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Corrupted by beauty: #Kaua`i

Posted on March 17, 2012 by toby

When you grow up in a place like Kaua`i, it does something to you. The island’s enchantment  ruins everywhere else. I call it being corrupted by beauty. This can be difficult, because ever after you try to find a way … Read More

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The nature of water.

Posted on October 24, 2011 by toby

I’ve always loved water. Perhaps it’s growing up in Hawaii–some of my earliest memories are the intense physical sensations of the ocean, the cold of a freshwater stream, the refreshment of an outdoor shower. Water is life. 70% of our … Read More

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Retreat treat! (a two-part essay)

Posted on July 4, 2011 by toby

All my adult life I’ve been someone who retreats. A retreater, if you will. a (1) : an act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable (2) : the process of receding from a position … Read More

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Squeezing the juice of passion

Posted on June 30, 2011 by toby

Heh heh. I got you with that, didn’t I? Couldn’t resist. I told you I’d blog about what to do with lilikoi, but first I thought I’d share the arduous process of getting the juice. So…Yeah. Renaissance Man just came … Read More

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The road ahead post-kids

Posted on June 20, 2011 by toby

Father’s Day 2011 was a big one for Renaissance Man and I, the first ever where we had no children on island to share it with. As of this month, both kids are independent and launched, and we are facing … Read More

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Pause for the Super Moon

Posted on March 20, 2011 by toby

I’m working on a series of essays about our relationship with the Inadvertent Celebrities we know, the Hamilton family… but I had to pause to post an epic photo from amazing young photography friend Dallas Nagata. Click on the photo … Read More

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On the care and feeding of muses

Posted on January 19, 2011 by toby

It is an exceptionally clear, warm and gorgeous day at the park on the side of Haleakala. The ocean, glowing blue mystery, merges with the sky in the distance and holds the floating green/purple island of Lanai, and the striated … Read More

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