the ladybug and the lion

Hawaiian Homes.

I wrote a short piece for the most recent issue of Robb Report's Vacation Homes.  The section, dubbed Groundfloor, tends to be about new developments in previously undeveloped areas that provide rich and high profile people with exclusivity, while the developers and customers rationalize their venture with thought that the indigenous peoples now have jobs.  Kealanani, however, seems a bit different.  Firstly, the developers know Hawaii: its history and its current condition.  And secondly, they're going out of their way to provide low income housing on the development.  That last tidbit was not included in the piece for VH, which you can read here.

Remembering Rudy.

My apartment mate, Katie, dug this calendar out of her room recently.  She'd bought it as a lark, on sale, after Rudy was already out of the race.

And it should serve as a lesson to anyone considering a presidential run: a calendar countdown to your victory is never a good idea.  That is, unless you do in fact win.

Maybe he was trying to reach out to the black vote?

Rudy... Set... Then wait for all the other candidates to win a few primaries.

Temperature Change.

The first heat of the year came through today.  It was one of those days where the hotness just pounds you and all you want to do is sleep.  I'm not sure if it's the dramatic change from yesterday, or just that it's genuinely hot.  Either way, the best part came after sundown, as the day cooled down, when I sat on my balcony next to my potted herb garden with a glass of wine and my current novel.

La Jolla.

Today I drove down to La Jolla and back again.  The trip was work related, but I found the time to stop by the Torrey Pine Glideport and have since decided that I need to learn to hang glide. These photos are actually of people para gliding, but you get the picture.

A Beginning.

The first issue of The Robb Report Collection that I was involved in was just printed and released.  I came in as a full time employee just as we were shipping, so I didn't do much, but I did write a couple things, and since they're my first pieces published in this mag, I thought I'd link to them here and here.