Author: Peg

Really lazy day today. The promised rain and jellyfish failed to materialize. But, it was cloudy and muggy. So, I did laundry and worked a little on tidying up my life. 

Washed the finest socks in the TSA line.

I have been assured that these bad boys go into the washer and dryer. Well, they went into the washer. But, I didn’t put them in the dryer. 

There is a story. Once upon a time long long ago… I wore polyester. 100% polyester. Everything was polyester. I was not unique.  Many unfortunates were clad from top to bottom from the skin out in polyester. 

I was traveling. I had been traveling for a long time. I found a laundromat. I took off my clothes. Put on my polyester bikini. And my raincoat. I think it might not have been 100% polyester. It was Burberry. I put every stitch of clothing that I had – except the bikini and raincoat in the washer. When the washing is done… I pop everything in the dryer – set it to LOW – and retire to a nearby saloon to await clean dry clothes.

I should have checked the dryer. It only had one temperate. And, that one temperature was not LOW. It was HOT. After 60 minutes of blazing hot – my entire wardrobe was either melted and/or shrunk to doll size. This was in some outpost of civilization in Mediterranean.  And, all I had was a bikini and a raincoat. Albeit a very fine Burberry raincoat. 

Even after 50 years, I am deeply suspicious of all clothes dryers. (And polyester)

OOPS, I just heard thunder. Maybe it will rain. At least upslope. 

The only thing on the agenda today was laundry. Well, friend Billy calls and proposes a trip down south of breakfast and a little walk about. Laundry can wait. 

Back home by noon – time for a nap. No need for lunch. Then out for a nice swim.

Still no good fish fotos – the Picasso trigger fish is always pretty.

And, the Crown of Thorns is always ugly.

Tomorrow’s weather forecast calls for lots of rain with chance of jellyfish. Might do laundry. 

Not all that happy with my photography since I finished The Last Great Photo Shoot. Guess I’ll just keep shooting and deleting. At least it is cheaper to be in a photo slump than it was in film time.

I didn’t do my normal careful job of getting ready to move to winter quarters this year. I was afraid to jinx the whole thing. When woman plans the goddess laughs. 

So, what did I forget to bring: any origami papers, books or tools. And my dorky hat. Not too bad. But, I have been doing this of over 20 years. I shouldn’t have to do much thinking. 

Wonder if I have lost any weight since I started feeding myself? Pretty sure I stopped the expansion. I figured that at the rate I was on I’d be tipping the scales at 200 pounds before too many years go by. 

I rather like the lady bug… And the damn coqui frogs are starting up, so, it must be dinner time. Really shouldn’t complain about the frogs. There are only a few  on the hotel grounds. It could be worse. And, they make an excellent reminder that it is time to get dinner together.

Nothing to report today. Not even any interesting photos.

I did spend some time catching up on “paper” work. And, I got rid of the 174 emails in my “important email” box. No way I could have 174 “important” emails. Some dating back to 2016. Think this is a part of my attempt to get some more white space in my life.

Had peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast, egg and cheese and avocado sandwich for lunch. I could have a chicken sandwich for dinner – but that might be excessive. Brussel sprouts, chicken, maybe some rice.

The dog really doesn’t look very happy.

Oh and I have been trying to learn to love Safari. I really like the Reader Mode feature. And, it makes it easier to squash those pesky zombie ads that follow you around. Like toilet paper stuck to the bottom of your shoe.

I have known this dog since he was I puppy. His owner is at the top of the image on his paddle board. 

And what is Blue about this Tuesday – well, the Democrats did really well in the first election since the orange lord. 

Added jelly and salad dressing to my larder today. Made fine chicken and avocado stuffed pita for lunch. Undecided about dinner. Poached eggs and avocado, maybe. Everything is better with avocado.

and – looking down

Always happy to get a picture of a Christmas Wrasse. Oh, there are a lot of them. But, they love the surge zone. So, it is kind of like trying to photo graph a sock in a washing machine. Oh,  you are in the washing machine too.

Hoping tomorrow’s election will be a win for the good guys.  I did run my tax numbers today. results = ugly.

Tired. Dozing off. Better post this and go nite nite.

Went out for a small swim today. It was wonderful. The water is still about 80°. Toasty warm. And, all the fish anyone could want. 

Technology working better today. Accounting s/w still wonky, but I would worry if it wasn’t. Gotta do some serious what if analysis of the proposed tax train wreck. Well, let us be fair “train wreck” for me. Nothing I can do about it. Funny how “my deduction” is the other guy’s “loop hole”. Let us just say I have been taking advantage of a sweet loophole for the last couple of years. The the tax train may run off the track before it gets out of Congress. Still, need to “what if” it.

T-Mobile has acknowledged the iPad exists. That is good. And, Alexa is once again connected to the hotel’s captive WiFi. 

About the cooking business. I added eggs, salsa, and peanut butter to my cupboard today.  So, now, I don’t have to run out to the grocery 3 times a day! Avocado, tuna, pineapple salad is on tap for dinner. And chocolate cake. 

Technology was not my friend today. My always prickly accounting software wasn’t playing nice. My T-Mobile account refused to admit that I exist. And Alexa will not connect to wifi today. None of these are worth getting all worked up about. Just annoying. I did order a Google Data Sim, just in case. I am not 100% sure it will work with my old iPad – but, if T-Mobile doesn’t remember me… I’ll sure try it. 

This lovely little ship showed up today.  I think I would be very happy floating around on it.

Realized today that I am the grocery shopper, cook, and cleanup squad. I have gotten pretty spoiled at the Asylum. 

Hummm, what will dinner be? I have avocado, papaya, pineapple, yogurt, chicken, rice, cheese and popcorn. Should be able to come up with dinner.

It is “coffee festival” time in Kona. Most, if not all, of the original coffee farmers in Kona were Japanese. And the coffee festival still has Japanese cultural underpinnings. For example, the local Hongwanji Mission’s Tako Drummers.

A very laid back day today. But, that is the idea. Stop being the Energizer Bunny. Chill. My big challenge is to stay awake until 9 PM and to then stay asleep until 4 AM.

The Orange Lord stopped over in Honolulu today. The general feeling was “Wish You Were Not Here”.

The day started early and ugly – nosebleed – not uncommon for me – especially after 20 hours on planes. It will keep me out of the water for a couple more days. Do not want a nosebleed in the middle of the ocean. Sharks.

While walking to Honl’s I get a call from my doctor – but, by the time I drag my phone out – she is gone. Hang out a Honls for a while. Then, great breakfast with Billy. 

Back to hotel – they charged my entire 4-month stay to my credit card leaving me $2.47 over my credit limit.  Fixing it seems to be impossible. So, I just smiled graciously and said: “Is OK, no problem”.  I transferred money to Visa. I should get some karma points for that. 

Called the doctor’s office. Didn’t get the doctor, but I did get the great word: BENIGN from the message the doctor left for me. I haven’t seen the lab report. But, BENIGN works for me. Great.

So, a great day. 

Some shots from yesterday and today.

Ladies when you have been squished into your plane seat for more than a little while. And you most likely need to pee… isn’t buying SPANX about the last thing on your mind? 

Always glad to see that the space ship building from the early 1960’s still stands. 

And one from today…

Don’t imagine she shops for SPANXs. Anywhere. 

Still more than a little jetlagged. 

21 hours after I started out, I am now safely ensconced in my room. I slept and ate my way across country.  Carlton said that I had to eat in every time zone. And he was right about that. 

In keeping with my plan to slow down, I am doing nothing until tomorrow morning.  Well, except charging the phone. More tomorrow.