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PACIFIC WAR STORY SCRIPT

The Pacific War, or War In The Pacific, started before Pearl Harbor. Japan warmed up ahead of time in China, Singapore, the Philippines. They already had an awful record of War Crimes before launching against Hawaii. My story begins with the Tizard Mission in 1940.

HOMEWARD BOUND ON HAWAIIAN WATERS

I felt homeward bound with my head underwater and breathing though a snorkel. No, I wasn’t drowning, just mingling with the fish on Kauai. Lots of fish everyday. So many that you could miss those swimming just under the surface, so look up.

PEARL HARBOR LAUNDRY ON THE LINE

Pearl Harbor laundry is the same as any laundry; wet stuff drying on a line. I saw laundry waving in the wind while touring the Ford Island with a Navy man. It was on the back porch of officers’ housing with their name and rank posted in front. A warm breeze furled family business better […]

LOVING LIFE MEANS LOVE IT ALL

Loving life is expected, required. But how do you know if you love life enough? You write a love poem to a loved one that includes everyone on earth. How hard can that be? Your trusted poet blogger here on boomerpdx says, “Do it.”

BLUE HAWAII ON THE LAST DAY

Blue Hawaii is a condition everyone has on their last day, or they’re doing it wrong. It’s the last time you wake up and get ready to hop in the water to say goodbye to the fish and turtles. But maybe you’re packed and don’t want wet stuff in your suitcase? As long as you’ve […]

VACATION BLOGGER AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT

I know one vacation blogger who dedicates time to review where they are. And I’m available. If you’re someone who needs an extra boost in your property, your business, your town or city, who’re you gonna call? Oahu and Kauai for two and a half weeks and seventeen posts averaging 750 words? Who wouldn’t want […]

HAWAIIAN REVIEW WITH ONE MORE WAKE UP

This Hawaiian review includes Puff The Magic Dragon. Every baby boomer born, and those who self-identify as baby boomers, knows Puff. Puff the Magic Dragon slumbers at Hanalei Bay in the mountain profiles framing Hanalei Bay. It’s said to be only a coincidence that Peter, Paul and Mary mentioned a dragon in a land called […]

KAUAI MUSIC: KEKAI CHOCK AT SMITH’S GARDEN LUAU

Kauai music comes from the rhythm of the waves, the sudden rain squall, and Kekai Chock at Smith’s Garden Luau. I was there with Kauai Team Two after cruising the Wailua River to the Fern Grotto. They were looking around while I watched our seats once the crowd started filing in. From my part of […]

WRITERS WRITE IT DOWN IN KOLOA TIME

Writers write no matter where they are. From Paris to London to Koloa, Kauai, I write it down. From North Bend to Portland to Tigard, I write it down. Is it a good idea? Or a waste of time?

TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME

Travel magic starts with the right song. Too often we hear it later and think how good it would have been. It’s the right song after the fact, the song you’d choose in a do-over of where you’ve been. But when it hits right, you know it.

PACIFIC WAR STORY SCRIPT

HOMEWARD BOUND ON HAWAIIAN WATERS

PEARL HARBOR LAUNDRY ON THE LINE

LOVING LIFE MEANS LOVE IT ALL

BLUE HAWAII ON THE LAST DAY

VACATION BLOGGER AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT

HAWAIIAN REVIEW WITH ONE MORE WAKE UP

KAUAI MUSIC: KEKAI CHOCK AT SMITH’S GARDEN LUAU

WRITERS WRITE IT DOWN IN KOLOA TIME

TRAVEL MAGIC: RIGHT SONG, RIGHT TIME

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