September 2009
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My Mother, Myself, Boo Bah and Nagasaki
My brother scanned a bunch of old family slides and sent them to me. Most are countless pics of zebras, old-school Disneyland, and my older brothers (there are maybe two existing baby pics of me) but these held particular interest to me: This pic of my mom, posing with a fan, in front of this…
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10 Things About Buying Furniture in Hawaii
I thought about the people I knew who had lost everything they owned in one of the fires in San Diego– and there have been several throughout the time I’ve lived there– and felt like I was whining. Because at least I got to keep my All-Clad pans and my big stand mixer and all…
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Ode to William Shatner, the Singer
I find William Shatner endlessly entertaining and have for years, thank you very much, way before he got the role on that show with James Spader. Because a long time ago, he was doing spoken-word records and singing. Anyway, one of my favorite songs is his version of “Common People” originally done by Pulp. “Common…
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Hawaii Writer’s Conference
The Hawaii Writer’s Conference was this past weekend. One thousand writers and a handful of editors and agents and writers, giving talks and workshops and consultation sessions. Hawaii has to be the worst place for a writing conference ever. You look outside and all you want to do is go sit under an umbrella or…
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Beach Break
Ever since we moved to Hawaii Kai, we have been looking around for a good kid-friendly beach that’s close. Sandy’s is the closest, but is very rough. The most the kids can do is wade, and not even much of that lest they get sucked ankle-first into the sea. Sandy’s waves break on the shore…
MARGARET DILLOWAY 