Maui: Drive to the top of Haleakalā. Don’t argue that it’s too far, just 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁! But don’t get tricked into signing up for the sunrise bike ride down the mountain. It’s friggin’ cold up there in the best of times, and to do the bike ride you have to be encased in a space suit that will keep you from experiencing…

If you don’t believe me about how great that trail is, check this out: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kalalau-trail-kauai_us_57294fade4b096e9f08fad37

Oʻahu: visit the Bishop Museum (“the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History”). And as someone else mentioned, check out Costco for high-quality local stuff at good prices. Foster Botanical Garden is pleasant.

On Oʻahu, spend an afternoon and evening at the Polynesian Cultural Center (“PCC”, to the locals). Super touristy, but oh-so-much fun. Plan to watch the “Hā: Breath of Life” evening show, but you won’t miss much if you skip the Aliʻi Luau Buffet (though, it’s included in a couple of packages that you might want to…

It would be a travesty to go all the way to Hawaii and not hike the first two-mile section (starting from Haʻena State Park) of the Kalalau Trail on Kauai, as far as Hanakapiʻai Beach. If the trail is dry, that easy but stunning hike will give you the best bang-for-your-buck hiking experience on Planet Earth. And if…

Also, landslides are not uncommon along that road, and you can get stuck for hours waiting for one to be cleared. I used to live in Honolulu, and visited the Neighbor Islands (”Outer Islands”, if you’re an Oahu native) pretty frequently taking visitors. On one of our trips out the Road to Hana, we got stuck going out…

It’s not couples that’s the problem, it’s their having kids. I’ve been (happily) married a long, long time, but we chose to never have kids and have watched our friends (single & married) fall away as they’ve had kids and wanted friends with whom they could share the experience. Doesn’t make us regret our decision,…

• Montreal Chicken Seasoning — Even better than their steak seasoning (which I don’t actually like much). When we visit my wife’s family in China, they demand that we bring as much of this stuff as we can carry. Costco usually has it.

“Add a cup of bleach and let it sit for an hour.”

Why did I click on this article when I was about to prepare dinner.........

You say you left your iPad at my house? Prove it!

I’m 65 now, and enjoyed a couple of decades of flying when it was still pleasant. Aside from not dealing with airport security hassles (believe it or not, Millennials, we used to be able to just stroll onto a plane with a wave of the boarding pass, or meet people right at the gate), I’ve also flown first class on a…

They all burned up.

They all burned up.

But Google Assistant gives more intelligent answers than Alexa does. I have both Echo and Google Home devices sitting on my desk, and although I usually start by asking Alexa (because it’s easier. Stupid Google...), I often end up getting frustrated and asking Google too.

But they DO allow you to filter reviews for a particular version of a product if the listing includes multiple versions:

As I say to my Chinese wife when explaining mass nouns: “Aircraft are rice”.

Or pick your nose.

I once had to drive my Volkswagen Fastback in for repair after the clutch cable broke, and this worked for me.

I brew my own coffee and never, ever go to Starbucks.

To paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke: