Tag Archives: Hilo

THE END (of a chapter)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by GOvideoHAWAII

Well, Dear Readers, it has been a whirlwind of a journey these last six years blogging about my heart’s desire to move to Hawaii !!  At first the Dream pointed me toward Kona on Big Island, hence the blog’s name … Continue reading →

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Now What?

Posted on November 1, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

Ever since Effie had suffered the miscarriage she had felt lost; or rather, her life had felt lost to her, as if it had washed out of her along with her baby.  Even Spring’s arrival, which usually filled her with … Continue reading →

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Don’t Dismiss The Pennies

Posted on October 28, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

We have no say over where we are born.  In my case it was King’s Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.  There are also other “givens” at the time of our birth such as eye color and numbers of fingers and … Continue reading →

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Becoming

Posted on October 24, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

It’s very easy to be attractive when you’re young because youthfulness is, of itself, attractive.  As I wander the mall at 68 I see young people sizing up one another and deciding who is attractive and who is not… but, … Continue reading →

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Loss

Posted on October 20, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

For 23 years I was a Monk of New Skete, the monastery being on the outskirts of Cambridge, New York, right across the border from Bennington, Vermont.  We frequently had visitors from Russia who were passing through the area.  One … Continue reading →

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WHY ME?!!!

Posted on October 16, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

We all know not to get into Xavier’s way when his desires have been thwarted.  I once watched him trying to open a kitchen drawer that had become stuck, most likely from a utensil in the drawer that had moved … Continue reading →

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Sartorial Ruminations

Posted on October 12, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

When I tell people that I really love the show “Project Runway” they often look at me as if I have just revealed that I eat stray cats!  “But you’re a monk!” is what the wide-eyed individual usually blurts out!  … Continue reading →

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But I Didn’t Mean it!

Posted on October 8, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

Well, the big news is that Savannah finally walked out of Hannah’s life.  While none of us were present for that final moment before the door slammed shut behind Savannah, in our minds we could all hear Hannah’s characteristic wail: … Continue reading →

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Enough

Posted on September 13, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

Lucy never thought of herself as lacking something.  She was smart, she was in her early twenties, she was in good health and she had a small studio apartment right in the downtown area in which she had wanted to … Continue reading →

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Herein Be Dragons

Posted on September 7, 2018 by kahunapulekimo

What is it with women who get hooked up with men who are in prison and then marry them?  Do they really think that they can “save” these guys and/or reform them?  Is what they find attractive the men themselves … Continue reading →

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