by toby | Jun 14, 2011 | Life
You can tell a lot about a neighborhood by its mailboxes. Recently I decided to focus the blog a bit more, honing in on the unique, underappreciated, even unknown, aspects of life in Hawaii. I live in a working-class Hawaii neighborhood. I know, I know, you all...
by toby | Jun 10, 2011 | Life
Airports. There’s really only one way to get here, folks. Forget trains, automobiles and even boats (except for freight) people come to Hawaii through the airport. This is why I have a special warm fuzzy for the movie Love Actually- it begins and ends with an airport,...
by toby | Jun 8, 2011 | Life
Fads. I've lived through a few, and participated… erm. Not that often. Okay, sometimes. When it looked fun. Remember these? The Macarena (I loved this one, sorry to say) Hula hoops ( the first time around, and again, the second) Disco (before my time, but I...
by toby | Jun 1, 2011 | The Writing Life
The Lord of the Rings-Tolkien The Pillars of the Earth- Ken Follett Atlas Shrugged- Ayn Rand Where the Sidewalk Ends- Shel Silverstein The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul- Douglas Adams The Deep End of the Ocean- Jacquleyn Mitchard Like Water for Chocolate- Laura...
by toby | May 30, 2011 | The Writing Life
I have a friend who's normal. I know, I know, is anyone really? A philosophical question I never meant to tackle. Well, at least, in my world of working with everything from autism to schizophrenia, she's just a little neurotic which hardly counts. We like to walk...