There are two matters weighing heavily on my mind today.
My dear mother June suffered a mild stroke at the end of August, and is not doing well. I feel so helpless because I am so far away. Even if I could be by her side right now I’m not sure I could make a difference. But if you could take a moment and think of her with love, send a positive thought, or say a prayer I would be most grateful.
The big headline on cnn.com/us right now is the Phil Spector mistrial. 
But right next door to us here in Thailand, our neighbors in Myanmar – Burma as it’s known in the West – are experiencing a bloody crackdown on Democracy protesters and Buddhist monks by it’s repressive military junta. In 1988 they killed 3000. I hope and pray that these innocents will be freed of their oppressive regime, but fear that many many lives will be lost in the process. check http://www.cnn.com/intl for more if you don’t already know. This time, the whole world is watching…
Aloha Johnboy – we in Hawaii miss you! The last few days have brought the “turn” or “chill” in Hawaii that we wait for after the hot summers.
Keep safe in you new far away home.