The Joy of Yelling

I love yelling. Just about every day I get to yell at the top of my lungs far out in the ocean and then laugh hysterically at the tragedy and the hilarity of life. These are not wimpy yells; they’re from the gut, give it ...

Oh Buoy, Oh Buoy, Oh Buoy

I love living on Maui. Where else in the world can you walk down a pristine sandy beach and hear the delighted shrieks of young kids as they boogie board on the waves? Where else do you see happy tourists everyday playing paddleball ...

Six Men Swimming

I arrive at Baby Beach, on Maui’s North Shore, at 10:30, expecting to meet my swim buddies, but no one is there. I must have the time wrong. To my dismay, the weather is windy, overcast and cold. There are only a few hardy souls on the ...

Lemons to Melons

Lemons to Melons Something very beautiful happens to people when their world has fallen apart: a humility, a nobility, a higher intelligence emerges at just the point when our knees hit the floor. Marianne Williamson I’m just not good ...

My Worst Fear

Sooner or later it happens to all of us. I’m in my very first “home health care” store. You know, the ones with the crutches and bedpans in the window. I’m waiting for my appointment with James, who is going to set me up with a ...