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Burmese Python Virtual Hug
Embracing my mind with a virtual hug— Burmese Python. The head of the large Burmese Python was completely buried in dark shadows. Because I wanted to have a more personal meeting with this snake, I stood there for about 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Photo Essay, photography, Reptiles
Tagged Honolulu Zoo, Humor, Love, Nature, Python, Snakes
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Disco Disaster
Back in 1989, a friend took me to a night club called Studebaker’s, where there was loud music, swirling disco lights, and wandering eyes searching for the perfect date. I didn’t like it there. Two years later, in an English … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Hawaii, Honolulu, Humor, Relationships
Tagged Dancing, Disco, Night Club, Studebakers
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Singing Darkness into Light
Between watching the depressing nightly news and worrying about the “suspicious nodule” that I apparently have on my right lung, I could not sleep at all last night. To pass the time, I decided to search for a piano recording … Continue reading
Posted in Hawaii, Music, photography, Singing, Technology
Tagged depression, Insomnia, songs
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