Memorial Weekend 2013

Aloha, friends!  It’s Memorial Day,  a day when our nation honors all of the men and women in our military who served and died fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy today.  When we took my mom up to Punchbowl the other day to visit my dad’s grave, I was overwhelmed by the sight …

Lazy Sunday afternoon …

Yawn … what a lazy day.  It’s Sunday and it’s overcast and rainy in Manoa with little or no wind .. a perfect day for napping!  I really needed this kind of day after a hectic couple of weeks at ‘IOLANI and a rough night of wine “tasting” with friends Kenzo and Natsuko Tsujimoto, owners …

Watch out … this is a rant!

I’m really pissed off … Meridian Sports Club of California, operator of the Honolulu Club for the past few years, suddenly announced on Wednesday that they were closing the club.  These guys took a decent athletic club and turned it into a low-budget dump.  I heard that instead of reinvesting the profits here, they were …

Weekend recap …

Wassup, my friends … hope you’re all having a wonderful week!  Boy, was that some weird weather over the weekend or what … it went from hot, humid, and voggy to cool, humid, and rainy.  Very strange.  But it was party time down at Lulu’s and Kani Ka Pila where many of our family and …

Thursday post …

Aloha!  It’s Thursday which means I’ll be golfing with my fellow degenerates this afternoon … yippeee!  I really look forward to our weekly round of golf because it breaks up my work week and allows me some time to just relax and get crazy … sort of like when I play music! :-)  My golf …

Early day …

Aloha … it’s Monday morning and I’ve been up since 3:30am for a photo shoot out at the Dole Plantations.  Since it was so early, traffic was a breeze and we made it out there in a little under a half an hour.  I forgot how chilly Wahiawa gets … way more cooler than even …

No more jet lag .. I think!

Aloha, peeps.  It’s Monday and I’m feeling pretty good today … I think my jet lag is just about over.   Can’t get too cocky, though, because it ain’t over til it’s over .. trust me, I know!  Hope your day’s starting off on a good note … I’m about to head down to the office …

Home!!

Aloha, peeps!   Just arrived home yesterday after a very long and exhausting trip … and boy, was I happy when our plane finally touched down on the runway in Honolulu!  It was weird, but both of our flights to and from the West Coast had mechanical problems – first, our LA flight had to turn …

Great time in Florida …

Aloha, peeps!  Woke up this morning to darkness, rain, thunder, and lightning … and it was already 8:30am!  I was thinking to myself, “this is must be some storm – it’s as dark as midnight!” … then realized that the hurricane shutters had been lowered making the room pitch black!  Hahaha!  Oh well, this will …

Cold LA

Aloha, everyone!  And I thought our weather was screwy … the weather here in LA is even worse!  First, it was frickin’ cold after we got in, then they had 50-60 mph winds yesterday afternoon, then it was freezing again this morning, and tomorrow it’s expected to be in the 90’s … go figure!  Anyway, …