Hawaii

As I write these words, I bow my head in shame. I was the guy who thought this sort of thing would never happen to him. But it did. I’m generally an alert guy when online. I look at the “from” field on emails, and double-check URL’s before entering my password into them. But on [...]

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I conquered a fear today. And it turned out to be a very good experience. I have always (since I was 7 or 8 years old) wanted to call into a talk radio show. The earliest radio show I remember listening to was a show called “Online Tonight” with David Lawrence. Even as a kid, [...]

 

 T.J. McCormack and with Christian calling in: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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As you all know, I’m on Maui right now, in Hawaii. Although I am, in many respects, treating it as a travel destination for the remainder of my stay (just  22 more days), it does happen to have been my home for much of my life. My mother lives in Kula, on the slopes of [...]

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I have spent the last month scouring the island of Maui (apart from Lahaina, you’re on your own over there) for fast, open, reliable wifi hotspots. After many frustrating hours of wandering with hours of work being lost on account of weak, crappy wifi signals, I present to you my coveted list of wifi oasis’s [...]

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Here it is. The long-awaited post about what I have in my backpack (yes…only one backpack). I have carefully picked the items that would stay or go in my mini-pack, and am constantly looking for smaller, better, more functioning items to replace my current ones. Here is a photo of everything I have in my [...]

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As I sit working at a table at an outdoor mall in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. I feel a flake brush against my arm. I look around and see more of it everywhere. It begins to fall more heavily as I frantically try to keep my computer and wireless modem safe. Is it snowing in Maui? [...]

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Feel like seeing an $86 show on the Wailea oceanfront for free? Its easier than you might expect. At the Wailea Marriot on Maui, there is an outdoor “luau” Monday through Saturday. A luau in the modern day is basically a big outdoor show with lots of food for the tourists to stuff their face [...]

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Here’s a quick update for all of you who get worried if you don’t see one in more than 48 hours (there are a few of you) I just wanted to let y’all know that I’m back on Maui, safe and somewhat sound. My arrival was made very positive by my beautiful fiance Julie who [...]

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