How do I stop the Insanity?
I just happened to accept my wifes half brother as a friend on FaceBook a few days ago. I had been ignoring for the most part, his postings of right wingnutery. My wife kept telling me to let it go. Do...
View ArticleI just got off the phone with my cousin...
I have been trying to get in touch with him for several months now since I had heard, through the family grapevine, that his Dad, my uncle had to be put in a nursing home. I will give a little history...
View ArticleThe day my world changed....
June 16, 2008. This is the day my world changed. My wife, Nancy, was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. She was 46 years old at the time. Now it is not all doom and gloom but it sure felt like...
View ArticleTea Party Kauai Style!
Today I had some business in Lihue town and while driving down the main street I saw the protesters.
View ArticleA tortured soul took his own life
Our very good friend Maria, whom my wife and I have known for about eight years, called my wife on Friday. She started the conversation with something like "we have been friends for a long time and I...
View ArticleI Stand Up To Cancer
The Stand Up To Cancer program is on soon and I just wanted to say that this is very personal for me.
View ArticleThe Power Of Five
I have to confess that this is the first trip I made to RedState. I was just trying to see what their take on the tea baggers winning primaries. I came across this diary about the power of five for...
View ArticleKauai Company Involved in Human Trafficking
I have been following this story regarding the largest human trafficking case in US history and read about Kauai Coffee Company being involved in the local paper. I have to wonder if they could have...
View ArticleLies of the Tea Party/GOP
I just have to say that I love Russell King's blog called Russ' Filtered News. He has given me much amunition in refuting teabaggers on the facts.
View ArticleMy Kauai Photo Diary
Kauai is oldest of the Hawaiian Islands. According to Wikipedia the island is 562.3 square miles in area. I traveled to Kauai in 1987 looking to work in a place that was not so cold as I was working in...
View ArticleA Forgotten Massacre Kauai
I have been following the union busting moves in Wisconsin and my heart is with the people of Wisconsin. I am a union member, IBEW Local Union 1186 Honolulu. I wish I could be there with them. All I...
View ArticleNot sure if the cancer is returning
I posted a dairy about a year ago regarding my wife's breast cancer. The day my world changed. My wife was diagnosed with stage II IDC breast cancer back in 2008. We traveled to Santa Barbara to an...
View ArticleI hope our Brothers and Sisters in Wisconsin can give Sarah Palin a Badger...
I just read this on Talking Points Memo. Sarah Palin headed to Madison I hope our freinds there can surround her with a badger welcome. I only wish I could be there. Kossacks please tell me we can...
View ArticleThe Ben Tyler Trail Shawnee Colorado
Benjamin Tyler was born in 1851 in Placerville California. His parents Had traveled from Missouri to California in the great Gold Rush. Ben Sr. had made his fortune in gold and decided to take the...
View ArticleMazie Hirono To Run For Senate
I just got an email blast from Mazie Hirono that states she is going to run for Senate in Hawaii.
View ArticleHerman Cain Pulled an Enron
I have not been on FaceBook for a couple of months or so as someone had hacked my account. I decided to fire it up again yesterday and have seen my sister and some other friends and family talking up...
View ArticleSome days it just feels like Groundhog Day
I have been struggling to keep my business going and money coming in. Lately it has felt like the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. I get up and start getting calls from creditors and I do my...
View ArticleA great man and artist lost his fight with cancer
Robert Venosa lost his struggle with cancer yesterday. This is a quote from Martina his wife from Facebook: Dear community of friends, collectors and allies, It is with deep sadness that I write this...
View ArticleAnniversary - March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
I just realized that today or what is left of today in Hawaii is the anniversary of the August 28, 1963 March on Washington. I guess the new MLK memorial dedication was supposed to coincide with this...
View ArticleI may have a job opportunity with smart meters
Just to bring you up to speed with me and my company. I own a small electrical contracting company on the island of Kauai. I have been struggling financially for more than a year. Up until the end of...
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