A Dash of Tobasco

December 5, 2016January 9, 2017 ~ Kana Smith ~ 11 Comments

Last week at the beginning of a session, my counselor handed me a plastic dinosaur. I tucked it under my arm as we talked, and waited for him to tell me what was up with the toy. Of course he didn't start by telling me anything; instead, he asked me what I "noticed" about the T-Rex... … Continue reading A Dash of Tobasco

Gypsying (OR: A Borderline Personality Working on Borders)

November 25, 2016December 19, 2016 ~ Kana Smith ~ 2 Comments

If you’re not familiar with poker, the thing to understand is that you start a hand with some cards of your own, and you don’t yet know what other cards will be available to you to use in that hand. You have to “sign up” to play that hand by putting some money in the … Continue reading Gypsying (OR: A Borderline Personality Working on Borders)

Full Circle: At the Wheel

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 ~ Kana Smith ~ 20 Comments

Dad took me car-shopping my Senior year of high school, explaining that although he'd drive the new car for a while, it was intended eventually for my use. I pictured myself in a Jeep Cherokee: four-wheel-drive, room in the back for dive gear and camping kit, a rack on top for my parents' old orange canoe, and plenty of under-carriage … Continue reading Full Circle: At the Wheel

Time-Travel via YouTube

November 9, 2012November 12, 2012 ~ Kana Smith ~ 29 Comments

My husband Keoni found a historic gem online yesterday: game-film from the championship football game he played his senior year of high school. The whole game---complete with a "pause to change reels." Yep, reel-to-reel, black-and-white game film. Classic 1973. Naturally, I didn't miss the opportunity to tease him about my Favorite Fact. "Wow, there's Senior-in-high-school … Continue reading Time-Travel via YouTube

Our Arc Afloat

October 31, 2012January 4, 2013 ~ Kana Smith ~ 17 Comments

We don't usually get a lot of rain here. We live in Idaho's "high desert" climate, where it gets really cold in winter and really hot in summer, but we seldom get even an inch of precipitation in a month. Which makes the last few days unusual---we've had more than an inch of rain this … Continue reading Our Arc Afloat

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)