Maui Jim

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February 14, 2020

Single Awareness Day in Talk Story

Aloha… Celebrating “Single Awareness Day” here on the southern coast of Oregon… Also…I offer up two snippets of information: The first is that this is the 161st anniversary of my adoptive state… ...


April 21, 2019

Hau'oli la Pakoa in Talk Story

Aloha… The title of this entry is Happy Easter… “Hau’oli Lā I Ala Hou Ai Ka Haku” which is Happy Day of the Rising Again of the Lord” (in Hawaiian of course)… the closest I could come to saying H...


February 14, 2019

Single Awareness Day in Talk Story

Aloha… Celebrating “Single Awareness Day” here on the southern coast of Oregon… I offer up two snippets of information: The first is that this is the 160th anniversary of my adoptive state… The s...


January 21, 2019

Aloha... in Talk Story

Aloha… All is well with this writer… and though it has been several weeks since I’ve made an entry… my life continues to be a bit mundane… Over the past few days… we’ve had some “interesting” wea...


December 25, 2018

Christmas in Talk Story

Aloha… Mele Kalikimaka e Hau’oli Makahiki Hou… wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a fun and safe New Year…! (smiles) It’s a cool day (40f) here on the southern coast of Oregon… but no rain as...


November 22, 2018

Hau'oli La Ho'omaika'i in Talk Story

Aloha… Hau‘oli Lā Ho‘omaika‘i – Happy Thanksgiving in Hawaiian… It is a cool (50f) and rainy morning here on the southern coast of Oregon… No travel by air… no long distance drive in the car… but...


September 18, 2018

Cleaning out the garage in Talk Story

Aloha… When I got home from lunch today… I noticed a very foul smell in the garage… perhaps a dead mouse or ??? Determined to find and get rid of it… I started moving shelving around… nope… okay…...


Aloha… It’s been three months since I’ve written at this site… not sure why I stayed away for so long… It’s been a very nice summer… though truth be told… we had way too many tourists and visitor...


June 17, 2018

Father's Day in Talk Story

Aloha… To all you dads… here’s wishing you a Hau’oli la o na makuakane (which of course is Happy Father’s day in Hawaiian)… Aloha oe…


June 06, 2018

I'm Back... in Talk Story

Aloha… The forest behind my house is in full bloom… a myriad of green colors… with the exception of the elderberry trees… they at first had white blossoms… now red berries that the birds love to ...


Aloha nui loa from the southern coast of Oregon… Here’s wishing you Moms a very Hau’oli la o na Makuahine… which of course is Happy Mother’s day in Hawaiian…! Aloha oe…


April 22, 2018

The News in Talk Story

Aloha on a sunny Sunday from the southern coast of Oregon… This morning I turned on the t/v to get caught up on the news… CNN had a huge “Breaking News” banner plastered across the bottom of the ...


April 01, 2018

Easter in Talk Story

Aloha… I want to wish you a Happy Easter in Hawaiian: Hau’oli La Pakoa (Happy Passover) is one option… Hau’oli La I Ala Hou Ai Ka Haku (Happy Day When the Lord Rose Again) is another… Either one…...


March 27, 2018

For Simple Mind in Talk Story

Aloha nui loa… Mahalo for allowing me to be part of this wonderful community… I wish you well… Aloha oe…


March 17, 2018

Shamrock Day in Talk Story

Hau’oli la ‘Ihi pua kea....... translates to Happy Shamrock day in Hawaiian… this is the best I could do… for Happy St. Patricks Day…! (smiles)


March 07, 2018

Surgery Humor in Talk Story

Aloha… A week ago… I had to undergo a minor surgery for a couple of skin cancers… the incision was 3 inches long… and the doctor found two different types of skin cancer… Squamous cell carcinoma ...


February 19, 2018

Pidgin in Talk Story

Aloha… When I first visited the islands in the early 60s… there was a language spoken that I didn’t quite understand… pidgin… spoken by locals… and rarely understood by a haole like myself… So he...


February 18, 2018

Today's Lesson: in Talk Story

The Hawaiian language: The 5 vowels a,e,i,o and u as well as the 7 consonants h,k,l,m,n,p, and w make up the entire Hawaiian alphabet… In the Hawaiian language a consonant is always followed by a...


February 16, 2018

Single Awareness Day in Talk Story

Aloha… Yay… this site is back up…! (smiles) This was to be my entry on Wednesday: Celebrating “Single Awareness Day” here on the southern coast of Oregon… I offer up two snippets of information:...


January 19, 2018

Aloha Friday in Talk Story

Aloha from a very wet… and very windy southern coast of Oregon… This is day three of a pretty good storm… the ocean is extremely turbulent… huge swells and wave heights to ten feet hitting the ro...


January 15, 2018

The Bird in Talk Story

Aloha… A neighbor… a woman friend of mine invited me over to join her for dinner last night… and when I got to her house… told me that a bird had flown into her living room while she had the slid...


December 31, 2017

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou in Talk Story

Aloha… Here’s wishing you a Hau’oli Makahiki Hou… and for those of you who requested the greeting in Cantonese: Gung Hay Fat Choy… I hope you have fun this evening… and that 2018 is a wonderful y...


December 25, 2017

Aloha... in Talk Story

Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka e Hau’oli Makahiki Hou (which of course is Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Hawaiian) from an overcast and cool (55f) day here on the southern coast of Oregon… (smi...


Aloha… Hau‘oli Lā Ho‘omaika‘i – Happy Thanksgiving in Hawaiian… It is a very windy… and very rainy day here on the southern coast of Oregon… Driving into town later today for an early Thanksgivin...


November 18, 2017

Winter in Talk Story

Aloha… The weather has sure changed here on the southern coast of Oregon… cool temperatures… at times lots of wind and rain… a turbulent ocean… and it sure gets dark early now… As you know… I am ...


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