Aloha!

Flipping through the Maui Times Weekly this morning, I turned toward the back to catch a glimpse at my horoscope. Hoping it would somehow inspire a sense of courage and optimism as we begin our Hawaiian adventures, I was instead surprised by this condescending, and somewhat offensive, advice:

"Technology has made our minds lazy. Already, we use it as a crutch to do stuff most people would have done with their brains a few decades or centuries ago ... Has your mind become the equivalent of a morbidly obese, housebound invalid? If not, it's certainly on its way. This week, ditch the devices and practice actually using it as much as possible. It needs the exercise."

I didn't like that tone much. So, naturally, my response is to start a blog - an artifact of today's technology. In your face, cosmos.

Actually, this blog is not simply an act of rebellion. Through it I hope to keep a record of our adventures and musings while Andrew and I explore Maui and other Hawaiian islands and, of course, to share them with our families, friends and, to be honest, ourselves when our memories inevitable become hazy (I'm talking to you, Andrew!)