I just got back from a week on the East Coast doing book promos and visiting family, and all I got was this stupid Facebook photo… Two days ago, my sister Ellen posted that photo and caption and tagged me. Â It would have been funny, if it weren’t my Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup can. […]
I spent Thanksgiving week in Maryland with my family. Here’s a picture of my dad. He has questions. (Okay, that photo was taken in Hawaii in 2006 — not Maryland in 2011. But it’s nice, isn’t it?) So we were at the local Giant Foods grocery store last week, and after I whipped out my […]
Dad and I set out on Thursday from Oakland, CA and headed east. I’m trying my best to avoid plastic while traveling, but some things seem unavoidable and others are just accidental. First of all, we need to carry a cooler for snacks and drinks. Dad likes to have lots of soda. And we are […]
Hi everybody.  Writing this post sucks. But then, so do a lot of things in life. I just wanted to let you know that I’ll be leaving tomorrow for a 2-week trip and may not blog much while I’m gone.  As many of you know, my parents have lived part-time in Hawaii for several years, and I’ve […]
On January 2, I reported about my broken plastic hairdryer and how I was hoping to fix it during my visit to my electronics technician (not “electrician,” there’s a difference I’m told) dad in Hawaii. Well, I’m happy to report that it’s fixed. He was able to figure out what part was bad and knew […]
I jotted these words in my notebook on the plane yesterday flying home from O‘ahu as Diamond Head receded in the distance, clouds and water took over the view, and a lump started to form in my throat. My mom and dad lived in Waikiki in the early 60’s, my dad working for the phone […]
Up early this morning because of the 3-hour time difference, I had nothing better to do than snoop through my parents’ cupboards and refrigerator forgaging for food. Determined to get through this trip somewhat plastickly unscathed, I’ll have to stick to a banana, a glass of water, and a piece of my sister Fran’s homemade […]