Monthly Archives: January 2024

Back Home!

In keeping with this year’s Daily Diary, here is another of my favorites from the 1950s.  This is the first piano solo to hit 1,000,000 records sold.  The year was 1955. We got home at 6:00 am and dived into … Continue reading

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Day 9 – Pineapple Plantation And The Airport!

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9  We were up at a decent time today as Mary did NOT have … Continue reading

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Day 8 – School Is Over At 1:00 PM

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 Dang, I made it to the buffet, and the Chief Omelet Maker, COM … Continue reading

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Day 7 – Luau Time!

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 The day began on a somber note.  Bob Z checked on Leon and … Continue reading

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Day 6 – The Rain Has Moved On

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 Mary told me about the whole-eye transplant today.  It is a scary operation, … Continue reading

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Day 5 – The Rain Cometh!

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 Rain, rain, go away, come back some other day… like this coming Sunday!  … Continue reading

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Day 4 – She Is Off And Running

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 At five in the morning, Bubbles (Mary’s new nickname) was getting ready to … Continue reading

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Day 3 – School And Tommy Ba-Haum-Ah’s For Dinner

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 High of 30 and low of 20 in New Hampshire; glad we are in Hawaii and thinking of Colleen and family!  It was 71/69 here today with a constant breeze; … Continue reading

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Day 2 – The Cats Away, The Mouse Will Play!

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 We couldn’t afford the trip to Hawaii.  We decided to put it on … Continue reading

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Day One – We Be Off!

Hawaii: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 6:00 am, and we are scurrying around getting the last-minute packing done.  I … Continue reading

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