Aloha, everyone!  We arrived back home yesterday afternoon to gray skies and lots of rain, and it actually felt colder here in Hawai’i than in Japan!  Of course, the puppies went NUTS when they saw us … especially when Jazzie saw her Nick!  Old man Buster just sort trotted up and nudged us with his [READ MORE]

Boy, I’ve got so many things to do today … two meetings and a zillion (yes, a zillion!) errands to run!  Nick and I leave for Japan in a couple of days so I gotta get off my butt and start getting my s–t together.  Should have started doing a lot of this stuff weeks [READ MORE]

Another nice, quiet Manoa morning … just finished a breakfast of eggs (over easy), toasted bagel, and of course,  a mug of steaming hot Dunkin’ Donuts coffee!  Now that my stomach is full, I can start getting ready for another busy day here in the land of aloha!  The puppies seem particularly happy this morning [READ MORE]

Aloha kakahiaka, peeps!  How is everyone this fine morning?  It’s the usual Thursday here at our home in Manoa … cool & quiet, gentle tradewinds rustling the trees outside , birds singing, coffee brewing, and … the puppies doing the 100 yd. dash around the kitchen!!  Last night I fell asleep in the family room [READ MORE]

‘Morning, all!  It’s another beautiful Aloha Sunday here in the islands as I sit here watching the sun come up over the Koolaus with a nice hot, steaming cup of coffee.  I really love my mornings – so cool and tranquil – it’s a perfect time to be with one’s own thoughts before the rest [READ MORE]

Puppies scared the crap out of me this morning … one of our neighbors’ dogs started barking at 6am this morning, so our dogs decided to join right in at full volume.  We were all sound asleep when suddenly “BARK! BARK! BARK!!!”   Man, it’s a good thing I still have control of my bowels [READ MORE]

Love that Dunkin’ Donuts coffee!  I sometimes blend it with one of the coffee selections from our NEspresso machine to create a little variety, but my favorite is still the original!  Ahhhh … nothing like a little taste of java heaven! Carla & Linda just took the puppies for their walk and gave them their [READ MORE]

2010 is coming to a close, and as I type, people in Japan prepare to be one of the first to ring in the new year. And, with 20 minutes left on my Thursday deadline, I present the final chapter of “Nick in Photos” for 2010. With everyone gearing up for the new year, I [READ MORE]

Howzit everybody!  It’s Friday again … man, this week really flew by didn’t it?  We performed for Fashion Night at the Ala Moana Center last night and boy was it humid!  We had fun, though, and want to thank Katie and the marketing staff at Ala Moana for inviting us to perform.  We’ve got a [READ MORE]

Aloha, everyone!  It’s a quiet Wednesday morning here in Manoa and we’ve just returned from our morning puppy walk.  Our dear friend Linda, who was supposed to arrive yesterday, flies in today because she overslept and missed her flight!  Get a new alarm clock, girl!  And did you guys read Nick’s blog about Budget Rent-a-Car?  [READ MORE]