The Olympic ceremonies have just concluded and as much as I was thrilled to see Wayne Gretzky light the final torch, the most moving moments occurred for me during the reading of this poem by Shane Koyczan. Click more to get the words to Shane's poem. … [Read more...]
No Blogging from the Beach for Me
February 12, 2010 By 7 Comments
I just got back from a 19-day trip to Hawaii, during which I spent a grand total of 2 hours online --- not by choice, or, at least not initially. The first place at which we stayed, a vacation rental by owner on Kauai, had advertised the accomodation as having an Internet connection. They lied. UGH!!! I was mortified. … [Read more...]
Got Google Buzz?
February 12, 2010 By 3 Comments
I'm just back from my first trip to Hawaii - most of which was spent in Internet-free zones, and upon checking my Gmail for the first time in nearly 3 weeks - I discover Google Buzz, Google's mashup of Facebook and Twitter. I've already read some comments in which folks are complaining that they can't maintain yet another social network, but what I've seen so far, there's nothing to maintain. … [Read more...]
My First Trip to Hawaii
February 12, 2010 By 11 Comments
I'm just back from my first trip to Hawaii. Along with our camping buddies David and Pam, and Pam's mom, Joan; Ed and I spent the first 10 days of our Hawaiian holiday in a vacation rental by owner (VRBO) property called the Mango Plantation, located in the Moloa’a Valley on Kauai's North Shore (just south of Kilauea). (I will write separately about the Mango Shack and Cottage experience, as … [Read more...]
