What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in?
[ I Was Born In Hawaii, But Unfortunately Was Not Raised There ]
[ I Was Placed In Foster Care @ The Age Of (3) ]
[ I Would Have Loved To Know More About The Hawaiian Culture ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
[ The Very Best Piece Of Advice I Ever Received, I Still Practice In My Life … To Get A Friend, You Must First Be A Friend ]
[ I Have Tried To Instill This Into My Son’s Life ]
[ But He Doesn’t Get It ]
[ Do Unto Others … ]
[ Know Yourself First ]
[ What You Want In A Friend, Could Possibly Be The Exact Same Things As What Others Seek ]
[ Try It … ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
[ One Time When You Were Fooled, It Was Because You Let Your Guard Down ]
[ & Said That Your In-Laws Were Special, Like Family ]
[ Now You Have Ended Up Looking Like The Clown ]
[ Because That Is Not How They Wanted Things To Be ]
[ You Should Have Had The Strength ]
[ To Keep Them @ Arms Length ]
[ On The Bench ]
[ Or In A Toolbox ]
[ Like An Unused Wrench ]
[ Secured With (2) Locks ]
[ Because You Showed Weakness ]
[ Things Turned Into One Big Hot Mess ]
[ Now, All It Causes Is Stress ]
[ In The Beinning, You Thought You Were Blessed ]
[ & A Little Bit Impressed ]
[ But Now That The Bad Feelings Have Progressed ]
[ You Feel Kind Of Depressed ]
[ You Feel, A Little Bit Lost ]
[ You Can Only Guess ]
[ That Is The Cost ]
[ Of Putting Your Trust ]
[ In The Wrong People ]
[ Who Easily Pushed You To The Side So You Can Watch Everything Bust ]
[ If They Didn’t Love You As Family, Why Did They Do As Such ]
[ Now (30+) Years ]
[ Do Not Mean That Much ]
[ If They Never Wanted A Son ]
[ Why Did They Call You & Treat You As One ]
[ Well, They Can Still Be Happy ]
[ Because They Still Have None ]
[ The Egg Is Squarely On Your Face ]
[ You Guess When It Came To The Family Table ]
[ You Never Really Had A Place ]
[ Maybe That Was The Time That You Should Have Left en Haste ]
[ (30+) Years Of Effort ]
[ Sure Turned Into Toxic Waste ]
[ Why, Why, Why? ]
[ Do People Come Up To You, & Look You In The Eye’s ]
[ & Do Nothing But Lie, Lie, Lie? ]
[ (30+) Years Worth Of Lie’s ]
[ Disgusting, Hateful & Full Of Spite ]
[ Now, Nothing Feels Right ]
[ How Can You Fight ]
[ Something That Isn’t In Direct Sight? ]
[ You Wish That You NEVER Had Taken Their Name ]
[ Carrying It As Yours ]
[ Now Doesn’t Feel The Same ]
[ & That Is Describing The Feelings Kind Of Tame ]
[ It Is Like Putting Your Raft In The River & Not Be Given A Set Of Oars ]
[ Maybe This Was One Long Drawn Out Game ]
[ How Come Something That Used To Feel So Strong ]
[ Turned Out To Be So So Wrong? ]
[ You Need To Take The High Road ]
[ Because Now You Know ]
[ If You Continue To Be Suckered Into Their Happy Abode ]
[ It Just Sets You Up To Be In The Middle Of Another One Of Their Shit Show’s ]
[ Now YOU Should Pull Up Your Big Boy Pants ]
[ To Take A Stand ]
[ Trying To Avoid The Insects & Ants ]
[ & Draw Your Own Line In The Sand ]
~ Ka hopena ~
Mahalo nui loa
Aloha
Na
Lopaka DeVoe
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What are your favorite types of foods?
[ I Don’t Know If I Have Favorite Foods ]
[ I Definitely Do Not Have A Simple “Go To” Food ]
[ I Never Really Had One Growing Up ]
[ I Imagine I Like More Hot Food’s Than I Like Cold Food’s ]
[ I Love Pineapple ]
[ I Imagine That If I Committed The Sin Of Saying That I Didn’t Like Pineapple I Would Have To Hand In My Membership Card For Being Born In Hawaii ]
[ I Love Prime Rib & Ribeye Steaks ]
[ I Also Do Not Eat Foods That Are Normally Eaten For Breakfast, Lunch Or Dinner @ Morning, Noon Or Night ]
[ I Guess, I Did Not Actually Answer The Question, Sorry ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?
[ The One Word I Would Give Up … Can’t ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home.
[ Well, This Can Get Kind Of Difficult To Judge ]
[ I Traveled From Ashland, Oregon To Honolulu, Hawaii & Back ]
[ I Traveled From Ashland, Oregon To San Diego, California & Back ]
[ I Drove With A Friend From Medford, Oregon To North Of Anchorage, Alaska & Flew Back ]
[ I Rode With My Future Wife & Her Family Across The United States From Salem, Oregon To Minnesota & Back ]
[ I Flew With My Bride From Salem, Oregon To Montego Bay, Jamaica & Back ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
[ I Have (2) Reasons For Starting My Blog ]
[ I Have Written North Of (600) Stories, Every Year Since I Started In 2017 ]
[ I Was, Am, Is Very Proud Of My Work & I Was Dying To Show My Work To People, But In A Broader Sense. People That I Personally Knew Were Not Interested In Reading Or Following What I Write ]
[ I Keep Telling Myself That Someday, Somehow One Of My Stories Will Be Read By That One Person That Will Share It ]
[ The Other Reason For Starting A Blog Was Because A Large Handful Of People Told Me To Start A Blog With My Stories ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
How are you feeling right now?
[ Right Now, @ This Moment, I Am Kind Of Feeling Physically Drained ]
[ It Is Not Like I Did Alot Today, It’s That I Did Alot Yesterday ]
[ I Am Feeling Very Loved By My Wife Of Almost (30yrs) ]
[ I Am Feeling Very Greatful For (2) Wonderful & The Best Caregiver’s I’ve Ever Had, Needle & Knobbin’ ]
[ I Am Feeling Very Privileged To Have Friends Elizabeth H. & Nick P. In My Corner ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?
[ There Are Too Many To Choose Just One ]
[ Okay, Maybe This One … I Try My Hardest To Write EVERY Single Day ]
[ @ Least Something ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
What TV shows did you watch as a kid?
[ T.V. Shows That I Watched … ]
[ Back When I Was A Kid Was The Late ’60’s – ’70’s ]
[ There Were Channels 2, 6, 8, & 12 ]
[ Cable T.V. Did Not Come Around Until After I Had Graduated High School, 1981 ]
[ Ramblin’ Rod ]
[ Batman & Robin ]
[ Numerous Cartoons ]
[ 1 Adam 12 ]
[ Wonderful World of Disney ]
[ Friday Night Wrestling ]
[ Game Shows ]
~ Lopaka DeVoe ~
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