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QoL to Hawaii, Straight to Hawaii

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Busy since Turkey Day, went to Ventura to Swap out the Memorial List (name added 🙏), chatted with Leticia - she gave me a beautiful blue stone. Thrift store shopping too of course, that's where I got that sign and the Yellow shirt. The sign's on my Front Desk now.

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Completed the Virtual Camino Frances photos.app.goo.gl/KM4AzgRcc...

Went home to Hawaii and hung out with my Mom, brought her lunch and dinners and chatted. She still reads well, but she still says that I should stay at the home with her and what will I do as I'm retired 😜 I'm not 😁

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Of course I did the HNL Marathon #160 overall - long *ss 7:28. The day before in the para gliding pix, a lady saw my 26.2 tat and asked about HNL marathon and I said that I was doing it and I loved that some people had beers out there for us. She exclaimed that she did that, but was working and told me her friends Erica and Cody would be there.

Up at 3:30 am that Sunday walked a mile to the 5 am Fireworks start. Partly cloudy thru the day. About mile 8 on the road next to Diamond Head, the lead male and then female runners zoomed by😃

Around mile 12 I kept looking for the beer crew ( I had a Beer on way out and back in 2023) After the turnaround in Hawaii Kai, I finally saw them asked if they knew Carly and if Erica was there, and she was, got a Miller Light and she took a pic with me😁

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Sorry bout a long post, it's a compilation of several events

Mahalo for the Love and Support

Aloha nui Loa

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dockam

Mahalo nui loa to our HU member who sent me this great shirt and two others, a bunch of drink powders- I used in HNL, those Mardi Gras Beads and a Lil Jesus💙😁

I'm in front of a great Thrift Store sign and the toys for our Christmas Gift Drive

Mucho Amor Sis

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hopeful1956

Your activities are tiring me out Randy. LOL Honestly, I love what you do! Merry Christmas.

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dockam in reply tohopeful1956

Mahalo nui loa Sis I'm sure that you ain't surprised by my travels🤣youtu.be/E7uG_F1ERlk?si=z_p...

And I'm like that hyperactive Type AAA Azn 😂

Mucho Amor 💙🤙

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pjd55d

as usual - you bring a smile to my face - your " participation " in life is a beacon of joy to all of us. Thanks

sending joy back to you

PJD

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dockam in reply topjd55d

Awww, you're so very welcome. PCa and the Med SEs are enough of a downer, thus QoLing posts were born. And I get such a kick being out and taking pix so that I can do a QoL post, it boosts my Mood too.

youtu.be/M9uoq9gfeL0?si=NEM...

QoL on

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bigiron

Bib 15297, your pics bring rainbows

Thank you

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dockam in reply tobigiron

Mahalo nui loa bruddah and you're Welcome

youtu.be/W3aCU1gYop0?si=WYv...

Couldn't resist😂

YASS to a Double Rainbow out on the course

My fav 70s Hawaiian group: youtu.be/-7SLcQnpGCc?si=MbG...

QoL On

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Carlosbach

Good to hear from you Doc. I thought I was busy the last few weeks, but when I was resting, you were out DDS'ing "Doin Somemore Stuff". Glad you got to see your moms, and finish the marathon. You rock bruddah

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dockam in reply toCarlosbach

Mahalo n ui loa Bruddah CB, I'm that dang bunny with energy😜 Can't hop much no mo, just a walker now. Mom's great, glad to see me and loved most of the foods that I brought. She was fed sandwiches😢 , I made sure to get her local foods, I had to taste test to make sure it was okay😁 youtu.be/6PGFNvMbmQA?si=Q12...

QoL on

Hula on

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Orange95

Wow what you do in a week some people do in a year! Loving your posts! Great that you visited your mom!

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dockam in reply toOrange95

Mahalo nui loa Sis, I'm drinking from that Cup of Life and boy that lemonade made from all those lemons that I got hit with in 2014 - tastes so good!!

