Tag Archives: happiness

That Time I Took a Poetry Class

Posted on September 1, 2022 by nematomorph

Found The man was out of place He was wearing long pants in the heat Walking up and down the beach Looking He passed us once Looking And twice Looking Weaving in and out of the umbrellas and sandy children … Continue reading →

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Encanto

Posted on January 26, 2022 by nematomorph

It was a day today. It started out poorly. My mom was calling at seven a.m. Much too early for her so I knew it would not be good. And it wasn’t. One of her dogs that had been at … Continue reading →

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Happy?

Posted on August 13, 2017 by nematomorph

Yesterday morning was not a happy one. My former boss’ son passed away while I was away in NY. It was sudden and unexpected. He was young. Much too young. Yesterday there was a memorial on the beach in Kailua. … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Shoes

Posted on July 6, 2014 by nematomorph

I have wide feet. This is what happens when you have wide feet and you go shoe shopping. You walk into say, Macy’s. Their shoe section stretches out in front of you, acres of cute, high and colorful shoes. It … Continue reading →

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Respecting the Animal

Posted on September 6, 2013 by nematomorph

Months ago I randomly happened to see that Chef Chris Cosentino, of Top Chef Masters fame and the restaurant Incanto in San Francisco was coming to town for a cooking demonstration. The event was part of the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival. … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Robert Smith Anyway?

Posted on July 2, 2013 by nematomorph

So, you may know that, as fate would have it, the one time potentially ever in the history of the world or at least in the history since I’ve been in Hawaii (near 15 years) The Cure is coming to … Continue reading →

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Bikini Body

Posted on May 19, 2013 by nematomorph

Today when we were down in Waikiki to pick our son up from his snooze at the zoo, I ran into a fellow co-worker. He was out walking his dog wearing a pair of shorts and slippahs (what you mainlanders … Continue reading →

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Eight is Great

Posted on April 30, 2013 by nematomorph

I remember, a long, long time ago when a co-worker told me that whatever age my son was at the time of that conversation was an OK age but wait till eight-nine-ten. I remember she said that they are so … Continue reading →

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Good Deeds Over Roses

Posted on February 14, 2013 by nematomorph

Valentine’s Day, the scourge of the single. The day that drives men to purchase dozens of roses at outrageous prices. The day that pits co-worker against co-worker in the battle of the flower arrangements. I’m over it. I used to … Continue reading →

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Art of Living

Posted on September 27, 2012 by nematomorph

I was off from work today. That in and of itself made today glorious. I am not overstating that. On Wednesday, whenever I told someone I was off on Thursday, I got this giant shit eating grin on my face. … Continue reading →

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