U.S. Ramps Up Its Asian Allies to Guard China
Lines in the sand are being drawn. The United States and India have recently penned an agreement of military cooperation in order to counter threats from the Chinese government. They have agreed to share certain satellite data used to control missiles and drones. “Big things are happening as our democracies align to better protect the […]
Peace of Mind in Rural America
A recent Airbnb gold rush in upscale New York was created by Covid pandemics. Young professionals who can easily work online, are renting vacation spaces in picturesque, rural, small-town locations. Many claim to want to ride out the pandemic in a place with beautiful scenery. And who can blame them? Add a global pandemic to […]
Hawaii’s Pandemic Suicide?
It is supposed to be amazing here. With no tourists around every day, can be an adventure, but only if you decide it so. A lot of people used to work for the tourist industry. Now they just surf every day, and contemplate surfing, breakdancing, skateboarding and Qi Gong. We all wonder when they will […]
The Shadows of Prosperity
Every Saturday, I make my rounds to the local stores to buy my weekly groceries. Some items I need are at a local store called KTA, a “mom and pop” grocery store, and other items can only be found in places that I dread to go; Walmart and Target. As I walk into my local […]
The Burning of California, and Causes?
Fires! Every year, fires in California. Is this a natural cycle? climate change? forest mismanagement? overpopulation? arson? Or? Questions like these have plagued residents of the state of California for decades. In fact, I can precisely tell you the year in which the reality of California wildfires was embedded into the national consciousness. In 2003, […]
The Healing of Hawaii
No Tourists! The Covid-19 pandemic has effectively ended mass tourism to the big island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian island chain was created by a singular volcano in the dead center of the Pacific Ocean. Over the great eons of time, the tectonic plates of the pacific shifted, and allowed the lone volcano Kilauea to create […]