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Celebrating

Yeah, so in case you didn’t know, my son was student of the month at his adopted NY school this past month. We love that. We decided that to celebrate we would take him out to dinner at a restaurant … Continue reading

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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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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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Things That Go On

I worked today. The marina was busy for one person in the office. There were lots of folks who came in to stay just for the day. There was a guy who came in with like four others on jet … Continue reading

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Summer Job

I have to admit it. I really like my summer job. I am not paid well. I have to wear an obnoxious blue polo shirt that identifies me as “Mitchell Park Marina Staff”. I am mostly a customer service person. … Continue reading

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Behind the Curtain

So Mom has her laptop. She is online. She has an email address and can now receive photos and files (I can get that to you if you’d like). She aspires to have a facebook page. In all honesty, this … Continue reading

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Hawaii Revealed

I have been working in the office at the marina for about two weeks now. It is kind of interesting. Boaters are generally a cheery bunch. You have to realize that the smallest boat that overnights in our harbor is … Continue reading

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I’m Taking What They’re Giving

Today was just a bad day. I had a migraine last night. Well, my kind of migraine. I seem to get all the symptoms before and all the symptoms after but usually not the excruciating pain in between. Last night … Continue reading

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Call Me Employed

I think I was hired today. It was the oddest thing. I applied to work at the marina in the town closest to my mom’s. I went down to the town hall and filled out a four page application last … Continue reading

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