Holoholo

I went over to Oahu for the weekend to visit a life-long friend, Jen and her husband, Erik, who are there visiting from Phoenix. Before I arrived I tried to hit as many tourist destinations as I could...first on the list was Best Buy. It was nice being back in civilization with expressways, shopping centers, chain stores. It was nice for about an hour, then I decided Oahu residents can keep it. I'm glad I live on a neighbor island!

We had a pretty fun time. Ate the best shrimp in the world at Romy's Shrimp Shack in Kahuku, hung out on Sunset Beach, hiked to the top of Diamond Head, hiked to Manoa Falls, ate at the other Kona Brew Pub, and got pounded in the shorebreak at Sandy's. A successful trip!

Kona Brew Pub at Koko Marina: I felt right at home, we had a great time! I sure wish the original Kona Brew Pub would add the seafood chowder to their menu.

Manoa Falls wasn't that impressive, but it was a beautiful hike and the pouring rain added to the amibance.


The view from the top of Diamnond Head

Abundance

Who says it's a bad thing to have a fridge full of left overs?

Party On!

I don't have much experience hosting parties, but I think last night's St. Paddy's Bash was a success. It may even become an annual event.

Even Frederick dressed up for the occasion. Folks gathered around him for a photo- Ilona fell out of the picture.

Travis made his famous Castaway IPA marinated beef and bacon rolls.

Sean got a little crazy on the electric fiddle.

This Year's Picks




Here's my bracket, for what it's worth. I must not have been in sound mind when I filled this out...I have Texas Tech (Bobby Knight) and Indiana both losing after the first round, yet the Hokies are going to the Sweet 16. Does anyone know what a Hoosier or a Hokie is anyway?

How to Catch a Leprechaun

Ken's son, Korban, designed this fantastic leprechaun trap for St. Patrick's Day. Some leprechauns will think they're pretty darn lucky when they stumble across the End of the Rainbow Pub. That's before they pull tap labeled "free beer," which is actually the lever that will close the trap door, capturing the leprechauns.

bainne na mo is an gamma...

And the juice of the barley for me!

If you're reading this you're invited to a St. Paddy's Day party at my place. Friday night 3/16 after work... about 5:30ish. There will be food and beer...bring more food and beer if you want. The grill will be ready for meat cookin'.

All are welcome!!!!

On the Road Again

I almost tackled the mail man when he delivered my new shocks today. I've been riding my bike and bumming rides for two weeks because both of my rear shocks were broken. They were supposed to send higher grade gas-filled shocks but the ones they sent don't look as heavy duty as the ones I keep breaking. They seem to be designed differently, however, and I think this will prevent the oil from leaking out. And they sent the right size spacers for the bushings, so the top of the shock actually fits where it mounts into the Jeep's frame. The old ones had a 1/4 inch gap that had to be filled with washers from the hardware store. The hillbillies at Skyjacker wouldn't send me the right size spacers before because they said they don't even make them. Obviously they do. This Jeep with its disappointing ground clearance and now the problematic lift kit has introduced me to the 4X4 world. It would have been a whole lot easier and cheaper to just continue hiking to the beach...but that's not nearly as fun.



Here are the three shocks I've broken recently:

In the Garden

Here's my mom showing off the flowers on our Jade vine. One strand of flowers is about seven feet long, the longest we've had on the vine yet. Our "Corona" tree is producing so we'll have plenty of limes soon, and we have five pineapples and a hand of bananas to look forward to, also.