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Entries from January 19th, 2010

Dementia essay on Hawaii Public Radio tomorrow (Wednesday)

January 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · General

My brief radio essay about dealing with my dad’s dementia airs tomorrow (Wednesday) on Hawaii Public Radio. Listen if you can! Wed. Jan. 20 0730 & 1630 on 88.1 FM 0800 & 1330 on 89.3 FM

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Another “morning dogs” video

January 19th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Dogs, video

What they lack in elegance, they more than make up for in enthusiasm!

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Worry about feline diabetes

January 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Cats

Bad news on the cat front. Ms. Maka, Duke’s sister who was adopted by friends back in 2002, has been diagnosed with feline diabetes. Just six months ago, these two look-alikes were both 19-pound walking hairballs. That’s Duke, on the left, and Ms. Maka, on the right. But yesterday we got the news of Maka’s [...]

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The mystery of the Superferry Honolulu’s rail project, missing arbitrators’ report, and an overhyped makeover

January 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Media, Politics

First, my reaction to yesterday’s rail extravaganza at the capitol? Here’s the mystery: If the city really did a comprehensive look at all the rail alternative before deciding to go with the planned all-elevated system, as Mayor Hannemann and Managing Director Kirk Caldwell say so adamantly, then why was the light rail alternative left out [...]

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