(001)▪︎[ Out Of Place … 2025 ]

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place.

[ There Have Been Many Times When I Have Felt Out Of Place, Or Out Of My Element ]

[ The Earliest Times When I Had Felt Out Of Place, Was Each Time I Was Moved To Another Foster Home ]

[ I Was Not Quite (3) Years Old When My Sister & I Were Moved Into The First Foster Home ]

[ About Every (18) Months We Were Moved ]

[ When You Get There You Do Not Know A Single Thing About What You Can Or Can’t Do, Where You Are, Who Is In The House, What Do You Call Them, Where To Go, What The Daily Or Nightly Schedule Is, etc … ]

[ You Are Scared, Worried, Angry & A Number Of More Emotions ]

[ We Did Not Have Any Family In Oregon After Our Dad Shot Himself In The Head ]

[ So I Could Just Imagine That We Were A Tiny Bit Traumatized Since He Did It In The Home ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

(001)▪︎[ Advice … 2025 ]

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 ~

(403)▪︎[ Family Is A Negative (6) Letter Word … 9/21/2025 ]

[ 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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(001)▪︎[ Foods … 2025 ]

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 ~

(001)▪︎[ Furthest Site … 2025 ]

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 ~

(001)▪︎[ Blog … 2025 ]

[ 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 ~

(001)▪︎[ Feeling Right Now … 2025 ]

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 ~