Archive for December, 2008

My Haunted Hawaiian Holiday

Current mood: contemplative                        I make it a point whenever I visit the Hawaiian Islands to pay homage to the deities…both my beloved Goddess Pele and the ruling human monarchs. I visit Iolani Palace, the only palace on American soil to pay my respects to Queen Lili’uokalani who ruled from this impressive establishment…and was […]

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Mele Kalikimaka

Current mood: happy Category: Life It was my turn to blog at The Many Shades of Life and Love today. Here is what I posted: It is my happy task to be blogging today, Christmas, which just happens to be my most favorite day of the year. I pine its passing each year like the […]

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The Ka’ai

Current mood: contemplative Category: Art and Photography                                   My dad came to L.A. yesterday to spend a few of days with me before we fly to Hawaii together on Friday to meet up with the rest of the family for Christmas. I was so busy doing author chats that I left him to his own […]

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Music as Punishment

Current mood: contemplative Category: News and Politics                                        We’ve all heard of the wondrous powers of music healing sick people. Former coma patients report being aware of their families playing their favorite songs…distressed children and animals are soothed by Mozart…so it was a huge shock for me to hear yesterday that the CIA is proud […]

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Someone Else’s Family

Current mood: contemplative Category: Life                        On Monday morning, Don Yun Yoon, a Korean immigrant to the United States, left his home in San Diego to go to work. Inside his house were his beautiful wife Young Mi, his 15-month-old daughter Grace, his two-month-old daughter Rachel and his visiting mother in law Suk Im […]

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