January 2005 Archives

David Carradine not Chinese

Has anyone seen the current play "David Carradine not Chinese" at Kumu Kahua Theater? Tell me what you thought of it if you've seen it, but NO PLOT SPOILERS, please. I'm going on Sunday and will try to post a review here and/or at my blog.

Oh, since I'm new to the ohana here, I'll do a gratuitous link to my blog if you hadn't noticed my very amateur-looking button on the left sidebar.

www.poinography.com

Parenthood

Honestly, it wasn't so long ago that such an obsessive focus on children annoyed the hell out of me. So it's still a little weird when I step back and realize that I'm sitting at that table in a restaurant — you know, the one with all the poop talk and the Cheerios all over the floor and the kids and babies squealing and knocking things over. Now that I'm on the other side of that glare, all I can say is, don't worry... we often think we're insane, too. Read on...

Something that just made my day

3:30pm in the afternoon and my bloghost is down. So I hopped over to read some island news and I found this article on Kauaiworld.com.

Sure miss the islands. There's no place like home.

Uninvited

I don't like discussing religion. I steadfastly refuse to engage in discussion about my religion or anyone else's. I consider myself a Catholic. If you ask me, I will tell you that, but I will not utter another word on the subject. The only exception to this rule is if the person asking the questions is my priest or another church-authority-type person. It is simply not any of anyone else's business; nor is it any of mine which church someone else goes to or what he believes. Read on...

Pineapple Crush Cake

Can somebody please help me? I want to make a pineapple crush cake, the one where you add one small can of Dole's crushed pineapple along with the rest of the ingredients.....tried to get my Dad to send it but he can't find it. Another thing....

Innocence, Love and Purity

When I hold my grandson (ooh that sounds so good), there is so much memories coming back into my mind at the same time. I have to tell my mind to slow down and replay each one in slow motion. My little Antonio has no idea that his Grandma is a bit off the walls, yet, he sleeps soundly in my arms. His birth has lessened the pain in which I feel physically as well as mentally. It has taken away the heartbreak that was still lingering over Mark. It has lessened the worries of my other two children a bit, but are still ever present, 24/7, in my mind. Most of all he has brought his mother (my baby) and I back together! He is our miracle and real life angel! Read on...

Kick It!

As a geeky dad, few things scare me more than the possibility of having an athletic kid. Katie starts soccer on Thursday. While Jen laments becoming, at last, a soccer mom, it falls to me to actually practice with her. For a grown man who still has his childhood instinct to flee from any area where balls are in motion, it will not be easy. Read on...