Got me a Full Cup youtu.be/37qWdVEMtiA?si=Ace...

QoL on

My best to you both on you PCa Camino💙

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Kaliber

great albums brother Randy. Looks like you’ve been real busy lol. Lot of material there to see.

Mom looks good and glad to see you too.

Good QOL stuff buddy. You da man.

❤️❤️❤️

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dockam in reply toKaliber

Mahalo nui loa Bruddah Kal,

Been around the World

youtu.be/JVuuatjHGnY?si=7nh...

Mom, Honolulu, Food/Beers, Marathon, Beach - Change of Venue does good for the Soul

Had a Blast, supposed to have our 50th HS Reunion next Oct over there

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It's now coed. Wore a tie everyday cept Friday when we could wear an Aloha Shirt

Pix are up and they want $26.62 per pic or 3 for $48 or all the pix for $133. Yikes

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I got one with the Japanese watermarks all over 😜

youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4?si=IVT...

QoL on

Much Love Brah💙💙💙

Hot AF out there :-)
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Kaliber in reply todockam

Been getting a little windy and light wetness they are calling rain lol. Temps hanging in the 55f to 66f here. Typical normal weather for here. Been so so to not so, ……. Dealing with patches s.e.’s but think I might be on up swing now. lol O biggie buddy.

Those springs in those legs sure been busy, wears me out just reading about all of it. Rotflol. Keep it going my bruddha … love you buddy

❤️❤️❤️

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dockam in reply toKaliber

It was 33 overnight, windshields got frosty 😂, but it'll hit 61 up here this pm.

Yay for an upswing😃 "It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing"

youtu.be/qDQpZT3GhDg?si=9Yg...

Glad the patches are doing their thing

My springy legs are my main QoL vehicle😜

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Love right back atcha Big Bro Kal 💙💙💙

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Kaliber in reply todockam

Well I wrote a 20 minute reply that magically disappeared when I posted it, I know that’s happened to you too ….. more than once.

Then I got too tired and had to take a nap. lol.

Anyway …..shucks buddy , 61f is about the same range as here ( 68f ) next couplea days , it’s the middle of December and you aren’t shoveling your parking lot ….plus great outdoors temp of 60s ….. that sounds like a win to me buddy. lol big smile there huh .

Well that upswing lasted about half a second lol …. Not really but not very long. I’m good tho, …..frankly considering everything…. I gotta think how much worse things could be …. Should thank my lucky stars for those little bits of comfort and ease that do come along. The hammer and I made a ginger bread house from one of those kits yesterday… kinda waiting for me to perk up. It’s was fun. Now time for it to disappear rotflol.

Back atcha later big guy, love ya

❤️❤️❤️🐥

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dockam in reply toKaliber

LoL, yea crazy about it disappearing. I've written in a word doc and then cut and pasted it if it was gon be a lil long. Gon hit 67 up here, this weekend I'm going to OC for an Aunt Betty condo run and see The Nutcracker Sun pm

That fun rollercoaster ride of PCa therapy, but you nailed it Bro, give Thanks for still being here and enjoying any lil comfort/successes

Cool about Gingerbread house, made with THC enhanced gingerbread?😂

Nom Nom edibles, I use them for staying asleep

Mucho Amor mi Hermano Kal

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Union98

Aloha! Hawaii is our happy place. We've visited Oahu, Maui and Big Island (so far). Big Island was amazing. We loved staying near Hilo - spent two days in Volcano National Park and probably could have gone back for another day if we would have had time. I'm trying to win the lottery so we can go visit more often. *grin* Funny thing is neither of us our beach "people" and I have a hard time in warm weather but it's just so peaceful there.

