Woke up to a cold, windy, rainy morning here in Manoa … feels like the winter season has arrived.  Of course our winter weather is not the snow and freezing temperature kind … it’s more like the shorts, slippers, and sweat shirt version!  As I’ve said before, this is my favorite time of year not …

A great Sunday morning to you all!  It’s another cool, windless, voggy morning here in the valley, but hey … our Warriors finally won another game beating UNLV 48-10!!  Yeehaaa!  UH is now 2-10 for the season, but at least they’re not 0-12 like when that idiot Von Appen was the coach at UH.  Last …

It’s 5am on a cool, humid Saturday morning.  The air is so still that I can hear the neighbor two houses away moving around in their kitchen … it’s that quiet!  I usually have a hard time sleeping when the weather’s like this … I don’t know whether it’s the humidity, vog, or the silence.  …

BLACK FRIDAY!!

“Gentlemen, start your engines!!”  That famous phrase from the Indianapolis 500 definitely applies to today, Black Friday – the official start of the holiday shopping season.  Retailers everywhere are bracing for the onslaught of shoppers looking for Christmas gift bargains, and it would be wise to stay away from all the shopping malls today.  That …

Thanksgiving Eve

It’s started .. our house is starting to come alive as the ladies start preparing for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Day gathering.  My job is to take out the rubbish, change the light bulbs, sweep the porch, and generally stay out of the way.  Thanksgiving always signals the start of another chaotic holiday season in our household.  …

‘Morning, peeps! Just got back from walking the puppies on another cool, rainy morning here in Manoa.  I’ve pretty much recovered from the jet lag although I’m not quite back to my regular sleeping schedule … should be back to normal this week, though.  Met the boys at Yataimura in Shirokiya last night for our …

Thanksgiving Week

Aloha, everyone! The holiday season officially kicks off this week with Thanksgiving and Black Friday.  Wow, I can’t believe it’s that time of year again … everything’s moving so quickly and there’s still so much to do before 2012 is over.  This is my favorite time of year … there’s a festive mood in the …

Good morning, peeps!  I’m baaaaack!!  The jet lag monster seems to have been kind to me … after hitting me pretty hard yesterday, I had a good night’s sleep and woke up early this morning feeling almost normal.  Now I’m sitting at my laptop with a steaming mug of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee while listening to …

Mahalo, Japan!

Good morning! What an amazing final show last night! The whole evening was awesome … from the venue to all of our wonderful fans who came to Shibuya to see our finale! I’m so grateful to everyone who helped make our first concert tour a great success … Reiko, Kazu, Taguchi, Chie, the I’s Crew …

Mahalo, Yokohama!

Aloha, peeps! We left Osaka early yesterday morning and made a stop in Yokohama where we did a couple of brief performances at the World Porter shopping mall in Minato Mirai. I always enjoy going back to Minato Mirai … the Minato Mirai Concert Hall was the first place that MDNA performed when we came …