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Sleepless in Hawai’i

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November 30, 2025December 2, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 5 Comments

It's senseless to be sleepless after the day we just had. I should be knocked out and snoring full-bore, but I haven't slept. It's not distressing the way sleeplessness sometimes is. I've sat on the balcony with my head on my arms on a cushion on the ledge, just watching the waves under the half-moon. … Continue reading Sleepless in Hawai’i

Beat to Hell

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November 16, 2025November 18, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 10 Comments

It's only natural that most of us try to keep most of our possessions in unspoiled and "like-new" condition for as long as possible. We don't like it when our phone-screens get webbed with cracks, or the paint chips off our cars, or the knees go out in our jeans (well, maybe that's still fashionable … Continue reading Beat to Hell

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"As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts."

~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

  1. William's avatar
    William on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 7, 2026

    I used to sail. Seemingly a long, long time ago. 20+ years ago since I last hoisted a sail, but…

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    KENNETH on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 4, 2026

    Good evening from Middleton Manchester UK ITS time to bang the rocks together and visit www.theaardvarkskettle.com

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    writerunblockedrepublic on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetMay 1, 2026

    Hi Kana, I nominate you for a Sunshine Blogger Award! https://writerunblockedrepublic.com/2026/05/02/sunshine-blogger-award/

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    cswatts on Spenser “With an ‘S,’ Like the Poet”April 28, 2026

    It's taken me a long time to get around to this post. Love Robert B. Parker and the Spenser series;…

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    Anonymous on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetApril 24, 2026

    You may find the Boathouses Virtual Tour I've just blogged interesting, although not sure if it could fit your boat.…

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