William Hardy

First of all, don’t believe anyone who says that spearing fishing in the middle of the night, in the middle of the ocean is easy.  Or, fun.  That, on its face, should have been a warning to me that I was down the road to madness. Second of all.  It came from a friend who … Read moreSpearfishing in Nanakuli

  I was at the dentist the other day.  It was a delightful experience.  Carved out of the ceiling was a window revealing a blue sky framed by pine trees.  No pain.  I realized that the days of painful dental work was, fortunately, in the past.   Which brings me to Takahi Honda, who was … Read moreTakashi Honda

The one thing we do know is that the Supreme Court is going to represent the face of the rest of society.  Once held in high esteem, it is clear now, by putting an abuser of women on the Supreme Court, that rich white guys finally will have the representation of their ideals enshrined in … Read moreRich White Guys

Well, what can I say?   Just another example of rich white boys insulating themselves from the laws that the rest of us have to live by.   They really don’t seem to mind that the rest of us have to pay for, not only our crimes, but their crimes as well.  Think of all … Read moreBrett Kavanaugh, Mitch McConnell, Lindsay Graham, Chuck Grassley and Donald Trump. What?

I flew back to California on American Airlines last week.  There is a flight from Greenville, South Carolina to Dallas to Palm Springs.  I bought the legs separately in order to avoid having to make an extra stop at Charlotte and run to get the flight to Greenville.  I thought I was being really clever. … Read moreAmerican Airlines AA1612

So that was it.  I drove away under a halo of moon-drenched trees and lawns.  South Carolina was beautiful and the opportunity to come here has given me a look into a Southern culture that is charming and gracious.   For the first time I think I understand why the bitterness over the Civil War … Read moreI Will Never Forget South Carolina

I was walking around Clemson Stadium and noticed that the gates were all, named . . probably, after big donors.  I understand this from a university perspective . . it’s expensive to run big universities.  And, I can understand the memorialization of icons in the community . . the Neal Blaisdell Center, for example.  Does … Read moreAnybody Remember Neal?

Memorial Park at Clemson is really an inspiring place to be.  I walked there this morning.  It is across the street from the upper level of Clemson stadium, death valley to their football opponents,  and I read the inspiring messages and names of the soldiers from Clemson that embellish a stone barrier topped by a … Read moreMemorial Park

There is a little town called Vernon which sits about half the distance from Paris to the English Channel.  It is adjacent to Giverney, the famous home of Claude Monet . . and his water lilies. That day we were headed to see the famous gardens.  We passed through Les Andelys with the great expectation … Read moreVernon

I don’t understand why the Catholic church doesn’t just admit that it made a mistake and move on.  Isn’t that what confession is all about?  Well, perhaps there’s a higher standard for the clergy and the Pope.  Perhaps they have to think about the future of the church and its reputation.   But, without question, … Read moreMea Culpa