My Week of Special Numbers

[Note: This is another blog based on my weekly emails to my family on the mainland.]

6/25/22

Aloha Everybody!

This week is best summarized by some numbers:

 21:  Last Sunday we celebrated the 21st Anniversary of the day we finally sold our house in Ohio, after an agonizing month or so of paying the mortgage on our new Hawai'i house yet still owning a place in Ohio. This was a huge relief, of course.

2, 2, 3, 3:  On Thursday we played golf for the first time since returning from our trip.  With all the recent rain the course (Makalei) was gorgeous, far greener than when we left.  I lucked out by seeing both of the white peacocks that live on the

course, as well as a mating pair of Io's (indigenous Hawaian hawks) soaring above one of the fairways, 3 flying Nenes circling and then landing in perfect formation near one of the lakes, and finally 3 baby Peacocks, cute as can be.

12, 1, 1:  We managed to complete 12 holes before pooping out.  Although my overall performance was not all that great, there were moments of  competence, including 1 par and 1 bogey on consecutive holes -- something I've never been able to do back-to-back before.

3+, 82:  On Sunday it rained 1.6 inches, followed by another 1.4 inches on Wednesday for a total of at least 3 inches this week. In other words, our wet pattern has continued, though our mornings have still been very sunny.  Unfortunately this morning is an exception, and we may have to curtail or modify our usual Saturday morning agenda because it's raining lightly at the moment.  It has stayed warm enough at night this week so that our pool temp averaged about 82d, warm enough for working out most days, rain permitting.  The locals are really moaning and groaning about the weather, though the tourists don't seem to mind as much.  Good thing for our economy!

Bonus Points 1, 2:   A friend from Australia has been house sitting for our neighbors, and we've enjoyed getting together with her.  Also, a real treat has been taking care of two cats while a friend is on the mainland.  I've known them since they were kittens, and it is very heart warming that they seem to immediately recognize me -- of course, I'm also the guy with the chow..... I visit a couple of times a day to renew their food, clean their litter boxes, and get some petting.  Loving it.

Ok, that's about it for this week.  There are lots more numbers I could share, and in fact this exercise has made me aware of how much our lives can be expressed his way.  Not sure that's good or bad, but we humans certainly count a lot.  Take care.  Stay safe and sane.