Smittie

A few days ago I turned 45 years old. Wow! 45. Squarely into middle age. I even have a teenager now. Life has been good so far. I’d like to go another 45 years. I’m learning how to make QuickTime VRs. Not as hard as I thought but definitely not easy. I’m at that point … Read more

We had originally planned to spend the whole day at the beach today. That’s why it rain off and on all day. We sat around the house. I worked on learning more about CSS and succeeded to some extent. I also spent some time studying the creation of QuickTime Virtual Realities using PTMac. Even made … Read more

Went to church at Calvary Chapel Kaua`i. Wandered through the local Wal-Mart. Nothing much to talk about today. Aloha

I love being in Hawaii. I love the weather. I love the scenery. I love the smells. I wasn’t born here but I’m going to my darnedest to make sure I die here. I’m studying CSS using a demo version of Contribute 3 and CSSEdit. Very cool tools both. Sooner or later the benefits of … Read more

We are finally in Kapa`a. Let the vacation begin! aloha

Well, actually a lot more than half way. We’re in Maui waiting for a connecting flight to Lihu`e, Kaua`i. Connect via Maui Sky Fiber for $6.20 a day. Only I won’t be using it for a day. Still pretty cool. Two airports and I’ve been able to connect to the internet wirelessly for a fairly … Read more

…to Hawaii. I’m at the Oakland Int’l airport. They have WiFi serving the passenger waiting area. Internet access costs $6.95 for one day. Not bad. The was suppose to have been WiFi in the motel we stayed in last night. However, the access point was either poorly placed or malfunctioning. The signal was extremely intermittent. … Read more

Not sure why I didn’t mention it yesterday but the surfing was pretty good. Jamie and I went out again. Same place as the day before. It was breaking better than before. We each got quite a few good rides. I even had the presence of mind to go in on a good wave rather … Read more

One of the cool aspects of being home and not yet returning to work is that I have the opportunity to participate more actively in home schooling our two kids. Yesterday was a prime example. We worked on geometry, discovered SparkNotes and worked through some reading and spelling exercises. Dad spent time studying Video Editing … Read more

Went surfing this morning. First time in about nine months. It was good to be in the water. It was good to be out there with my friend Jamie. The surf wasn’t great but we each got a few good rides. I didn’t forget too much. Swimming in Kuwait seems to have helped maintain my … Read more