Ok lurkin no more, some of you know me by my radical and sometimes irreverant posting, but you may know me better by my 1932 flatbed truck with the big dogs in the back. We used to cruse Pohiki and stuff but it's gettin to be to much change for me.
I was born in San Francisco, rasied on the pennsula in SM and took off after HS to travel the world. Well at least the states for awhile.
Have attended a baker's dozen worth of college's and universities. Art not english was my usual major. Although I've majored in Political Science, Anthropology, Psychology, Criminal Justice and Women's Studies.( 1 credit from the UHH certificate.) Architectural Preservation and Restoration, Sculpture and ceramics at Tulane University and working on Victorian homes and antiques was my New Orleans life. Built a bar in a Hotel 25+ years ago and it's still pumpin.
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San Francisco State U was were I joined the SNAG Society of North American Goldsmiths and metalsmithing took my interest for awhile.
My first trip to Hawaii was on a oneway ticket in 74, was in oahu and maui for several months, this was puka shell time. The 22 years since then I'd be back and forth once or twice a year each time evaluating the rate of growth and wonder if I ever end up here "forever" would there be any space left.
In 78 when I was in Waikiki with my pregnant wife I remember us going to move to Lahaina but there was like nothing for rent, just for sale, in town. Pahoa is gonna end up like Lahaina you watch.
So in the mid 90's after New Orleans becomes the murder capital and I'm back from living in Europe I can't go back and live in DOTcom bayarea. They totally made it like LA and I'd been everywhere else in the country. Lived in Ohio, Oregon, Washingto, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi,, Florida, Louisana, Missouri, Mass., Neveda, and of course Cali. and hawaii. So I've traveled through all the other states between them. (Can I say, they suck)
That was the 70's-80's Then SF 4 years-NO another year then-Europe for one summer waiting for winter so when I take my dog to quarentine back then we were going for the 4 coolest months.-and then Home here in 96.
Started in Hamakua, then Papa'aloa, then Puna hoping it would stay sleepy quiet forever, lol. not. Did some architectural work when I first got here, now my abilities are slowed by my disabilities but not stopped. Spend too much time on this thing, but there's no cost in gas to go anywhere. It's like a cyber bar, serve yourself. As of late I've been getting involved with community stuff mainly because in the last 4 years crap's been changing so fast all around me it's moved me to be involved.
Even though it exhaserbates my condition.
I'm pretty emotional when it comes to the aina and that was the ticket Harry Kim ran on. It looks to me all the anti-aina stuff has been growing on his watch mo betta. And when I see idiots moving in and thinking they're gonna do just what they were doing in east LA, it's time to say no. So I got involved with the HPPNW a few years ago, and didn't do much with them till this year, (another story) when I started our own street watch because of all the funding hoopla.
Anyway with this my hundredth post I guess I'll be a Punatic now. Looking forward to meet you, those active members here, at the Punaweb party and those who end up in Puna
later a hui huo.
ALOHA
