Whale Shark!

Linda and I have been in the water with hundreds, maybe thousands of whale sharks…in Mexico.  If you ever want to experience swimming with whale sharks, contact me and I will put you in touch with just the right people to get that done.  It is a mind blowing experience…and all you have to do…

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Be Here Now, Touch the Gate, Run Through The Finish Line

The photo is from when I was 18 years old in 1966 and running for Pierce Junior College against USC Frosh.  The other, much cooler looking, runner is Lennox Miller…later to become Dr. Lennox Miller.  Two years later, Lennox won the silver medal in the Olympics in the 100 meters and then won the bronze…

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Two Bullets in China

Linda and I went to China in November 2019.  Our first trip to China and we got to see quite a bit…from Beijing to the Great Wall, Terra Cotta Warriors, Yangtze River, Panda Bears, Shanghai…several plane rides and a multi day cruise on the river.  The size and scale of the country is amazing.  It…

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Puako, Poem, Photography

A crab and a leaf sailed out to sea. Because of the current, the whole trip was free They floated together, enjoyed the ride With the leaf on the surface and the crab by his side. The two are quite different, a leaf and a crab One is pretty and pink The other yellow like…

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Getting Ready to Launch a New Book…What’s Left of Don

When I retired from corporate business in 2008, I sat out to write a book about every two years.  One of those turned out to be a book of fine art photos called The Hawaiian Collection, done with my friends, CJ Kale and Nick Selway, and my wife Linda.  So, this latest book, What’s Left…

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