Category: From Kona

The ocean was too lumpy today for snorkeling. So, I just swam some “laps” in the lagoon.

The food fairy provided meat balls, star fruit and some oranges. So, we had meatballs and broccoli, rice, avocado and oranges for lunch. Sandwiches on tap for dinner.

Starting to get itchy feets again. Instead of checking travel books out of the library, I got a book called Don’t Go There! On my bucket list is “Go Around the World”. This might be the year. Don’t think I can get Carlton to go. For general peace of mind – I’ll lay out maybe a three month trip – with three one month breaks. Travel of one month. Return to Arlington for one month. Do again twice more. Not exactly the perfect around the world trip – but, better than waiting until I am a widow to take off. After all – Nobody is promised tomorrow. If I make it to widowhood – then I can take a boat around the world. In keeping with my plan to just move onto a cruise ship vice into an old folks home.

The cameras stayed in the drawer today. Today was devoted to all things housewifey.

Today I did the laundry, defrosted the fridge and cut Carlton’s hair. Also made a grocery run.

Then doing my part for the economy – went window shopping for a wetsuit. Strange to say losing 20 pounds of blubber has made snorkeling a chilly process. Problem with a wetsuit is that it is just another thing to keep track of and lug around.

Mr C suggested that I could acquire a used wetsuit from a dive shop. I pointed out that people pee in wetsuits. Especially rental wetsuits. He agreed that a used wetsuit is a bad idea.

Seriously tired tonight. Only in Kona would you get roped into helping decorate your hotel’s tree. It is huge or so it seemed. No picture yet. The Airness does not wish to play with the hotel wireless tonight so I am using the iPod. Any Apple port in a storm.

A do nothing day.

Lunch was mashed potatoes and gravy with meatballs (no surprise there), cranberry sauce, avocado. The food fairy graced us with cookies today. But, I am making cheese sandwiches, with pineapple and bananas for dinner. The cookies will be dessert.

I went fishing today. Fish photographing that is.

There is a problem with my wonderful Panasonic L1 – it makes me unhappy with the quality of my underwater images. I just have to deal with it.

There is a problem with the current economy that I haven’t heard mentioned. Fixed income investment income sucks. Half of my bond portfolio is being called next month – assuming I reinvest in bonds – my income will be cut in half. Surely this is a serious topic in “Senior Living” areas. My mother’s mantra was “Don’t Spend the Principal”. I think she had a “DSP” monogrammed on her bath towels.

I had an idea yesterday – an alternative to moving into a little old ladies home – Why not move onto a cruise ship? After all – cruise ships transport the “newly wed, nearly dead, and over fed” to our shores every week. And the free shuttle bus takes passengers to Wal Mart. Sounds better than moving into a Sunrise Senor Living Facility.

Back to eating meatballs. I have LOTS of avocado. So, I made sort of avocado and meatball salad for lunch. It was pretty good.

Working on photography skills today. Black a’ama (Grapsus tenuicrustatus) on lava down by the ocean.

Today, I plan to nuke the meatballs with some sliced apples. Sprinkle grated cheese on top when done.

Okay boys and girls… Here in the lee of Hualalai, we don’t worry about the lack of swine flu vaccine or the scarcity of mechanical hamsters. We have a serious problem… There may not be any ahi for Christmas/New Years. Ahi is yellowfin tuna. And, it is absolutely required for New Years.

Every year ahi goes from 8-10 bucks per pound in early December to nearly $30 per pound in late December. We’ll see what happens this year. As for me, when I am not eating meatballs – for the next couple of weeks I’ll be eating ahi.

The ahi problem is that by mid-December the fishermen will have taken the yearly quota and will not be allow to catch anymore until January. Sort of gives the tunas a two week holiday.

Today, I am planning to make meatball cheese “burgers”. I have LOTS of meatballs. And, the food fairy has more. I am planning on having meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce for Turkey Day.