It’s a new day. Hopefully we’ll be able to put that whole burglary saga behind us. But I’m not very good at convincing myself of that. The effects linger. I’m suddenly anxious about leaving the house. Could they come back? Is there a “next time” right around the corner? It’s hard to climb out of [...]
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This episode has generated a lot of discussion and response, even more than the debate over pop-up ads. I’ve been surprised today to find out how many people are concerned that my liberal tendencies might cause me to withhold the photo evidence from the police. Do not fear. All the photos, including the one of [...]
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This is the little web cam that I set up a couple of years ago when my laptop was stolen while we were out walking in the early morning. Just about exactly two years ago. That time, the house may have been left unlocked. We’ve been very careful since. The camera is made by Axis, [...]
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It didn’t take long to get a prime suspect. Our initial reaction to the photo was seconded independently by three other people who contacted me this morning about it. The suspect is a kid who who lives just a few hundred yards from here. We’ve watched him grow up. A decade ago, he was maybe [...]
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We got home about 6:30 yesterday evening. I listened to a couple of telephone messages, took off my shoes, started feeding the cats. Then I heard Meda calling from down the hall. “We’ve been robbed.” Again. Not a robbery, of course. We weren’t here. It would be classified a burglary. Burglary 1st, according to the [...]
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Information, originally uploaded by ilind. The lights were on but no one as home at this state information desk at Honolulu airport yesterday afternoon. I have no idea when or whether it is ever staffed. Nor would a visitor in search of information.
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One of these signs shows gasoline and diesel prices in Hilo as of yesterday morning. The other shows prices in Kaneohe yesterday afternoon. Can you sort out which is which? If you guessed that guessed that neighbor islanders always pay more, you’re wrong, at least the case of diesel. This is meaningful to us as [...]
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After seeing a notice yesterday morning about a rummage sale to benefit a homeless shelter in downtown Hilo, we walked up a couple of blocks from the tourist-oriented stores along Kamehameha Avenue. The entrance to the building clearly belonged to another era and I asked what it had originally been. Turns out that it was [...]
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