I’m looking forward to seeing Paul Simon at the MACC, his second of two nights there. My plan is to leave my phone at home, or at least buried deep in my pocket if I need it to find friends, instead of watching the concert through the camera.
2019
I saw The Farewell at the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it. I thought the movie worthy of its good reviews, and found it refreshing to watch a film for the most part situated in a culture other than Hollywood and that I am not so familiar with. 🍿
Bear falls on California patrol car, causing crash and fire. Thankfully there were no serious injuries, though they can’t be sure about the bear as it fled the scene!
Sunset from the cliffs at Ho’okipa this evening.
I’m pleased that the weekend is here. It will be over soon enough, but for now I am pleased that it is here. My wife & I spent this evening at the cliffs at Ho’okipa with friends, chatting and watching the sunset.
What time in the day do you work best? When are you at your most productive? For me it is (early) morning, and if I am by myself, in the evening. I regularly hit a time in the middle of the day/early afternoon where I can feel as though I am wading through treacle.
Not all days are great.
We were busy building.
Listening to Jazz for a Sunday Morning 🎵
What a difference a night makes. To the south the sun glints off of the observatories on the summit of Haleakala. There is little wind and scattered cloud with blue sky. To the south the ocean is in a haze of grey cloud. Tropical storm Fossie will be with us in about 36 hours.
Evening storm rainbows.
Late night visitor.
Hawaii is starting to feel Hurricane Erick as it approaches on a course that will take it south of the islands. It’s around 380 miles from the north shore of Maui, but the skies are darkening and winds are picking up. In the next 24 hours it will weaken to a tropical storm.
Crossing The Threshold
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Patrick Rhone recently shared a photograph with a quote in it, on his blog. The quote spoke to me of the meaning behind the title of this website, Crossing The Threshold. The quote reads, Books and doors are the same thing. You open them and go through to another world. ~ Jeanette Winterson We Cross a Threshold with intention, with purpose. We open a book, climb over a gate, step out of our front door, walk into a new job, land in a new country.
The Great Hack
Monday, July 29, 2019
I watched The Great Hack on Netflix last night. Following all the news reports over the last year or so, it wasn’t all new news to me but just seeing the implications of how our data is used, seeing the wide spread use of people’s data to achieve ends (whatever those ends might be and regardless of the effects on ordinary people), seeing people being pitted against each other by anonymous third parties, hit me hard.
Phew! It’s hot! Yes, that’s probably what I should expect with summer in Hawaii…but it is still H O T. ☀️
A Poem That I Always Come Back To
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Since I first came across this poem, it comes to me in times of doubt. It reminds me of those who do feel different, who question the normal route through life that the modern world and education ask of us. It calls to me of the seekers, the questioners, of those who see things differently, look deeply, of those, men and women, who are, "…too gentle to live among wolves," the sensitive souls.
I saw The Lion King last night and enjoyed it. Despite what the critics said, I thought that it was a good film which stood well alongside the original. Having said that, I wish that Disney would come up with some original ideas and not just CGI old favorites. 🍿
Beware! My grandson is on a bombing run…🎈💦
I found this video, Crannog, very moving. It’s about Alexis who has a life threatening illness and spends her time caring for animals who are themselves sick or dying. For me it just seems to put the rest of life in perspective.
"…like tears in rain." RIP Rutger Hauer.
For those who use MailMate for their email on a Mac and check email on their iPhone, what client do you use on the iPhone? I’m looking for something other then the stock Apple app, which I have a use for.
I just harvested a head of broccoli from the garden. It tastes so sweet, so delicious. I could feel the goodness seep into me…and that was before it was cooked.
Still reflecting on time spent in Inverness, CA.
Memories of Tomalis Bay, CA - though it could have been a Scottish bothy.
Home!
Views of West Marin, CA.
As I get closer to home following a few weeks on the road, I notice myself playing a little more attention to my Bullet Journal. It has not been been off my radar completely these last week’s, but it’s that sense of coming home and jobs to do.
Tree against a Californian sky.
Greetings from 35,000ft.
