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Asleep On The Job?

I don’t know how I missed this news story from a couple of weeks ago! Apparently, two pilots for Go! Airlines may have fallen asleep while flying from Honolulu to Hilo on February 13th.
Flight 1002 took off from Honolulu at 9:20 a.m. and was scheduled to land in Hilo at 10:05 a.m. However, when they […]

Earthquakes, Hurricanes, & Tsunamis - Oh My!

Update: Looks like the tsunami watch for Hawaii has been cancelled. Thank goodness.  However, the devastation in Peru turned out to be worst than was first expected. So far, 48 dead and 350 injured. My prayers are with them.
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At about 1 pm HST, a 7.5 earthquake hit the central coast of Peru causing damage to […]

As Hurricane Flossie Nears Hawaii

Thank you to everyone for your overwhelming concern regarding my family’s safety as Hurricane Flossie heads towards Hawaii. We are all fine and well stocked on the necessities. In fact, you would never even guess that a hurricane was approaching by looking at the blue skies outside.
However, as of this morning, Hurrican Flossie was about […]

Couple Blames Internet for Child Neglect

I’m sure by now most of you have heard about this awful story.
Apparently, Michael and Iana Straw of Reno Nevada were so addicted to video games and the Internet that they practically starved their two children (age 22 months and 11 months) to death. They’ve both pleaded “guilty” and face a possible 12-year prison term.
Prosecutor […]