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If the Present is a Gift, so is the Past

a woman is sitting at a desk with an ocean chart and an open log book
January 6, 2026January 7, 2026 ~ Kana Smith ~ 9 Comments

Writing Prompt: "Do you spend more time thinking about the past or the future? Why?" Truth be told, I tend to shy away from the future. I'm uncomfortable with unknowns, and the future is nothing-but. Oh sure, I always seem to have A Plan---but I've also come to realize how seldom my "Plan" is what … Continue reading If the Present is a Gift, so is the Past

The “Year in Books”

January 1, 2026 ~ Kana Smith ~ 20 Comments

The first kiss of the New Year tasted like coffee! We didn't stay up to usher in the New Year at midnight---we go to bed much earlier than that. We turned on our "white noise" machine, with its sound of ocean waves, to filter out the sound of people's fireworks, which are distressing to my … Continue reading The “Year in Books”

On my Charger

a balcony above the waves
November 29, 2025December 2, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 9 Comments

This morning my husband says he can tell I'm "on my charger." He knows that he has to periodically set me down by the edge of the sea, like putting a cell phone on its charger. It took twelve hours of sleep to get there, though---after a 2:30 am wake-up in Washington to catch the … Continue reading On my Charger

Today’s Post is Elsewhere

cartoon of the writer sitting on a packed duffel bag
November 27, 2025November 27, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 14 Comments

If it weren't so cold and rainy out, I'd probably be sitting in my driveway atop my packed duffel. "Can we GO now? How about NOW?" The word "eager" comes to mind. My bag really is packed, just waiting for my toothbrush and I'm ready to hit the road. Hit the skies? Ready to leave … Continue reading Today’s Post is Elsewhere

Scanned-alous

cartoon of the writer with her head down on the desk, between stacks of photos on one side, and her desktop computer on the other
November 17, 2025November 18, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 23 Comments

I just spent the bulk of a rainy weekend scanning a load of personal photographs---several boxes-full, stuffed to bursting with the life-in-photos of an utter shutterbug. I actually have stiff muscles---not from heavy lifting, obviously, but from repetitive motions and sitting in the same position for hours on end. I bought the scanner several years … Continue reading Scanned-alous

The Lost Map

watercolor map of the world, with pins in many countrires
November 15, 2025November 16, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 22 Comments

WordPress used to have a widget I loved. I love maps in any case---I'm a certifiable cartophile, and this map I loved in particular. A blogger could put this widget on the side of the page, and its map showed all the countries in which the blog had been read. SO cool. I can still … Continue reading The Lost Map

Lost & Found

lost & found box
November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 14 Comments

I just got sucked into the "Daily Prompt." I've been peripherally aware that the daily writing-prompt was a Thing, having seen blog-posts that responded to it---but I hadn't really paid attention. My brain is a busy enough place that I don't generally "go looking" for a prompt. But I do go for a daily stroll … Continue reading Lost & Found

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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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    Kana Smith on Avatar 3: Inadequately ImaginativeJanuary 8, 2026

    I think we'll watch it---For all my disappointment in terms of its lack of creativity, it was a good enough…

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    Esther Chilton on Avatar 3: Inadequately ImaginativeJanuary 8, 2026

    I watched 2 again last night - I agree, you really need to have seen it. A lot happens.

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    Kana Smith on Avatar 3: Inadequately ImaginativeJanuary 7, 2026

    I feel like the second and third are probably a single story---which is part of what made it difficult to…

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    Kana Smith on Avatar 3: Inadequately ImaginativeJanuary 7, 2026

    We DID! It was entertaining enough---and I'm always happy to eat movie popcorn! ;)

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    Kana Smith on Avatar 3: Inadequately ImaginativeJanuary 7, 2026

    If you decide to watch 3, you'll probably want to rewatch 2 first, then ;)

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