Monthly Archives: September 2011

Pockets

Right now at the marina it is slow. It is very, very slow. On Wednesday, I went the entire day not speaking to a boater. I took no reservations. Had no boats coming or going. It was pretty boring. Today … Continue reading

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Seesaw

I am currently awash in wine (all my cells have little tiny scrub brushes and they are fully immersed in a lovely Macari chardonnay – thanks Joe!) and thinking about the fact that today it is two months to the … Continue reading

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Never Say Never

When I moved to Hawaii the first car I owned was a giant silver Volvo sedan with turbo drive. I loved that thing. It was huge and tank-like but it had power. It could haul its big silver ass up … Continue reading

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A Little Bit of Aloha

After being a New York hater for a couple of days, I am feeling the aloha today. My son is feeling the aloha today. I only hope that Keanu somehow got to feel the aloha today as well. This past … Continue reading

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Strained

It is funny. We have a little over two months till we head back to Hawaii. Two months. It is like nothing. Like nothing compared to the four we have already endured. You would think that we are all feeling … Continue reading

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A Good Day

When you have a job where the hours are odd; like you are working on Saturdays and Sundays or till 8:00 at night, you lose all respect for the five day work week. Having Thursday off but not having Saturday … Continue reading

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Leisurely Reading

As much as I sometimes feel like I am kind of stressed out, I have to say that my time in NY has been filled with reading. Reading real books made with paper and stuff. Mostly borrowed from the library. … Continue reading

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Puff

My Mom made an interesting comment to me yesterday. We had a small spaghetti get-together at our place. It was super fun and the food was good and even though we technically couldn’t fit everyone in the house, we made … Continue reading

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Going Back

I can feel it in my bones. We are sliding down the apex of our six months in New York. Like sliding down a giant mountain of mud or maybe chocolate. Hawaii feels closer. Palpable. I have told Keanu not … Continue reading

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Slower Time

I love walking my son up to catch the school bus every day (as long as it is not pouring rain!) We live on a private road off the main road so the bus doesn’t come down our road. I … Continue reading

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