a sec...
Tuesday
Aloha… The three day weekend has come to an end… the visitors (tourists) are all but gone… the camp ground is no longer full… there are parking places galore all over town… No long wait for a tab...
Aloha Friday
Aloha… Another Aloha Friday… followed by a three day weekend…! Lots going on in my town… a book sale at the library that started yesterday… a carnival… food and crafts booths… a car show… cardboa...
My town
Posted on: May 8, 2015 Brookings: Safest City in Oregon! Brookings has been named the “Safest Place in Oregon” in a study released by Value Penguin, a nationally recognized consumer products eval...
Hau'oli la o na makuahine
Aloha nui loa… To all of you moms: Here’s wishing you a very Hau’oli la o na makuahine (which of course is Happy mothers day in Hawaiian)… Me ke aloha…
Another Aloha Friday
Aloha… Several of us have started a new “Gourmet Food Group”… long missed by this writer… We have had four meetings… dinner… drinks… dessert… and a couple of hours of playing Mexican Train Domin...
Maui
Aloha… We are getting a light rain here on the southern coast of Oregon this afternoon… quite a change from the sunny 85f temperature of two days ago… I drove into town at noon… lunch at Café Kit...
Thursday
Aloha… The rain has stopped… sunny and warm for the next several days… with afternoon temperatures in the mid 70s… I’ve been working (playing) in the yard… my collection of succulents is doing wo...
Sunday Afternoon
Aloha… It has been pretty much of a “10” today… incredibly nice weather… blue sky… just a light breeze… I drove into town… met a friend for lunch… then came home… started some laundry… then it wa...
A good day
Aloha… It’s been a good day… fun too…! I responded to an ad on Facebook… a man north of here wanting to sell a mask… and as most of you may remember… I have quite a large collection of masks (ove...
The Storm
Aloha… We have had several days and nights of very heavy rain… strong winds… and lots of thunder and lightning… My rain gauge shows almost ten inches since Saturday night… The ocean has been quit...
Hau'oli Pakoa
Aloha and Greetings from a very rainy southern coast of Oregon… I want to wish you a Hau’oli Pakoa (Happy Easter in Hawaiian)… and I hope that you enjoy this blessed day… Me ke aloha...........
Loss
Aloha… My phone rang early Sunday morning… Wait… I need to start over… I have a favorite female cousin… married… two children… all living in the S.F. bay area… She is one of those people… that if...
Tuesday
Aloha… I awoke to an overcast and cloudy sky this morning… did some chores around the house… then drove into town for an early lunch… and some much needed restocking of the larder (smiles)… On my...
Today's Lesson
Aloha… I have often wondered… why it takes so long for me to learn a lesson: If the door closes… quit banging on it…! Whatever was behind it… wasn’t meant for you… Consider the fact that maybe t...
Another Single Awareness Day
Aloha… Celebrating another “Single Awareness Day” here on the southern coast of Oregon… I offer up two snippets of information: The first is that this is the 156th anniversary of my adoptive stat...
The Day After
Aloha… Last night a group of us got together to watch the College Championship game… Oregon vs Ohio State… Great Pizza (from Zolas)… Ice cold (and yes… Great) beer… lots of silliness… talking sma...
Hau'oli Makahiki Hou
As 2014 comes to an end… and 2015 is just a few hours away… I want to wish you a Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year in Hawaiian)… If 2014 wasn’t that great for you… may 2015 be better…! (smile...
Mele Kalikimaka
Aloha… Another year coming to an end (which of course means another new beginning)… another Christmas (sunny and cool here in Brookings)… lunch today with a friend… and so it goes… I want to wish...
Christmas light display... Brookings, Oregon:
http://vimeo.com/112974028
Thanksgiving
Here is wishing each of you a very Hau’oli La Ho’omakika’i (pronounced how-oh-lay la ho-o-ma-key-kah-ee) which of course is Happy Thanksgiving in Hawaiian…! (smiles)
Rain
Aloha… The rain has arrived… started early this morning… at first it was just enough to where I had to turn the windshield wipers on… I had driven into town for an early lunch… was thinking about...
My Service
Aloha… I enlisted in the Air Force just one year out of high school… I was still 18 years of age… served from 1963 to 1969… worked with computers… attained the enlisted rank of sergeant… Before t...
