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This one’s for all the Mommies!

October 2, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 22 Comments

A Homecoming Game, Indeed

October 1, 2012October 1, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 36 Comments

I had the most marvelous conversation the other evening with our teenage son. Kapena got home from football practice ahead of his dad (who's coaching the Freshman team and thoroughly beloved by players and coaches and parents alike---but that's a post for another time) and plunked himself down beside me to review the day. I … Continue reading A Homecoming Game, Indeed

Analyzing Austen-tatiously

September 27, 2012September 28, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 32 Comments

Keoni and I usually read in bed for a while every evening, and then put on a movie. Netflix is our one "extravagance," and we tend go on exploratory themes with our movie-ordering---the latest being a comparative look at some of the film-adaptations of Jane Austen's novels. Yup, I've got a husband who willingly watches "chick flicks" … Continue reading Analyzing Austen-tatiously

To “Re:” or Not to “Re:”… That is the Question

September 26, 2012August 27, 2014 ~ Kana Smith ~ 92 Comments

As I begin to write this post, I haven't yet arrived at my own answer, but I'm launching the question itself as a topic that most bloggers will run into at some time or another...The Situation: A very nasty note, posted as an anonymous comment on this blog. It was directed in all its viciousness … Continue reading To “Re:” or Not to “Re:”… That is the Question

Project Petroglyph

September 24, 2012September 25, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 43 Comments

Keoni and I make a running joke about his age---not because he's incredibly old (though of course that's the joke), but because he was in college when I was born... So I tease him that when he used to carry girls' books after school, they were clay tablets... Or that his birth certificate was chiseled … Continue reading Project Petroglyph

Hau’oli la Hanau! (35)

September 22, 2012September 23, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 29 Comments

Thirty-five years ago today, my mother employed her primary Superpower and made a person. A day or two later I was introduced to a lifetime companion and playmate and co-conspirator and friend: my sister Karin. (She guides people's pronunciation with this clue: "You park a KAR-in the garage.") I turned three just a few weeks … Continue reading Hau’oli la Hanau! (35)

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

September 21, 2012February 12, 2020 ~ Kana Smith ~ 23 Comments

According to my Urban Dictionary, the above phrase dates from early days in Las Vegas, when a standard gambling bet was two dollars, and most casinos offered a three-piece chicken dinner for $1.79. Anyone who won a bet would have the price of a chicken dinner (winner winner)! One of our neighboring Idaho towns has put another … Continue reading Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

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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

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    Anonymous on Flip the SwitchAugust 29, 2026

    Good to hear from you! I definitely identify with bits of this!

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    traciekato on Flip the SwitchAugust 28, 2026

    Hey, welcome back!!! Good to see you. Can't wait to see what comes next.

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    alimardory on Flip the SwitchAugust 28, 2026

    Whatever you decide, it's great to have you back!

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    so glad to know! thankyou for answering!

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    I'm so touched that you reached out! Yes, I'm well--and gearing up to put my "writing hat" back on... Thank…

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