Tag Archives: willingness

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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Mrs. Dubcek’s Advice

Posted on August 3, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

In a New Yorker cartoon a woman is standing in a bedroom doorway.  In the room is her husband still holding the chainsaw he has taken to the furniture in the room: the bed is now cut in half, a … Continue reading →

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The Boogieman

Posted on April 6, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

There is a “New Yorker” cartoon on my bulletin board.  We see the interior of a shoe store with shoes arrayed on the back wall.  On the left is a clerk kneeling, helping a customer try on a shoe.  On … Continue reading →

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What Is Enough?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

In the past few years the phenomenon of “tiny houses” seems to have caught on.  These are houses that may be either stationary or mounted on a trailer and are indeed tiny in that they are usually around 200 square … Continue reading →

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How Can I Know?

Posted on September 16, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

An interviewer of the artist Gerhard Reichter commented to him, “The paintings have changed a lot.”  Gerhard responded, “Yes, yes!  That’s the thing: They do what they want!”  For many artists a blank canvas is a thing of terror: What’s … Continue reading →

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Secret Clothes

Posted on August 4, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

George said, “Why don’t you ask her?”  Staring at the floor Fred replied, “Because I’m afraid to know the answer.”  And thus began Fred’s running away years, running from what he didn’t want to know.  He deliberately failed to call … Continue reading →

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A Dream

Posted on March 8, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

In bathing suits he and she stand on the edge of the land, staring at the ocean 10 feet below.  “I can’t,” he says.  Saying, “You just did,” she shoves him off of the edge.  When he emerges from under … Continue reading →

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Being Willing To Go With The Flow

Posted on September 9, 2013 by kahunapulekimo

I met for coffee with Jacob whose long-term relationship had just suddenly ended.  Trying to bolster Jacob’s feelings I jovially offered, “So, now you’re free!”  Jacob looked up from his coffee and morosely replied, “No, I’m not.  What I am … Continue reading →

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Better Than Expected

Posted on July 19, 2013 by kahunapulekimo

I know an older woman nearing 90 now whose memory is becoming more unreliable as each year plays itself out.  As she loses control over her memory in dribs and drabs she becomes anxious over things in ways that she … Continue reading →

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Our Desire to be Cruel

Posted on September 4, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

I read about someone who shot and killed his girlfriend and when asked by the police why he did it responded, “I don’t know why.”  Sometimes our inner life can be like muddy water into which we cannot see and … Continue reading →

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