life in the old lane

Nice nice day today. A little laundry. A little swimming. A little photography. Lots of hoping for the best tomorrow.

I have been working on my wireless connection. It is getting better.

Had a very lazy Sunday. Spam musubi and most excellent strawberry mochi for lunch.

Yesterday I was feeling OK about the election. Not so sure today. Maybe, I have only been looking for silver linings. Then our local paper had a horror story article about how Paul Ryan could actually be elected president if the Electoral College can not get it done… If the House of Representatives gets to elect the president. As I said – horror story.

We are all vogged in today. But, there were dolphins in the bay and chickens in the trees. So, all is well in Kona.

I am starting to feel a tiny bit hopeful about the election. Hoping that the goodguys will at least keep either the Presidency or the Senate. Of course, my vision could be distorted – out here in the very blue Pacific.

Almost settled in and jetlag almost over. But, the dreaded cookbook project did not die. It was lying in wait for my return. Not a problem. It is the least I can do for the good people who entertain Mr C …

New photo project. 28 days – street shooting in B/W from the hip. I am not very good at shooting from the hip. But, if you are going to survive street shooting in Kona – that is how you have to do it. It might not be “nice”. But, it is legal.

Once again – an “Only in Kona” moment.

All settled into the new digs. And, we got word from the apartment manager back in Arlington – the apartment didn’t leak and the power stayed on during Monday-Tuesday’s storm.

The internet “service” isn’t woking nicely. Can not upload a picture. Hope I can get it sorted out. There is free internet in the lobby. But, I like internet in my room. Gotta putter around with it…

Well, I can upload a picture from the lobby wifi… Will continue fussing around.

Got the freezer all stocked with goodies to eat when we get back from Kona. NOW, I just hope that FrankenStorm will not take out our electric.

Speaking of FrankenStorm – stores out of water and toilet paper. Dog food and beer running very low.

All packed- well – almost.  Next post – from Kona. Leaving 0755 tomorrow.

My Storm Prep – Leave Town.

Honest. I will start getting ready to go to Kona soon. I was going to start this afternoon. But, I took a nap instead.

Soon after we leave to Kona, Franken-Storm is supposed to hit our area. Better not miss that plane.

Is this public art, a joke or for real? In Arlington – it is hard to tell.

Time to get serious about getting ready to go to Kona. The fridge is getting empty. The box is on the way. The rides to DCA and from KOA have been arranged. The hotel room has been confirmed. It is not our regular room. Not happy about that. But, things change.

Let the record show that Carlton completely destroyed his shoulder playing tennis this morning. He isn’t getting much sympathy from me. On Sunday he said “I think tennis is making my shoulder worse.” Well, now what would a normal person do? Right – and what would Mr C do? Right again. He said it went POP POP POP and now it “crunches”. And hurts. But only when he moves it.

 

What was I thinking??? I wasn’t thinking. We are supposed to leave next Sunday at 7:55AM. Sounds civilized enough. The subway doesn’t start until 7:00AM, but Mr C wanted to go on Sunday. OK, we can take a cab to the airport. This morning I finally realized that the Marine Corp Marathon – with 30,000 runners – blast off time is 0755 hours. Less than 2 miles for the airport. Not a pretty picture. The subway will start early – but we would be on the train that goes to the starting line. Not pretty either.

Note to Peggy For Next Year. AVOID THE LAST SUNDAY IN OCTOBER.