Thursday December 27, 2001 3:56 PM

ALOHA boys and girls. Spam musubi's, Hilo Creme crackers, lots of papaya. Liftoff is scheduled for Saturday Jan 12 from National Airport. This is the first time that the flight was selected for some reason other than the cheapest possible. Actually paid extra to fly from the airport of my choice at a civilized hour. If things were "normal" I would have even sprung for a night in a hotel on the left coast. Figure that once will be enough getting our clothes, sports gear, electronic toys through that which we have agreed to call airport security.

Speaking of which - aren't we glad that the "shoe bomber" doesn't seem be much brighter than your average rock?

Mele Kalikimaka
e hau'oli makahiki hou!!!

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