Welcome to #Checkin for Thursday, December 18th, 2024!
Why howdy there #Checkin people, it’s me, Rod again. I’ll be here for the next week.
As some are likely aware, Val and I recently spent a week on Hawaii. It’s nice to travel, and I can see the appeal of Big Island for some people and all, but to be honest, it wasn't great. I hate flying for starters. The flights there and back were not only worse than usual, but the in-flight meals were inedible, and we were overcharged for our luggage. Good thing I always pack PBJs and snacks.
And while that Big Island lifestyle thing may be appealing for some, it seems a total bore to me. Everything on the island is sooo far apart that one can spend all day in a car. Sure, the big attraction sites like the volcano and lava tube were interesting, and tiny Old Town Hilo was charming and all, but damn. Give me Oahu any day. At least Honolulu has a decent China Town, and Leonard’s malasadas are the best anywhere. Sure, Honolulu is a big tourist trap, but I’m a tourist, ya know? And Kona’s waterfront tourist district is rather sad. And there is really only so much snorkeling one can do.
I liked Maui too, but the part I liked best burned down. So much of the Hawaiian Islands' attractions seem geared specifically toward old people and their parents. You know, Boomers. I mean, I'm older than Hell, but damn. Plus so much of the Hawaiian cultural stuff is kitschy and stale. I mean, I like Hawaii okay, but on the whole, I’d rather stay here in Califas.
If I remember correctly, (and I probably don’t,) it was that intellectual vaudevillian H. L. Menken who smugly referred to Hawaii as “Rube Heaven.” (Wait: was it Mark Twain instead?) There are so many better tropical locals in the world that one can visit is all I'm saying. Like Singapore. And if I ever crave slow island life, I'll go visit my sister on Guam.
The best part of the trip was being totally free to wallow in my natural uxoriousness. I only came along because Val wanted to go on this trip with her sister and husband. And of course while there was our requisite quest for the best shave ice. It’s my habit to request the preparer's personal favorite on the assumption that they would know what flavors are best. Only one server did so without first asking a bunch of questions about what I liked, only saying, “Don’t worry, I got you.”
It. Was. Epic.
BTW, "Laptops in Paradise" is the name of my upcoming album.
I didn’t see the point of putting the wheelie bins out as we were gone for a week and as we take a few weeks for us to fill them, they’re basically empty. I must get the "We're On A Trip" feral cat feeder off the front porch. Otherwise I have plants to feed and a lemon tree to prune. How about you? What's in store for you today?
As usual, the topic is open.
Greetings… Ahoj! Aloha! Bom dia! Bonjour! Bună! Ciao! G’day! Geia sas! Günaydın, صباح الخير , בוקר טוב 你好! Håfa Adai! Hi! Hei! Hello! Hallo! Hei! Hola! Howdy! Halō! Kamusta! Kia Orana! Kon’nichiwa! Mabuhay! Moi! Namaste! Ni Hao! Neih hou! Pagi! Saluton! Sawasdee! Shwmae! Γειάσας! Talofa! Terve!😄
@xanni@diaspora.glasswings.com
@tomgrzybow@societas.online
@tom_wroblewski@diasp.org
@stefani@fr.readthefinemanual.net
@smellsofbikes@diaspora.glasswings.com
@suann@diaspora.glasswings.com
@libramoon@diaspora.glasswings.com
@cass_m@friendica.myportal.social
@richard_healy@diaspora.glasswings.com
@pianomad@diasp.org
@noraqudus@diaspora.glasswings.com
@muse@diaspora.glasswings.com
@mark_wollschlager@diaspora.glasswings.com
@peter_lindelauf@diasp.org
@ldr@diaspora.koehn.com
@strangerthanfiction@diaspora.glasswings.com
@strangerthanfiction@friendica.myportal.social
@klaus_lademann@diasp.de
@karlauerbach@diasp.org
@kahomono@libranet.de
@kahomono@anonsys.net
@joyce_donahue@diasp.org
@joseph_teller@diaspora.glasswings.com
@jonalcibar@diasp.org
@joltrast@mordor.social
@johnehummel@diasp.org
@jodik@diasp.org
@jirikiha@diasp.org
@janet_logan@diasp.org
@isaackuo@diaspora.glasswings.com
@griff@libranet.de
@greggtaylor@diaspora.glasswings.com
@ggeens@diasp.eu
@fergdawgster@diasp.org
@donlittle@diasp.org
@downtide@diasp.org
@deancalahan@diasp.org
@d_calderon0349@diaspora.glasswings.com
@cadejohnson@diasp.org
@boblai@diaspora.glasswings.com
@amanda_gordon@diasp.org
@kennychaffin@diasp.org
@christophs@diaspora.glasswings.com
@whuffo@diasp.org
@robanybody@diaspora.glasswings.com
@raithmir@diasp.org
@psychmesu@diaspora.glasswings.com
@psetnik@diaspora.glasswings.com
@peter_lindelauf@diasp.org
@oldgirl@diaspora.glasswings.com
@ouija147@diasp.org
@babylontales@diaspora.glasswings.com
@miche@framasphere.org
@lvraiders@diasp.org
@weex@dogieda.org
@spiritual_techie@diasp.org
@shuttersparks@diaspora.glasswings.com
@sheilanagig@diasp.org
@robb_nl@pod.interlin.nl
@klausman@diasp.org
@katherinebond@diasp.org
@johncomic@eyepod.oksocial.net
@jdp@friendica.myportal.social
@jessnut@diasp.org
@jbryant@diasp.org
@jarnhandr@diaspora.glasswings.com
@jacobclayton@diaspora.glasswings.com
@hollyjahangiri@diaspora.glasswings.com
@hackbyte@friendica.utzer.de
@garpu@diasp.org
@gaffer@diaspora.glasswings.com
@elle_dubb@diasp.org
@doug_senko@diasp.org
@diane_a@diasp.org
@dgdillman1@diasp.org
@debo@diaspora.glasswings.com
@debbie_d@diaspora.glasswings.com
@davidamerland@diaspora.glasswings.com
@davehiggins@diaspora-fr.org
@christiann@diasp.org
@chele@diasp.org
@catsofcommons@pod.geraspora.de
@banerian@diaspora.glasswings.com
@andreas_geisler@diaspora.glasswings.com
@alistair@diasp.org
@aatje_a@diaspora.glasswings.com
@alex@friends.deko.cloud
@roddio1@diasp.org
@1@societas.online
In Memoriam
@stanmccann@diaspora.glasswings.com
@vtel57@diasp.org
@corinne_howell@diasp.org
We hope you’ll use the hashtag to keep track of the daily post and join in if you’re not on this list. The topic is always open 💕
