Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Check out Dustin's blog at:


I'd just put a link to it on my blog, but I haven't figured out how yet. I wish my blog were this sweet. (I think he may be a genuis...you be the judge)

Wednesday, September 23, 2009




The pics of the beach are from Sandy Beach which is pretty much as far east as you can go on the island. Beautiful sunset, and lots of surfers.
The other pic is Mikey and Dave on Sunday...EARLY. NFL starts early here. That's Dave's sister Krissy sitting on the lanai.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

I just had a tremendous thought as I sit here and watch live football at 3 in the afternoon...the Simpsons will Never Be pre-emptied by the NFL here! sweeeeet!

Saturday, September 19, 2009




A Hawaii sunset from the lanai.
















Me and Dave!


















Q passed OUT on the bed!













Me and my boy on the roof!
















Q's first beach trip in Hawaii!!!

Friday, September 18, 2009

OK! So I'm here and everything is good! I was at the airport cargo in San Fran, by 6:05 in the morning Monday thanks to Anika! I gave Q 3 Xanex's before we left the house, and I guess they worked because I actually got him in the crate without too much effort. He had his food, a blanket, and a Glad dish, that I cut a hole in the lid in to create a rim, so it won't spill, which it did anyway. (side note: If we ever fly again, the trick is to FREEZE the water...d'uh! I found that out at the cargo terminal.) He didn't appear to be shivering and nervous, so we filled out the paper work and left. I was at the airport by 7. There was a pretty good line checking in, and I had 4 BIG BAGS. 2 were under 50 lbs, and my 2 big, BIG bags were well over. So to save me an EXTRA $100, the Hawaiian Airlines attendant(She was a sweet heart!) helped me take enough out of the over weight bags, and SQUUUEEEEZE it in the under weight bags. I had to give her my inflatable mattress and pump, but it was worth saving $100. Well in all the confusion, I forgot to mention the .357 in my bag. I had told them on the ohone when I ordered my tickets and they said they would make a note of it, and have paper work at the counter for me to fill out. They obviously made no note of it. I should have remembered though. As I was sitting, eating a muffin, drinking my juice, I was called back to the front desk. Apparently the TSA agents wanted a word with me. I had to fill out the appropriate paperwork, and then the TSA Agent gave me a hard time about getting another lock for it. So I had to run to the airport mall store and buy a $20 lock that he wound up keeping the combo to! After a little disagreement, I was on my way...by that time the plane was boarding, and I just went straight to my seat.

After that fiasco, AND the fact I was getting on a 2 ton hunk of metal, about to go over 5 hours worth of ocean, I took one of my dogs Xanex. I kinda wish I didn't. Right when I was getting into my Immortal Iron Fist Omnibus, I knocked out. I woke one time, opened one eye, and noticed the lady beside me was eating, and fell back to sleep! ($300 and I didn't even get my meal...d'Oh!) But I awoke for good right before touchdown. When we pulled to a stop, I looked out my window, and they put a conveyor belt up to the plane and down came Q's crate! The first one off the plane! As I was getting my luggage, Dave called. I met him outside, threw my luggage in his van, and we headed for the Quarantine Station.

Apparently my paper work was tip TOP, and they released Q right away! So we headed straight to the beach! It made the last 4 months all worth while just to see him playing ball on the beach! After playing for about an hour, and going by the grocery store, we went to the new home! Q loves it! He likes the elevator! He hangs out by my chair when I go swimming, we ride the bike down to Thomas Square in the morning and another little park that looks like a crater up the street. I'll post pic's later. The tree roots look like something from Yoda's planet of Dagobah. It's awesome!

but I've blown one whole day on the phone with Clearwire, resulting in NOTHING but cancelation of my clearwire service. So yesterday, I walked probably 4-5 miles shopping and went to Verizon. I had a USB modem added to my account, came home, plugged it up and VIOLA! I'm surfin' the web! I really have a lot of actual important stuffs to do, like changing addresses and what not, so I guess I'll do that now, and stop putting everything off.

But we're doing fine! Q has new friends...Mikey, a friend of Dave's, brought Q a new toy that he tore right up! He's great! And Gabe brought Jaden, his 3 year old over last night, and they got along swell! Jaden is used to pretty hyper, in-your-face dogs, and didn't quite know what to think about the chill that is Q. But he's made a new friend the other night...a 2 year old brindle Pitt/Boxer that looks JUST like his friend Lou(Jenni's dog)!

But i better get to gettin'. I'll post more later!

Aloha!

R~

Monday, September 14, 2009

I'm watching Monday Night Football on Monday Afternoon...it's only 5:00 here! pretty cool...
TOUCHDOWN BABY!!! and from my window seat, i could see Q was the first thing of the plane1!