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Aloha… I finally had the procedure to remove a basal cell carcinoma from my back… My procedure went well this morning… the doctor gave me a choice of doing an incision… then stitching it up afte...

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Aloha… Strong wind all night long… somewhere between 35-50 mph… trees and branches down… leaves everywhere… quite a bit of rain… and then at 6:30am the power went out… I drove into town for an ea...

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Aloha… Thanks for all the wonderful birthday wishes yesterday… I had a wickedly good time… rode up to Gold Beach with friends… ate lunch at Salt Water… Italian Calamari for an appetizer… Lamb Gyr...

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Aloha… Today I am celebrating another trip around the sun… a friend is driving us north to the little town of Gold Beach to have a late lunch at Salt Water… a wonderful restaurant on the banks of...

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Aloha… I went down to the beach this morning… incredibly big surf… this was the headline in the local newspaper: “Surf along the Curry County coastline is expect to jump to 12 to 15 feet by 3 p.m...

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Aloha… Started today with a visit to the Dentist… all is well… no problems whatsoever…! (smiles) Treated myself to lunch… came home and changed… and went for a hike along the coast… Back at the h...

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Aloha… I grew up in Marin County (just across the Golden Gate bridge from San Francisco)… When I got married in 1968(the first time)… we moved north to Petaluma… then back to Marin after a couple...

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Aloha… The marine layer hovers offshore… comes in during the night… and hangs around until mid-morning… then the sun appears… only to disappear as the fog comes back… by early afternoon the sun i...

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Aloha… I thought I might write a bit more about the bonfire from my last entry… Fourteen of us gathered around it… seeking a bit of warmth against the cool night air… and the fragrance of the bur...

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Aloha… Last night I drove down to Crescent City… having been invited to join friends for a Basque dinner… Two years ago… the same couple that hosted this invited me to a Basque dinner as well… Th...

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Aloha... May you rest in sweet peace, Robin Williams... And may the discomfort you have left us with, open our eyes to those who hurt... Aloha oe...

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Aloha... I have often wondered what that wonderful fragrance is called that we smell after the first rain... well now I have an answer: Petrichor is the pleasant smell that often accompanies th...

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Aloha... My life is kind of quiet... not much going on with me... I went to see the dermatologist yesterday... the doctor saw something on my right shoulder that he didn't like... so took a bio...

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Aloha... Across the beach I run... down to the water... and then dive in... Auwe... the shock of the cool water revives me... and although I am not a strong swimmer... I feel as one with the oc...

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Aloha... Yesterday I went to the Curry County fair... the wild-side show was very nice (wild baby animals)... the kids doing stunts on their BMX bicycles was pretty neat... but my favorite had t...

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Aloha... The year was 1956... I was twelve years of age... and had a newspaper route... The paper is still in existence today... The Independent Journal... and I had 105 homes that I delivered ...

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Aloha... It's our annual kite festival... bringing even more visitors to our small town... Restaurants are full... lots of people shopping at Fred Meyer (tough to find a parking place)... stree...

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Aloha... Night before last... I was sitting at my dining room table looking out at the forest... and watching the antics of the squirrels that are living in one of the birdhouses... Mama squir...

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Aloha..... Overcast and foggy in the morning as the marine layer hangs on shore... but by mid-afternoon the sun is shining... and the temperature rises into the high 70s... The town is filled w...

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Aloha... The County where I live... is in a lot of financial trouble... we are governed by three Commissioners... that are totally out of touch with the people... and seem to be mainly intereste...

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Aloha... I have put up a number of bird houses in my back yard... and now that the eggs have hatched... the birds grown up... and have flown away... I thought the nests would sit vacant until ne...

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Aloha... Mahalo nui loa for your many and sensitive notes to me on yesterday's entry... living alone as I do... it really helps to know that others care... and today I am okay...

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Aloha... It's been nine years (today) since my youngest daughter died... There are days when I don't think about her... But you can count them on the fingers of one hand...

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Aloha... And greetings from the southern coast of Oregon... The rain continues... not too heavy... and not too cold... but enough that windshield wipers are required when driving... It's almos...

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Aloha... I have a male friend... my age... divorced about the same time that I was... then he was part of a long term... semi-happy relationship that ended about two years ago... now into a new ...

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