Sunday, March 29, 2026

Not Even Not Zen 430: Aleksi, Note 3 - Remissions and Decisions

›
Remissions and Decisions  In the spring of 1989, I got a call from Donna. I'd known about Aleksi's cancer since about a week after I...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Not Even Not Zen 429: Aleksi, Note 2 - The Only Handball Incident

›
The Only Handball Incident We got up early to play. My girlfriend wrung her hands, either panicked or enthusiastic about me going off withou...
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Not Even Not Zen 428: Aleksi, Note 1 - Cosmic Encounters

›
Cosmic Encounters It was a Saturday afternoon in early spring, warm enough (for Massachusetts) to enjoy being outside, but free of pollen (b...
Sunday, March 8, 2026

Not Even Not Traveling 70: Hawaii - Oahu, Pearl Harbor

›
Visiting Pearl Harbor We were headed to a place where ride-share drivers can't get in and cell service goes to die. When ten thousand pe...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

Not Even Not Traveling 69: Hawaii - Actually Mexico

›
Ensenada, Mexico I'm not sure why we pulled into a port in Mexico. We were coming from Hawaii. Our destination was San Diego. But we doc...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Not Even Not Zen 427: Biomythography - Note 139: Old Pranks

›
Wikimedia,, Yann Segalen  Laugh Like You've Got a Hotfoot "That gal is driving like she's got a hotfoot," I said as we rol...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Not Even Not Traveling 68: Hawaii - Oahu

›
In the morning, we arrived at our fourth stop, our third Hawaiian island, Oahu. Although Oahu is not the largest island in the chain, it...
Sunday, February 8, 2026

Not Even Not Traveling 67: Hawaii - Hilo

›
Wednesday, December 24 It was our arrival day in Hawaii. Specifically, we were docking in Hilo, a big city on the big island (the one actual...
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Not Even Not Traveling 66: Hawaii - Arriving in San Diego

›
Flying There and Being There We planned and packed. We rose before dawn. We slept as we flew. Suddenly we were in San Diego and I was talkin...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Not Even Not Traveling 65: Hawaii - Diving in Molokini

›
Our Snorkeling Excursion It was Christmas Day. The tour owner himself was driving the boat. He let a lot of his staff take the holiday off a...