by toby | Jul 25, 2011 | Life
Renaissance Man and I decided to grab a week of vacation before the summer ends, and after freaking out over the interisland fares (we miss you Aloha Airlines! You helped create some competition!) we decided to do a stay-cation and do it up here on Maui like the...
by toby | Jun 30, 2011 | Life
Heh heh. I got you with that, didn't I? Couldn't resist. I told you I'd blog about what to do with lilikoi, but first I thought I'd share the arduous process of getting the juice. So…Yeah. Renaissance Man just came in and tried to video me with the GoPro. I told...
by toby | Jun 27, 2011 | Life
Tangy, creamy, tart with a lingering sweetness. Aaah, passion fruit! There are two types of fruit, the purple and the yellow. People say purple is sweeter, but in a blind taste test I couldn't tell the difference. I just like the contrasting colors! Craving a regular...
by toby | Jun 20, 2011 | Life
Father’s Day 2011 was a big one for Renaissance Man and I, the first ever where we had no children on island to share it with. As of this month, both kids are independent and launched, and we are facing this: A wide open road. Which neither of us are necessarily happy...
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...