All my life I have had dreams about houses. I was probably about 23-years-old when I noticed that the dreams had a connecting theme, though the houses, which I dreamed of, were all different. I can vividly remember a few of them, though there were many more that have slipped my mind, and I am…
Month: March 2018
A Simple Hack
Have you ever found yourself needing to read something on a web page, but the bouncing flashing ads and auto play videos keep drawing your eyes away, even when you have muted the sound?
What is an Inconvenient Life?
I was getting a bit ahead of myself in writing about streamlining my life. Let me explain the how and why of this Inconvenient Life thing. The term only popped into my mind a few weeks ago, when I was trying to explain to an old friend how my life had changed since I moved…
Three Inconvenient Soups
These three soups have no real recipes. Each came about through sheer happenstance. Once or twice a week I walk to one of the local farmers’ markets. My two favorite are the Honolulu Farmers’ Market , fronting the Concert Hall on the corner of Ward Ave. and King St on Wednesdays at 4pm, and the Kaka’ako Market, which…
Marie Kondo to the rescue!
I have always reacted to stress in my life by trying to bring beauty and order to my personal life. The El Faro sank on October 1, 2015. When it happened I was pretty busy working as a Port Relief Officer at the Matson docks and later as third mate aboard the Matson ship M/V…