May 19, 2004

California Dreaming

I have dreams about LA, some are good others look like this One of the big reasons I left the "Golden State" The air polution was insufferable... But darn, I do miss In and Out Burgers...

But I also miss fine dining but as of today, I think that I have found a cure for that Restaurant Kaikodo where I went today as a guest of my business mentor and friend Kathy Hammes. It was wonderful. We discussed trying to work up a new business plan as mine went to cyber never land when the computer decided to have a "mental colapse"... I do need a better tool to try to predict the future.

I heard throught the Hilo grapevine that my old space at 114 Haili Street is now rented. May God be with the brave soul that is venturing that place. We had several people ask us about it we were as candid as we could be about the madness there. The rent is cheap and I left a SUPER airconditioner that will help to make the place bareable.

I am starting to keep a log of repair jobs that I am turning down, and what I could expect to earn from them. I think that the totals will be more than enough to justify going to crash school and learning the basics of repair. Woody said that he would watch out for the torch... I am a certifiable crazy woman. He'd best mind his Ps and Qs... Just kidding.

Actually things are going we between us I think that he does appreciate me more now that he is away so much. He said that his California dream is the saturday morning golf game with his friends...every saturday with out fail. I was NOT invited. I know that he misses those guys alot... I dont miss them at all.

And there is that California dream... My mother. I call her faithfully every week and it seems like things are not going well. She is having problems with her crazy room mate, who wont let her sleep, as she is lonely and afraid that she will die in her sleep. She had a bad fall last week and is confined to bed for a bit. Mom says she was trying to get into her wheelchair and it moved... The nurses told me that they think she was trying to get out of bed by herself...My nightmare is that she is in a nursing home from hell... This is compounded by the fact that the affiliated home here in Hilo is under investigation. I think its an understaffing issue, and that is a problem with everything here There is not enough skilled labor here to do anything well. I need to call the admministrator but I dont know what to say. Perhaps I will cal my brother.. or our friend that is supposed to be he "advocate" and see whats up...

Well I need to pursue some Hilo Dreams its long past my bedtime