An Unexpected Adventure Turns into the Ultimate Gift

An Unexpected Adventure Turns into the Ultimate Gift

An Unexpected Adventure Turns into the Ultimate Gift One of my dearest friends came to visit us on Kauai for a few days with her two year old daughter.  Conditions were right (low wind and no swell) to take a  ride on the jet boat to enjoy the Island and see if we...
The Move

The Move

The Move This past week Laird and I flew to Maui to move out of our home.  We have been spending the last three winters on Kauai, and both decided if we were not to going to live on our Maui land then sell it.  We were fortunate that an amazing woman decided she...
Have We All Gone Mad?

Have We All Gone Mad?

Have We All Gone Mad? This whole debt ceiling theater has got me wondering about the rational of the adults in some very responsible positions. After a while it starts looking like theater or a bunch of kids going on about “it’s my ball and I’m going home, naaah nany...
Why Do I Feel like I have something to Prove?

Why Do I Feel like I have something to Prove?

Why Do I Feel like I have something to Prove? The other day I took one of my daughters to go hit golf balls at a driving range.  I really try to let my friend George Gankas coach her and I stay out of “making suggestions”.  Here I am minding my own business when a...
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss Yeah well the stone doesn’t need to pack up every six months either.  I just wrapped up my families time on Kauai and the girls and I have headed back to California for summer.  Laird will be joining us in a few days (you know he is...