Dry Running

A  L  O  H  A !

Still Here!

"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist

but the ability to start over."

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Moana Surfrider. 100+ years of Aloha

"Speech is of time,

silence is of eternity."

Thomas Carlyle

"Art is the only way to run away
without leaving home."


Twyla Tharp

"If you neglect the welfare of others,

ultimately

you will be very lonely."

Dalai Lama

"Christmas waves a magic wand
 over this world,
 and behold,
 everything is softer and more beautiful."


Norman Vincent Peale



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My feet are dry.

That is no small thing.

Though we have had some Winter Rains

 here in the Islands-

(Sorry for that Pineapple Express, West Coast :(

-and my carpets here on the boat 

have been damp for two weeks or so,

slowly slowly we climb out of the slime and muck;

sometimes literally!

Those of you who know about our emergency (HERE)

know what I'm talking about.

Meanwhile. . .

First Lady Michelle Obama,

 her girls & the dog are waiting in Kailua

for the President to join them this week

on this island of his birth.

The press has taken over a ballroom

 (at least!) at the Moana Surfrider

and strange, stiff, focused men

 in slightly "off" aloha shirts

are seen around Oahu

 talking into tiny headsets.

I feel pretty safe. 

We're having a "Dry Run"

for the Asian Pacific Summit

 which will happen here in 2011

requiring coordination of several heads of state

moving about on one tiny island

converging on the Convention Center

a few blocks from here.

(Juicy: The chi chi Waikiki Edition Hotel
overlooking this harbor

is already booked solid for the event.  It's popular with diplomats - who knew?)

Folks are stoked that President Local Barry

 is coming home.

And he's sure to be seen around the islands,

golfing with high school friends.

(Our new Governor has been known to the Prez

since childhood as his parents' friend!)

I'm sure it's reviving for him to be in a place 

where he is appreciated.

It's almost as much of a thrill to see him

 and the girls eating Shave Ice

as it was to see Johnny Depp among us.

(We still miss ya, Johnny - please come back swoon -

 I mean soon.)

So yes, I'm still here! I missed you - 

but a wet boat in a rainstorm

is not the place to work on-line.

So now I'm off to see what YOU

 have been up to these few days.

Thanks AWFULLY for looking in today.

Leave me a comment so I can hear your breathing :) 

     fondly, cloudia