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I originally posted this photo taken along Anini Beach Road as part of a slide show in June. At that time, I said that there’s very little traffic on Anini Beach Road once you get past the county park. We walked to the end of the road and the further we went, the fewer people […]
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“Dead to the Last Drop” is the latest release in the New York Times bestselling Coffeehouse Mystery series. The series is written by Cleo Coyle, which is a pseudonym for the husband and wife writing team of Alice Alfonsi and Marc Cerasini. “Dead to the Last Drop” departs from a couple of series traditions. First, […]
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The first Santa letter email arrived the other day. It reminded me that parents looking for a unique gift might see the Santa letter email as an opportunity to create a memorable holiday. In a utopian world, that email signaled the beginning of a season filled with joy and giving. Sadly, it also signals the […]
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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 […]
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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…
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Lisa Ballantyne is a Scottish-born writer who lived and worked in China for many years and started writing seriously while she was there. Before being published, Lisa was short-listed for the Dundee International Book Prize. Her latest novel is “Everything She Forgot.” In talking about the book, Ballantyne said, “The greatest joy for me as […]
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The holiday season is when charities make the bulk of their money. And, just as Christmas decorations and advertising have steadily marched forward through the calendar, charities have been shifting their holiday solicitations into November and sooner. In addition to expanding the “Season of Solicitation,” they’ve also raised the stakes by sending more unsolicited and […]
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2020 has been one of those years most people will want to forget. The good news is, we’d had a good travel year in 2019, so there were plenty of photos to share. Here are my 2020 photos that I shared on Friday Fotos.
