[Published in the Sep 2011 issue of Western Byways magazine... I thought I'd trot it out here as well.] Perched in the Owyhee Mountains at the center of 250 once-active gold mines, Silver City is often referred to as a ghost town--but that's not a description I recommend using within hearing of its residents. A … Continue reading Silver City, Idaho: a “Ghost Town” that Never Gave Up the Ghost
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Inventory Item: Right Knee, Size XL
I'm writing from my hubby's hospital room, where we're "camping" for a few days. He is in possession of a brand new knee as of yesterday (lucky 13th), and we're learning that one size doesn't "fit all." The grippy-socks they provide for patients only fit over the ends of his size-17 flippers, so he's reclining … Continue reading Inventory Item: Right Knee, Size XL
In Which my ‘Tab’ Key Becomes a ‘Tabby’ Key
"Don’t stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed." ~George Burns Burns probably had another profession in mind when he dropped that quip, but thanks to the invention of the internet and the laptop, I do get to make money from bed... as a freelance writer. And as a bonus, every day is … Continue reading In Which my ‘Tab’ Key Becomes a ‘Tabby’ Key
Wearing a Party-Tail
I was rummaging through some old notebooks today, trying to find the lyrics to a song we loved as kids–”If everybody had a tail and chose its shape and size“… What I found instead was a pair of pages written about a decade ago, reflecting on the different personalities with which I seemed to write … Continue reading Wearing a Party-Tail
Blogger Call to Action: Please Help Me Happy-Dance
If you don't do your blogging from an iPad, there's one thing you might not realize about your WordPress blog. The "default settings" on your blog are programmed to send iPad viewers to a specialized "mobile view" of your blog called OnSwipe--and (speaking as an uber-frustrated iPad reader-of-blogs) the OnSwipe view is CRAP. So I … Continue reading Blogger Call to Action: Please Help Me Happy-Dance
An Accidental Sit-In
During my most recent six-hour wait at our Health and Welfare office, the folks around me were joking that the wait itself might be part of the screening-process; no one in their right mind would sit here so long if they didn't truly NEED help. We didn't ask each other's names, but we knew each … Continue reading An Accidental Sit-In
“Manscaping” the Kitchen
I tease my husband Keoni that I married him for his cooking. Joke, of course... But seriously. When the two of us ran a restaurant together (Kana Girl's Hawai'ian BBQ) even men used to tell me that if I ever stepped aside, they wanted to marry him. Joking, of course... But seriously. The man is … Continue reading “Manscaping” the Kitchen
Kana's Chronicles 