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    after the binge
    sparker54
    • Dec 26, 2016
    • 2 min

    after the binge

    Ughhh. Yesterday was quietly epic. If that's not an oxymoron. Just Shawndra and her sister, three dogs, three cats, and me, three games (...
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    (main)landed
    sparker54
    • Aug 7, 2016
    • 2 min

    (main)landed

    Waking up. So: This is my new website. Thanks for stopping by. Take a look around, if you like. The more astute reader might notice that ...
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    under the volcano
    sparker54
    • Apr 9, 2013
    • 5 min

    under the volcano

    Vocabulary. Here in Hawaii, normal conversations are often peppered with words and phrases borrowed from Hawaiian, such as aloha, maholo ...
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    comfort and joy
    sparker54
    • Dec 19, 2012
    • 3 min

    comfort and joy

    I presented this as a closing philosophy yesterday at the last meeting of the year for my Hilo Toastmasters chapter: Before we adjourn, h...
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    big dog, big dreams
    sparker54
    • Oct 31, 2012
    • 3 min

    big dog, big dreams

    Bliss. It is 4:15. AM. You know: dark, cold (even here in Hawaii), silent. This time of year it is cool enough at this hour to mute even ...
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    nope, nothin' to see here, folks
    sparker54
    • Aug 27, 2012
    • 2 min

    nope, nothin' to see here, folks

    One dozen. They were but twelve. Today just eight remain, and the youngest of them is 77 years old. But there was only ever one who was f...
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    sparker54
    • Jul 4, 2012
    • 1 min

    bad morning

    Unhinged. When I awoke this morning, the universe presented itself to me in broken fragments; ragged, dangerous shards of reality poking ...
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    sparker54
    • Jul 4, 2012
    • 2 min

    blatant chicken

    Freedom. Happy Independence Day! Shawndra was off work today, so she and I went for a walk at the zoo this morning, as we often do. It’s ...
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