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dockam in reply toUnion98

Good morning, I was born on Oahu, and have been to Maui and the Big Island. Did the Haleakala sunrise watch then the bike back down to town - that was a blast. Loved the Volcano Natl Park, hiked down into the floor and it was a moonscape - so otherworldly. That was two years ago post dang covid, I took 10 days off to go home and threw in a Big Island trip. Ordered a "manager special" for a car rental in Hilo and I scored a Convertible Mustang😁. Beach Therapy is my thang, tho I'm not much of a swimmer 😃 Yes, a Peaceful easy feeling. Scroll thru my posts for more Hawaii, if ya wanna

My best to you both on your PCa Camino

QoL on

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GoBucks

Awesome pics as usual. Fab pic with the rainbow! For many of the pics it appeared that almost everyone was walking. Is that typical in a marathon? (I've never done or seen one). Last thought: Mama is eating great.

ps I'm gonna bet I'm the only one who watched the whole landing. Not sure what I was expecting but it didn't happen.

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dockam in reply toGoBucks

Mahalo nui loa GB, I'm the back of the pack kinda marathoner, there's vid of the winning men and women racing down the hill as us slow pokes were walking up at around mile 8😂 near Diamond Head. I finished at 15382 / 18429. Men: 9094 / 13342

HNL Marathon is the only one that doesn't have a time limit honolulumarathon.org/for-la...

Yea Mom was eating con gusto 😁, tried to remember what she would order when I was able to take her out to eat.

I saw many stopping on the side of the course, and then I saw the double rainbow

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Took the landing vid just as a why not, I normally am in an aisle seat, were you expecting this: youtube.com/watch?v=fXHKDb0...

QoL on

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GoBucks in reply todockam

Yes, Twilight Zone!

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dockam in reply toGoBucks

It could be worse: youtu.be/Zp_EhjlLGkQ?si=2yo...

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GoBucks in reply todockam

All of us are on the menu! So enjoy life. QOL on! L'chaim!

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dockam in reply toGoBucks

YES To Life, btw I taste like soy sauce, ginger and garlic😜

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j-o-h-n

You look like you're having more fun that a gaggle of horney monkeys in a banana plantation. Merry Christmas...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

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dockam in reply toj-o-h-n

Sure did have a blast💙, and no baby oil (GHB) needed a la diddy parties😜

Mele Kalikimaka Bruddah

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j-o-h-n in reply todockam

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Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

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garyjp9

Congratulations on the marathon, Randy. What in the world is a "virtual" Camino?

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dockam in reply togaryjp9

Mahalo nui loa Bruddah G, ever since dang covid, I've been doing hikes and any miles done on my Map my Run app get transferred to my Conqueror Challenge App. That app places me on the virtual course wherever I signed up (Road to Hana, Everest, NYC, Mt Fuji, London, Singapore). Most have a Google Street view, so once your miles get posted to the course that you bought, you may see where you are. So, whilst in Spain on the Camino Frances, the miles I hiked there also placed me on the virtual course. Since I skipped a 100 miles from Leon to Sarria, I had to do that number of miles to complete the 480 mile Virtual Camino theconqueror.events/camino/

It's pretty cool, I've done dozens of the virtual courses. If you go back to the link above with the Camino medal, in the 2nd pic there are a bunch of the virtual hikes that I completed

QoL on

Virtual Chichen Itza 100 miler
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garyjp9

Very cool! I had never heard of this before. You must have a stack of medals by now!

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dockam in reply togaryjp9

Ya know me well Bruddah G😂2022 and 2023 medals in an alcove of the dental office. Also where the kids play 😁

Yea, I'm that guy 🤣

QoL on

Camino on

Medals in office
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garyjp9

Good on you! Stay that guy. :)

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dockam in reply togaryjp9

Goodbye to that guy I used to be, I'm a much better guy now, wouldn't change a thing post 2010 PSA at 4.7, then 552.2 on 10/13/2014.

Life is beautiful and look at my new Ohana here on HU💙

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Still that hikin, resilient, driven AZN guy😜

Luv ya Bro

QoL on

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