Nothing of any great import occurring in the world today, and not much, actually, can today be anticipated for the rest of the week. However, I noticed that in my posting yesterday of my life highlights, I did not include my two homes, where I have lived for 44 years. These are two important ones. They are adjacent apartments on the corner of Nuuanu Avenue/Judd Street/ 15 Craigside Place. We are surrounded by graveyards, but my view was of Honolulu and the Pacific Ocean. I could not see any tombstones from my apartments. The brown 27-story building is 2101 Craigside, while the green one of 13 floors is 15 Craigside . In 1982 I was working in the U.S. Senate for Spark Matsunaga. I had been living in a nice apartment in Falls Church, Virginia. But getting to work on the bus/metro system was difficult. However, a new Metro line was building with the ending Huntington Station of this Yellow Line adjacent to Montebello , a new condo that was building. Appr...
In a series that began on 31May2026 as MY LIFE: Part 1 , I've been serializing my life from youth to retirement. MY LIFE: Part 3i--Incredible Journeys during Reti... MY LIFE: Part 3h--Incredible Journeys during Reti... MY LIFE: PART 3g Pearl's Ashes--Machu Picchu MY LIFE: PART 3G Pearl's Ashes--Mount Kilimanjaro MY LIFE: PART 3G Pearl's Ashes--The Taj Mahal MY LIFE: Part 3F: Gratitude....Not Grief MY LIFE: Part 3e Pearl's Ashes MY LIFE: Part 3d MY LIFE: Part 3c MY LIFE: Part 3b MY LIFE: Part 3a MY LIFE: 2b MY LIFE: Part 2a MY LIFE: Part 1b MY LIFE: Part 1 Fifteen episodes later, I was into some of those incredible journeys I had in my retirement. These will continue for a few more chapters, but today, I will crystalize the essence of my life into a few highlights. So I titled it Part Alpha. On 30September2026, my post was titled: MAGIC CAN HAPPEN IF YOU TRY This article focused on a magical period from high school into Stanford. So if you want ...