Behold!  The smoldering crater at Halema’uma’u on Mauna Loa, which has been in continual eruption for something like thirty years.  During the day it produces poison gasses; by night a scarlet glow.  I was taken from Honolulu to the Big Island by the Celebrity cruise ship Millennium, which is now carrying me farther south […]

Well, so far, so good. Here’s the first view of Waikiki from the hotel balcony.  Gotta say it’s a lot prettier in person. Went walking afterwards, had some Korean street food, bought some wine, watched the sunset.  After hours on a plane, there wasn’t much energy for anything else.  

To all my friends  out on the East Coast, all under the presumed path of Hurricane Sandy, I’d like to say that my thoughts are with you, your friends, and your family.   I’m watching the Weather Channel, which is heavy on actual facts and light on news anchors playing daredevil stunts in 65-knot winds.  Still, […]

Soon it will be All Hallow’s Eve, a night of terror, when monsters walk the earth. And speaking of monsters, is anything more frightening than the Swedish Chef with a battleaxe? Maybe the Swedish Chef . . . with a bazooka!