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In Which We Don’t Sail Into the Sunset

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January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 ~ Kana Smith ~ 19 Comments

Last weekend we drove one last time to our boat, to finish cleaning it out. My mom and I had gotten the bulk of things moved out, a couple months back. She and I were there for a "girls' weekend" when I arrived at the realization that we should probably sell it---an epiphany that had … Continue reading In Which We Don’t Sail Into the Sunset

What is WRONG With People?

January 11, 2026 ~ Kana Smith ~ 32 Comments

I feel like our RV park's housekeeper deserves hazard pay. I continue to be astonished by some people, and the things that they do. Or in this case, what someone did NOT do. Someone had an unfortunate case of explosive diarrhea yesterday... In the shower. And got out of the shower, still "leaking," to reach … Continue reading What is WRONG With People?

“There’s No Place Like Home”

woman standing in front of a house with a magic wand
December 10, 2025December 11, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 9 Comments

It's a sign of a happy vacation, I think, when you have to seriously reacclimate, on reaching home. We had our heads thoroughly Hawai'i-fied for a week and a half---living in our swimsuits (and my bare feet), accumulating layers of sunscreen on our skin and salt-water in our hair, eating our way across the landscape … Continue reading “There’s No Place Like Home”

Roommates in a Padded Cell

padded white cell, empty except for a vase of purple daisies
November 21, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 12 Comments

Pepper and I met (virtually) when we were both freelance-writing for the same client. Well, Steve wasn't actually the "end-user" client himself; he was more like a broker of freelance writing-jobs. His jobs paid a little less-per-word than the gigs I landed on my own (because he was taking a cut), but he was a … Continue reading Roommates in a Padded Cell

Punching Bag

AI-generated image of two people in uellow shirts hitting a punching bag
October 31, 2025November 20, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 9 Comments

As work-environments go, ours is pretty out of the ordinary. We run an RV Park and live onsite (that's not the weird part---although it certainly has its interesting moments). It's a small park---just 105 sites, around 65 of which are occupied by long-term folks---which functions almost like a mini-town within our already-small-town. And we only … Continue reading Punching Bag

The Post-It Queen Strikes Again

AI-generated image of a woman sitting at her computer, surrounded by Post-it notes that are even stuck to her.
October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 15 Comments

I'm sitting on the living-room couch with my MacBook, rather than the more serviceable office chair and desktop computer, because this window is where the sunshine is streaming in. We've had nothing but wind and storms this week---and although we generally only get 12 inches of rain a year here, in our High Desert climate, … Continue reading The Post-It Queen Strikes Again

Big Reveal: What APPLE Actually Looks Like

turquoise dragon at an Apple MacBook laptop, surrounded by nautical pictures and post-its and written notes all over the turquoise walls
October 19, 2025October 25, 2025 ~ Kana Smith ~ 8 Comments

We've been trying for weeks to capture a photograph of our cat, Yoda, when he goes into that crazed mode we refer to as "bonkers-ing." He gets the most unhinged expression on his face and goes tearing around the house, streaking from couch to chair to high shelving to cat-condo, pausing for a split second … Continue reading Big Reveal: What APPLE Actually Looks Like

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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."

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    Kana Smith on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJanuary 29, 2026

    My "teal phase" has lasted four decades, and shows no sign of waning. ;)

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    Kana Smith on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJanuary 29, 2026

    Exactly true!

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    Kana Smith on Cross My HeartJanuary 29, 2026

    It's satisfying, isn't it?

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    Kana Smith on Avatar 3: Inadequately ImaginativeJanuary 29, 2026

    Could be...

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    Jimena on In Which We Don’t Sail Into the SunsetJanuary 27, 2026

    You're a strong woman, Kana! When you get to enjoy that you can't really control or make plans, life gets…

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