Another stop on the Mai Tai Tour Wednesday night we made another stop on the Mai Tai Tour, this time at the House Without a Key in the Halekulani Hotel. I don’t think there was ever any doubt that this would be the top spot on the tour. The setting can’t be beat. The House …
Well today didn’t go as planned, which worked out fine with us. The plan was to catch the Royal Hawaiian Band performance at Iolani Palace where they perform regularly at noon on Fridays. Today the concert was canceled because of rain. It wasn’t raining hard—really just a mist—but even a mist can mess up sensitive …
We’re heading out tomorrow for an extended Hawaiian vacation. We’ll return the last week in June. The bags are packed and we’re itching to go. Unlike previous trips, we’re not doing a lot of island-hopping or condo jumping. We stay for 30 days in the Colony Surf on the Diamond Head end of Waikiki. We’ve …
Happy New Year—Hauʻoli makahiki hou It’s the start of a new year and i realize I have not written on this blog since July. Shame on me for letting half a year go by without posting anything. This second half of the year was incredibly busy. For that matter, the first half was also busy, …
The Eyes Of Texas At last we have a cover and a pub date for The Eyes Of Texas, an anthology of short stories edited by Michael Bracken and published by Down and Out Books. The pub date is October 21, 2019. The Eyes of Texas features seventeen original tales of Lone Star State private …
Island Music One of the things I like best about Hawai`i is the music. Almost anywhere you go, you can find music and catch a performance of some kind. We were fortunate enough to catch at least one performance nearly every day of this trip. The Courtyard Marriott featured live music every evening. They were …
Kaua’i, 2018 The Hawai’i 2018 trip kicked off on Wednesday, October 10. The shuttle left College Station at 4:00 am for Houston. We left Houston at 10:00, non-stop to Honolulu. Arrived at 1:30 and caught a 3:00 flight to Lihue, arriving at 4:00. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott at Coconut Beach in Kapa’a. Kapa’a …
Haven’t posted in awhile because I’ve been busy editing Questions Of Loyalty and getting it to my agent. The edits were completed Monday and sent to Beth. Now waiting to hear from her. Magnum P.I. Reboot Watched the new Magnum on Monday. I had hoped to be impressed by it, but was somewhat disappointed. The …
I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the volcano blows. Hawai’i is burning. Fissures are opening on the East slope of Kilauea destroying homes and threatening the lives of more than a thousand residents. The danger comes not only from lava, but also from toxic gases emitted by the volcano. Now comes possibility …
Haleakala This time last year we were on Maui, visiting the summit of Haleakala. Haleakala means House of the Sun. It is a volcano rising 10,023 feet above sea level. It forms most of east Maui. Haleakala is considered still active, with it’s last eruption occurring in 1790 AD. It’s a sacred place to native …
Hawaiian Noir 