An Irish Independence Vacation
Fourth of July, and this summer’s family trip took us to the Cliffs of Moher on Ireland’s west coast to learn how another republic came to be. The kids stood at the Atlantic edge under the tricolor and we talked about how Ireland won itself. The 1916 Easter Rising, then a war, then a free […]
Read MoreMy Mom Has Dementia. So I Built a Screener For It With AI
This is my mom. She has dementia. And we want none of your pity. No Pity. I Mean It. She has lived – will live – a wonderful life, with fierce pride. I am honored to be the strength for her now. The strength she is for me. Pity does not help her and it […]
Read MoreIntroducing Archer Sophia Vota
Hanalei’s little sister has arrived! Please welcome Archer Sophia Vota, the newest edition to the Vota family. She came into this world this evening as her mom was laughing, and now she can’t stop crying. Yet her parents and her family are overjoyed by this new bundle of love. Archer…
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