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Entries from December 7th, 2009

Happy 96th!

December 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Aging & dementia

Today is my father’s 96th birthday. It’s just over a year since he was last at home. Just a week or so short of a year since his arrival at the Oahu Care Facility, a skilled nursing facility in town, after being discharged from Queens. We plan on celebrating with a mid-day visit, armed with [...]

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Why the EUTF health insurance situation has my attention

December 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Media, Politics

I have to say from the start that I haven’t seen anything in my initial pass at the recent controversy surrounding the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund that can’t be explained simply by a dysfunctional board, some tough competition, soaring health care costs, and an overlay of politics. But I’ve also learned enough through [...]

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Windward evening

December 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Photographs

We wandered over late yesterday afternoon to watch the sunset with friends who look across the water towards Kahaluu. We brought a couple of bottles of wine, they started off with a bottle of Bellini, a drink they were introduced to while in Venice over the summer. As the sun dropped over the mountains, the [...]

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