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Kokonuts (of Kauai) ran as a daily cartoon strip in The Garden Island News of Kauai (Mahalo to editor Jeanne Holmes) from 1981 until 1983, when we departed Kauai (months after the decimation caused by Hurricane Iwa on November 19, 1982). Here is an early introduction to the cast of Kokonuts (1981)…P

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In the novel THE PEBBLE we find a girl caught in the headlights of life, desperately trying to figure out the shapes before her that form her identity. When a charming stranger unfurls his wings in a hotel room and opens her eyes to a whole new world Alex takes the invite willingly.

Justin A. Reynolds posted something on Twitter today that really resonated with me:

you’re not working from home.

you’re working at home during a pandemic. this isn’t supposed to run smoothly.

you’re not supposed to be acing your deadlines or crushing work rn.

it’s okay that yo

I’ve been a James Bond fan since I was kid. The guy always got the criminal, the girl, and never got red in the face. Sean Connery set so many precedents on how that character is to be played. Roger Moore went in another direction that worked in many ways. He kept the "shaken not stirred" drinks, t

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“Nuff Said” is a collection of articles that caught my eye on the interwebs.

This is beautiful and absolutely what the church should be doing in times of turmoil and crisis: singing praise and blessing. We have hope to offer because it’s been offered to us, through the cross of J

“We could have better onboarding.” 

How you make space for new people to join your team sets the tone for success. 

When onboarding a new person, help them understand ownership: what team members own, what the team owns, and what the supporting leaders own. Discuss desired self-help behaviors. Give th

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Para conocimiento de Máximo Kirchner, En el Nombre del Hijo; de Sergio Massa, El Conductor; de Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Geniol; de María Eugenia Vidal, La Chica de Flores de Girondo; de Martín Lousteau, Personaje de Wilde.

The term ‘Invisible ancestral loyalty’ was coined by Anne Schutzenburger in her book about the invisible threads of our family history, about our need to repair or re-enact painful episodes suffered by family or previous generations.

An interesting example of this occured within my own social circle.

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Thunderstorms can be extremely stressful for cats. While cats may not show their fear in quite the same way as dogs (in severe cases of thunderstorm anxiety, panicking dogs have been known to destroy furniture, jump through windows or otherwise harm themsel

When you know it's time to go..

Eileen Sullivan and Erica L. Green of the New York Times managed to get a copy of an internal (secret) report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that warned of the dangers of opening schools without adequate protection of students and staff.

WASHINGTON — Federal materials for reopening sch

To say I have been pissed off about the government’s reaction to Covid-19 is an understatement. I’m not a supporter of government bureaucracy anyway, so what I have witnessed so far this year of 2020 has been absolutely reprehensible. Government is slow and terrible in regards to the BMV, and public

Born without magic, Mackenzie Little has few prospects. In a futile attempt to break her out of the null caste, her mother ropes her into participating in a charity auction, where anyth

We are very excited that Creative Garden Photography: Making Great Photos of Flowers, Gardens, Landscapes, and the Beautiful World Around Us is now available directly from the book’s publisher, Rocky Nook. Just to clarify, the eBook is available right now, and the book itself can be pre-ordered. Ent

[image error]Paisley asks to speak to TJ and JT’s mom about the abuse. They come over the next day.

Mrs. Cooper’s furtive glance told Paisley all she needed to know.

“Who did you tell?” she asked her sons.

“Me,” Cody said. “You think I didn’t know all this time? But I didn’t say anything until now, bec

Once you’ve finished your manuscript what do you do next? Becoming serious about writing leads to having multiple projects on the go in different stages of production at once. Maybe a new story you’re writing, one you’re editing, another that is with beta readers or editors, one you’re preparing to

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Mike Munger tells me economists don't actually think this, but my preference for believing they do is tragically stable.

I’m Irene. I’m Covid-19 positive. I was one of those people who thought the coronavirus couldn’t happen to me. I’m also asymptomatic… or I thought I was.

Oh, you’re thinking. You’re one of those people who thought it was a hoax. One of the ones we see on TV crowded up with their friends

Ideas for things to do at home while isolating day one hundred and eighteen: drink some coffee.

For the people who have already been doing that: What? You’ve been doing that already?!

For the people who haven’t already been doing that and don’t want to: Okay, then don’t.