The Adventures of LitBoy: Bill Brent's Blog

haiku

HAIKU

The rain slows its pace --

One hopeful, intrepid "chirp?"

A deluge responds.

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

[this page last updated: 2011.11.11, 11:11 a.m. Hawaii time | photo credit: Bill Brent]

traveling light

Greetings, all --

Below is a note from my computer tech, which he gave me permission to republish here. I think he's onto something, heh.

Please note that, like me, Phil receives a small fixed income and manages to find more than enough to keep busy with! He made the smart move of relocating to an economy in a part of the world where he can enjoy a higher standard of living than what is currently available in the USA for folks like us. (The term for this, in case you are not aware, is "expat." Being an ex-pat does not mean that he is unpatriotic, just that he chooses live elsewhere than his nation of birth! In that sense, anyone who has ever immigrated to America is an ex-pat from somewhere else.)

 

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Great blog site -- I hope you sell everything!

I know what you mean about changing your life. I did the same moving here to the Ukraine! I got rid of so many life adventures and memorabilia related to those adventures! But I had too much to keep carrying around -- it had to go! I feel so much lighter and mobile now! Although there were lots of tears, it was the right thing for me to do!

Good luck, and remember, as you get rid of these things, you will soon realize how much they held you back from the new adventures you have left to accomplish and experience!

Being mobile is what we all need, as a species, at any age, to really enjoy the short time we have on this hot rock. You caught on early, so enjoy more life! :-)

   Uncle Phil

   From the Ukraine

 

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[BB note:] On that note, here is a picture I took three weeks ago of a beautiful bird alighting on the pink Eureka lemon tree in the front yard here. This is one of the things I'm leaving behind: amazing natural beauty, right outside my window! Not so easy! Yet I know it's the right thing for me to do now.

(Does anyone recognize this bird? If so, please post a comment to let us know what it is!)

(update, 2011.04.20: Another friend writes me:)

I'm at school, so can't download the file to get a good look at it... it's a thumbnail size. However, it does look like a Mejiro [BB note: a/k/a Japanese white-eye] ... the white isn't always pronounced. I think it's more subtle (if absent) with the females.

I'll be back shortly with more pictures and tales of transformation ... plus details on more of the cool stuff I'm selling off! (So far, my eBay auctions are drawing decent traffic, with lots of watchers and a few bids!) So thanks for tuning in!

 

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

 

[this page last updated: 2011.04.20, 2:10 p.m. Hawaii time]

 

 

Kindra Arneson blows the lid: BP's not even trying.

She'd like her life back.

- Listen and learn.

- Also, CLICK HERE for a link to a transcript of Kindra Arneson's June 19 speech.

[or copy and paste this link to re-distribute:]
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=478663&mesg_id=478844

- And HERE is a backup link, at Susie Madrak's Suburban Guerrilla blog.

[or copy and paste:]
http://susiemadrak.com/?p=3577

This page last edited: 2010.06.27, 9:05 p.m. Hawaiian time.

2008.05.01, Picture of the Day, Big Island of Hawaii

A LITTLE GREEN BIRD FLEW BY THIS MORNING.

Anyone care to I.D. this elusive one? He usually shows up around 8 a.m. Very fast, flies around the yard, and then disappears. It took me many months to get pictures this good. Not a lot bigger than a hummingbird. He is quite iridescent. Sometimes I see one or two of his kin flitting through the woods here and there late in the day.

UPDATE: This bird is a JAPANESE WHITE EYE. Thanks to Gary and Jacqui who both identified it quickly. Here are links to more pictures and info:

PICS

INFO

The last picture has no bird in it; this is just some kind of non-native tiny evergreen tree that was planted in a row outside this window. It is barely six feet tall, yet it looks huge when taken at such close range. It's funny how everything here looks enormous and Hawaiian when you have no context. And that's just the front lawn behind it.

By the way, I still owe pics from last month's Merrie Monarch Festival. I'll get back to those when I can; they're a lot of work and I've been trying to avoid aggravating my repetitive stress injury, so my blog time on the computer is catch-as-catch-can.

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

[this page last updated: 2008.05.05, 10:09 p.m. Hawaii time]

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2008.04.10, Picture of the Day, Big Island of Hawaii

CARDINALS, FINIS.

ALOHA! We've all seen a picture of a red male American Cardinal at rest, I'm supposing, so here is one that I photographed in flight, from my window this morning. That's his beak peeking out between the plumeria tree's branches, and those are banana leaves in the background. Enjoy!

You can view more pictures of birds in Hawaii by clicking on the "birds" category link on the left sidebar.

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Wishing you a beautiful day,

Bill Brent

[this page last updated: 2008.04.10, 6:30 p.m. Hawaii time]

LitBoy.com is a professional blog. Keeping it online costs me $200 per year. That's before paying me for my writing, photography, or anything else I do here. If you enjoy this blog, please use the Tip Jar at the top of this page. Your two-dollar minimum donation helps keep this banner-free site alive. It's quick and easy!

20.00 / $199.90 (10.0%)

This meter displays this year's contributions to date in U.S. dollars (after the funds processor takes its cut). Make a donation, watch the meter rise! Usually I post your contribution on my next blog post.

All original materials here on LitBoy.com (writing, photos, drawings, graphics, etc.) belong to Bill Brent. If you want to re-use something here, please ask. Higher resolution images are available.