Category Archive: ethnic

computer “catfish”

romancing an image…hugmamma.

lose 45 pounds!!!

Last night I went to a company function with my husband. Among the usual attendees was Paul, someone I consider a good friend even though we seldom see one another. It’s just that… Read More

…my son…

even stronger than blood…hugmamma.

women…and the world…

Women have a way of softening the edges around acrimonious debate in which men often immerse themselves…and our world. Would a woman…a daughter, wife, and mother…make a better President than her male counterpart?… Read More

a little odd…

The hostile environment surrounding our elections seems to eat away at one’s core. In order to prevent such an occurrence, one has to step back, breathe deeply, and take a broader view of… Read More

weekly photo challenge: foreign

Visited Venice a few years ago. This is one of my favorite shots. It almost looks professional. But a photographer…I’m not.  ………hugmamma.  

comedic relief…maru

Just reciprocated a visit to blogger friend Beneath the Tin Foil Hat…at http://tinfoilhatman45.wordpress.com . I’d not heard from him in a while so I thought perhaps he’d taken a break. I was very glad to “hear” from… Read More

through others eyes…

A number of my posts have referenced my cultural heritage…I’m Hawaiian. I’m also half-Chinese, although I know very little about the culture since my father died when I was one, and my mom was never… Read More

weekly photo challenge: solitary #2

one is the loneliest number…not…hugmamma.

at the heart…of the storm…

getting the facts…straight…hugmamma

weekly photo challenge: everyday life

I hate to rub it in, but this is what everyday life is like in Hawaii. Islanders can put in a full day’s work…and still head to the beach. One brother-in-law surfs at 6… Read More

what price…fame?

…to speak…or not to speak…that is the question…hugmamma.

present…and accounted for…

…trusting in the man…the husband…the father…hugmamma.

tiger or leopard…they don’t change…

…no quick changes here…what you see…is what you get…hugmamma.

not all disney…

George Zimmerman lingers front and center in our collective psyche because he claims to have killed a young man in self defense. What doesn’t sit well is that he pursued the victim under… Read More

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