The reason that I didn’t see the sun this morning is that there wasn’t any sun to see.
Happy to report that I seem to have returned to “normal” today. I think the underlying cause of my symptoms was not some new bad thing – but my long standing sinus issues. And, I know that I had gotten a lot of water in my ears over the last week. And, we had a lot of vog (volcano smog) late last week. Sudafed and Zyrtec are on the menu!
Decades ago, I worked on the HC&S sugar plantation in Maui. Today, they hauled the last load of cane to the mill in Puunene. The mill will close next week. And that will be it for sugarcane in Hawaii.
Today I went to the Xmas Tea at Hulihe’e Palace. The problem with “Tea” is that it is “Tea” and not “Coffee”. But, they had mimosas.
I noticed that there was a guy at the tea. So, I put myself next to him. Turns out that he is Kaimana Barcarse, one of the crew of the Hōkūleʻa. He has served as educator, captain, and navigator. Last winter he was on the leg that went through the Indian Ocean to South Africa. His job that pays the rent is with Kamehameha Schools.
Both of the boat photos were taken from my lanai – using the long lens that I don’t like so very much. But, I have to add – it takes much better pictures when I use my new old monopod. (THANKS TRUDE)
Little old lady victories:
- Getting a jar of salsa opened without having to get one of the maintenance guys to help.
- Figuring out how to use one of the many “features” of my rubber watch. It does a bunch of things – besides telling the date and time. I have learned how to use the stopwatch feature. And, I might try to figure out the alarm feature. Except, I know how the alarms work on my iPad and cell phone.
1500 days until the Presidential Inauguration January 20, 2021. I was assured by a Trump supporter today that “Things will be fine”. Sure. Roger that.
Tomato soup and cheese sandwich coming up for dinner.
Assuming we have an inauguration in 2021 and not an Emperor.