Aloha, and welcome!

Thanks for stopping by my little piece of virtual turf! Please forgive the disarray. This website is currently in store for a major overhaul, which will help make it more functional. In the meantime...

If this is your first visit to my luxurious virtual offices, please take a look at my portfolio. It contains a variety of articles, columns, technical writing and direct mail projects, and other goodies for your consideration and enjoyment. Or take a quick tour of some of the more unusual stories in my little collection:

• A day in the life of guitar legend Tony Rice (with exclusive photos and notes from friends)
  
• An interview with award-winning writer Lois-Ann Yamanaka
  
• The Web adventures of a trio of Hawai`i entertainers
  
• A conversation with banjo wizard Béla Fleck
  
• An afternoon with a 77-year-old zookeeper
  
• Cruising through Hawaiian chat rooms
  
• A visit with country/bluegrass superstars Ricky and Sharon White Skaggs
  
• Local hero saves lives of mom, sis
  
• Drag racing in Paradise
  
• Kids alone & online
  
• A four-part series of discussions with the moms of Alison Krauss, Chris Thile, Tony Rice, Rhonda Vincent, Michael Cleveland, and more
  
• Deadly computer viruses and simple hoaxes
  
• The mysterious attraction of hula
• Behind the scenes at a rape crisis center
  
• Offshore data entry