These are my very young parents. They would have been in their 30's in this picture.It is my father's birthday. He would have been 97 today. (He passed away in 1999.) But something else happened on his birthday back in 1961 on this day that we would commemorate long after he passed away. Our family arrived in Miami on February ...
Archives for February 2008
You’re all invited to my Pity Party!
We took the red-eye home from Honolulu. It seemed like a good scheduling decision at the time. I hadn't planned on catching a cold in Hawaii, but that's exactly what I did. So I got home and I was over-tired from not being able to sleep on the flight and all feverish and achy and fussy. Oh so fussy.And in a foul, foul mood. Yes, I know ...
Geeks in Paradise
There's so much to see and do in Hawaii. Particularly on the island of Oahu. There are people on just about every corner and in every hotel brokering their own "Experience the Aloha" type sightseeing trips. It's very important that you "Experience the Aloha" and there are tons of tours available to see ...
Language Lessons Five-O
Amy is always gushing about how certain words in Spanish just sound really great - never mind the meaning - it's the sound that counts. She loves words like "maldita" and "vacilon." The same thing happens to me with Hawaiian words and names. It's a lovely melodious language and it's fun to try to say things in ...
The Rest of the Week
Eric is taking me to Hawaii for the rest of the week.... or..... The Rest of the Week. Did you see that? Just a few well-placed highlights and capitals and BWAMMO! our mini-getaway was instantly converted into A MAJOR EVENT. All that to say this: MAHALO and A-LO-HA! Marta (I hope to blog from The Island. Unless we get LOST.) ;-) ...
I’m OKAY. (You’re a cow. =D)
I can tell you now that it's over. I've been smack dab in the throes of a "cancer scare" for the past three weeks. Three weeks! That's a long time to sit in this weirdness of wondering if I am okay. But it turns out that I am OKAY. It's amazing how a few words were able to completely freeze all my thought ...