Our trips to Salt Pond Beach on Kauai are always fun. We take a picnic lunch, grab a table in the shade, and enjoy the warm breezes, the sunny skies, and, or course, the crashing surf. This shot was taken back in May when we were there and needed to be out of the condo while we were having some work done. After a trip up to Kokee Beach Park, we came down out of the cold to the … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos—a trip to Salt Pond Beach on Kauai
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Five best holiday shopping tips to stay safe
The holiday shopping season starts earlier every year. Unfortunately, the season of peace and love also brings plenty of opportunities for scammers to take advantage of unsuspecting consumers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) posted a list of ten holiday shopping tips on November 20. I’ve pared down the list to my five favorites. Unless otherwise noted, the links in my Five … [Read more...] about Five best holiday shopping tips to stay safe
Friday Fotos – Kauai Beach Resort – a touch of home
When we're visiting Kauai, this is where we spend our time. I realized that I'm always looking for photos of around the island, but have seldom shown one of the resort complex where we have a condo. By the way, there's a joke that goes with that line of, "we own a condo on Kauai."A few years ago, we were stripping wallpaper and painting. We had the furniture out on the … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Kauai Beach Resort – a touch of home
Click4Support scam shut down by FTC
On November 13, 2015, a tech support company operating what's being called the Click4Support scam was shut down. The shutdown was a cooperative effort between the states of Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). There are plenty of other scams like this one out there. That makes the methods used in the Click4Support scam to bilk consumers out of $17.5 … [Read more...] about Click4Support scam shut down by FTC
Palapala Hoomau Church on the Road to Hana
In the newly released "Paradise, Passion, Murder: 10 Tales of Mystery from Hawai‘i," there's a McKenna story that begins in the Palapala Hoomau Church along the Road to Hana. The story has all sorts of little details about the most famous "resident" on these grounds, Charles Lindbergh. Yes, this is the great aviator's final resting place and much of the story centers around … [Read more...] about Palapala Hoomau Church on the Road to Hana