Cry Me A River
What? Monica Lewinsky is apparently “upset” that Clinton didn’t formally state that he destroyed her when he chose to protect his presidency rather than admit that he banged her like a screen door in a hurricane. Ahh, nothing like personal responsibility to elevate a person beyond their circumstances. See, the former President didn’t ruin Monica […]
Random Thoughts
Who actually believes that we are winning the war on terrorism? Who ever actually believed there were WMD in Iraq? Who ever believes politicians? I didn’t make as much money this month writing as I should have. Granted I spent way too much time fuckerooning around, what with the Red Queen arriving and both of […]
Sad Day in Mudville
Today the Red Queen and I went on a hike up into the lush rain forests on the Northside of Maui with some friends of ours . We meandered around a stream that winds its way down from the cloud forest above the Iao Valley. I managed to ramble over slippery rocks and muddy banks […]
Wireless World
Ahhh! Nothing quite like sitting back on the couch and surfing the glorious world wide web! Now I am no longer required to schlep the mile or so to the local internet cafe and pay twenty cents per minute to access my beloved internet. It’s been tough mind you. Research for my articles has been […]
The Frivolity of Fanaticism
Today I went to the public library here on Maui. Ive never used the word quaint to describe something in my life. Mostly because, well, Ive never had occasion to use it Until now. The library in Kihei is small, mismanaged and rather light on decent books. In fact, Id go as far as saying […]
American Idol
You know that American Idol contestant? Moesha? No, wait. It’s Jasmine. Yeah. Anyway, people here are nuts about her. They have articles daily in the Maui News it seems like. The thing is, I’m guessing it isn’t for any other reason other than she is a local girl. While I didn’t watch the show this […]
Driving Me Crazy
I haven’t driven a car consistently since 1995. I haven’t had a valid driver’s license since 1998. Since I lived on Russian Hill in San Francisco a car (and by extension) a driver’s license were pretty useless most of the time. I can’t get away without either anymore since public transportation is almost non-existant here […]
Whack Job
“When in Rome,” a wise man once said, “do as the Romans do!” Of course, if you’re in Hawaii, doing as the Hawaiians do could get your ass handed to you on a plate, Poi optional. It is funny. When I first moved up to the Bay Area from San Diego, it was difficult for […]
Housing 101
This is Charley Young Beach in Kihei. This particular beach is one of my favorite beaches on the entire island of Maui. Mostly because that it is relatively secluded and few tourists frequent its pristine shoreline. Also, it doesn’t have the sewage problems that many of the beaches on the southside of the island have. […]
Kihei, HI 96753
I’ve been here since Thursday. I’ve had intermittant internet access for a few days but to be honest, these people seem to be stuck in a time warp. You can’t possibly image how hard it is to find high-speed access on this island. I finally had to discuss the situation with a local I-Net provider. […]