I’d surprised if it happened, but if someone does stumble upon these things who wonders about the preceding ones, the collected tales are available at www.pantherhawaii.com Anyone familiar with those knows about the Bad Boys. Well, the most important one is no longer here. While I was in the hospital, the Sleeptalker’s family moved to Minnesota and took him with them. Most peculiar, when they wouldn’t even allow him to stay overnight in the house when they were here. I do hope he hasn’t ended up homeless again because that would definitely not be a pleasant situation in Minnesota at this time of year.

I’ve caught glimpses of Rocky, Mondo, Angelo and Okinawa but have only talked with Tanioka. He provided the sad news about the Sleeptalker and the almost equally astounding information that Angelo has a job! Truly amazing.

And of course, the newest “Boy” in my life could definitely be seen as a bad one: the Game Boy. I started with the Advance model and moved on to the newer DS. As I said in a recent email, I greatly admire the creators of many of these games. They are as sophisticated, clever and entertaining as any computer games I’ve ever played. And I have certainly become an addict.

(Would be nice to say it’s cheaper than drugs but with the price of some of the games, maybe not by much.)

Originally posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008