3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (148+ words) A bad day in history. But it’s also Feline Friday, and the Lind cats are ready to do their thing and provide a bit of needed cheer. This has certainly been a better week that the last one. I’ve had…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (368+ words) Two readers noticed that the Kamehameha Day parade in 1957 was headed toward downtown past Kawaiahao Church, whereas the modern route begins at Iolani Palace and ends at Kapiolani Park. I had earlier found a description of the 1957 parade route in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (102+ words) ilind.net Instead, I copied the original 1948 version to ChatGPT, and then gave a simple series of verbal instructions. I don’t have the exact sequence, but something like this. I could, of course, have gone farther to add elements that…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (605+ words) I awoke in my 7th floor room at Queens Hospital in Honolulu on Friday morning, and received the news that a friend of more than 40 years had died the day before. We were friends with Doug Campbell for most of the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) Puslinch, the Yonge’s estate for more than 200 years, from an 18th century view. When I was growing up, we knew much more about the family of my maternal grandfather, Duke Yonge, with deep roots running back from my grandparents’ home in…...