Did I mention that I would no longer censor myself? Perhaps I should have also mentioned that I would take that particular show on the road and not censor my comments on my favorite blogs… too late, I guess. Sorry I caused a ruckus on your blog Limey… I’m pretty sure at least one of … Read more
Man, I am really lacking in focus today. I have an two articles due on monday and I should be cranking them out right now, but what am I doing? Going on a hike on the Waihe Valley trail. It’s a relatively short hike (2 miles each way) and only moderately difficult (uphill most of … Read more
The Red Queen is off doing Mother/Daughter things on Oahu with, you guessed it, her mother. I on the other hand had a couple of articles that needed my attention. As I write, I tend to wander through blogexplosion so that the sheer boredom of my articles doesn’t kill me before it has a chance … Read more
I’ve seen this done on various blogs and considering that I’m going all over the place taking pictures, I thought I’d give you a chance to decide what you want to see. So, here’s the deal: Tell me (by commenting here or by email: monkeydiaristATgmail.com) what you want to see pictures of and I’ll do … Read more
This one was inspired by a post on A Girl & A Boy. When I was very little, little not being relative to my current weight and height, but to my current age, my father sat me down upon his knee and said, “There are two ways to live your life. The first is like … Read more
I know this is the day where we’re all supposed to be good. Of course, if I did that, I’d be a hypocrite. Some less than suitable observations on Christmas Day: 1. Why is William Hung famous? Doesn’t anyone notice that he looks a lot like Corky from Life Goes On? The guy is more … Read more
Walking around here on Maui, I’m not reminded very often that it is late December much less that we’re knee deep in the hypocrisy of Christmas. I can’t say that my utter contempt for this particular holiday and the fact that it isn’t a big a deal here had much to do with my decision … Read more
Let’s live for a moment in the world of fantasy and say I won a huge jackpot… $300 million or so. Know what I would do with the money left over after paying taxes, bills and whatnot? Glad you asked… here’s what I’d do. I’d go on a life mission to grant people’s wishes. I’m … Read more
Another day, another list… While watching To Kill A Mockingbird with the Red Queen tonight, I began thinking about the character names I believe are the BEST in all of literature. Here they are: 5. Boo Radley & Atticus Finch: To Kill A Mockingbird is a great book, a fine film and possesses many great … Read more
An alternative title might be: The One In Which I Call 3 Million Bloggers Crap. Sometime on July 6, 2004, Technorati tracked its 3 millionth weblog. According to other sources*, there are about 8,000-17,000 new weblogs created daily (avg: 15,000) which means that 1 blog is created every 5.8 seconds. These blogs unleash somewhere in … Read more