I'm home, enjoying the company of men that I've known for more than 40 years, some of whom are pushing 90 years of gathering the foundation of wisdom! As with all of us, they have very disparrat experiences so after 70 to 90 years, we talk story -- a melding of those experiences that allow us to grow ever deeper respect for oneanothther  and those that have travelled similar paths. Individually, we are as unique as the next wave in the sea but collectively we are a simple millpond that have experienced the ebb & flow of another load of logs. It is the difference between the millpond and sea itself that best describes us. We are the same and yet so different. And it is because of these differences and similarities that we can define our present by the stories we. Tell, the story telling of aging men, each of whom has insisted on forging his own path, his own values and his personal goals. Today we talk story about the stories we made in days long gone but never of the foolishness involved in looking too far forward. And the friendship grows as the acceptance of each other as we are is acknowledged by all. With this, I'm adjourning to enjoy the sunset of another perfect day in paradise!

This will be nothing new to most folks but, what the heck! I have  enjoyed the good fortune of working at one level or another with far too many entrepreneurs to count. Frankly, the best were those who had failed a few times but had learned from each failure and employed the lessons learned in those failures. I can tell you that nearly all over estimated revenue in the early going, even more missed on the selling costs and the real failures were those that didn't throw themselves into the sales and marketing aspects of the business. Oh of course the product has to be developed and produced but you cannot win with inadequate sales so  bury yourselves in marketing activities and then produce the product to meet the customer needs. If you'll do that and not waste money nor fear hard work, then your small business has a chance of caring for you over the long haul.
Simple as this all might seem, I'll bet that over half the failing businesses that I've advised forgot these simple truths long enough to drown in fear and self pity when just a little focused effort could have gotten them over the hump! Simple as that, as is much of life! So go enjoy the fruits of a labor well invested.
Aloha!

Tests came up all roses - no new cancer anywhere!! Ah ha! The old fart can rest easy And doctor's orders were to go play in the sun! So I think it is time to move Hawaii from back to front burner!
Aloha

Here I sit, nearly 24 hours since my most recent CTscan. From experience, I know that the longer I wait for a call from the doctor with the results of either the ct scan or the MRI, the less likely the outcome is likely to be bad news. That said, the stress of not knowing while the pain continues leaves me ever more stressed about that outcome. Oh well, buck up, be a man, and all the other cliches that fail to relieve the pain. That said, I remain confident that the news will be good and my time has yet to come. I have always been a late bloomer so there is no reason for that to change now. I just need to relax, forget about the past and all aspects of the future other than the joy of seeing my kids again soon - the greatest pleasure of my life!
Aloha & peace to all! Just me

Another day and this one included another CTscan. Seems that there may be another issue with the fifty percent of one kidney that I have left. First, while having cancer and now the possibility of the return thereof, the simple process of a nuclear scan of the body trunk and a day waiting to get results really is a bummer! I'm not crying, just tired of running into death causing issues with my aged body. I know, I'm 70 so what's the big deal right. At this age we are supposed to be invisible. Being invisible is one thing but I still have things to do, some for the good of my fellow man, but most simply for me. Those for me do not sise to the level of any concern but, those that I still want to do for others are important, for the beneficiaries. I come from a community that is borne of giving and I need to complete that part of my life so regardless of findings, will indeed work diligently at being here to accomplish those goals. For to might, Aloha and peace, once again; please!
Till we next communicate......

A dollar per vote =America. We have long known that our Founders, most of whom were opposed to the Two party that has. Evolved here. Why? Because they knew that one would eventually be owned by the wealthiest and that event would end the democratic experiment that they were initiating . And, what pertains people they were. They could have avoided many of the issues by making the Supreme Court appointments be limited to eight year terms but, oh well, it now looks that The United States is, at last, truly The Best Government that Money Can Buy! We have spent the past 60 years forcing our will on others, decrying the behaviors of the very people we imposed on their citizens and creating a domestic environment where those with the money would literally own the elected office holders throughout  what was our country, making each of us non-billionaires subject to the whims of the billionaires. In the period of my lifetime, the U.S. Has gone from White Hats to Black Hats. Life going forward will see you and I getting to fully understand the life of a serf, because the Supreme Court has recently assured that! Sometimes knowing that. The future is very short!
Aloha and peace to all

Amazing how many people do not understand the key efforts of the Obama administration. The ACA is totally misunderstood, something I believe is totally due to the failure of Obama to explain it while the Koch brothers s
pending billions to distort it. The same is true for the Farm bill, the employment stimulus through infrastructure replacement and minimum wage bills. The main reason however because most people are both ill informed and not intelligent enough to have figured these things out. And of course, there are some simply evil people (my guess about 60% of our population fall in this latter category.
It is a sad commentary on how political lying and poor education has led to the serious decline in America!
Aloha and Good luck!