Confessions of an Aging Tech Junkie
By Larry Feinstein A couple of nights ago, I got home from work and did what I have always done, in terms of my rhyming routine. I can spare you the details of how I end up sitting at my desk, computer...
View ArticleDear Ida
By Larry Feinstein Ida Listen, Mom, there are a couple of things I need to straighten out right away. In 2004, around a year after you died, something called Facebook happened. I am not sure what you...
View ArticleMessin’ with the Maze
By Larry Feinstein Larry Feinstein Man, this has been a loaded couple of weeks since last we spoke. I have never been so anxious to tell a story, while having no idea exactly what to say about it. It’s...
View ArticleSmile
By Larry Feinstein “Smile, breathe and go slowly.” — Thich Nhat Hanh A few days ago, I had coffee with a good friend, who happens to read my stuff. He asked me if I have been writing about writing at...
View ArticleEvery Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It
By Larry Feinstein A starry night illuminates Kalalau Stream in this long-exposure picture taken by @molokaitodd. “Look up at the stars, not down at your feet” — Stephen Hawking How often do any of us...
View ArticleMy Fred Astaire Theory of Life
By Larry Feinstein Three hula dancers hold hands in Ken Shutt's sculpture in front of Kauaʻi Community College Performing Arts Center. “If it doesn't look easy it is that we have not tried hard enough...
View ArticleTime and Age and Time and Age
By Larry Feinstein Larry Feinstein “Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none” — Albert Einstein I can’t talk about time without...
View ArticleHair Today
By Larry Feinstein Larry Feinstein “Some of the worst mistakes in my life were haircuts” — Jim Morrison I think we’ve known each other long enough by now, so I can share this story with you. It is both...
View ArticleA Delicate Life
By Larry Feinstein Larry Feinstein “If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” — The Buddha I am not sure what it is about the dark at four in the morning. I was nine years old,...
View ArticleForever Young?
By Larry Feinstein Larry Feinstein doing a keg stand. Contributed photo “A man growing old becomes a child again.” — Sophocles (496BC-406BC) More than 2,500 years ago, Sophocles was not writing about...
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