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M True Lies
What’s your favorite TV show?
any readers who read this column often ask, “Is this a true story?” The answer is an unequivo- cal “yes.” You can ask my family, friends and
co-workers who might tell you that I have even dialed down the stories so as not to look like a complete liar. Though, to be honest, I do a bit of embellishing, like when I say, “a billion pairs of my wife’s shoes” and other stuff like that.
But because people ask, it leads me to believe that what I experience and write about are things that only happen to me. Like, am I the only guy that when my wife launders my socks, I only get one side back? Seriously, this happens every time. I have so many mismatched pairs and orphan socks that once I bought all black socks for dress shoes and all white for athletic shoes. The problem with that was after about three months of laundering, I’m only left with one black sock and
JASON AUSTRIA
Registered Nurse, Wahiawā
“The Office. It has a great sense of humor and shows the true reality of a workplace with all the different personalities.”
HOKU KAIUDENNING
Judicial Clerk, Honolulu
“Superstore — it’s a funny show that reminds me
of the fun times I’ve had working at Longs.”
GIANCARLO “GIANNI” MINGA
Director of Partnerships, Honolulu
“I really love the show Succession on HBO. The combination of business and family drama is too juicy.”
MEGAN ISOMURA
Manager, Honolulu
“Heading into intermediate school, I watched Friends and fell in love with the characters. I can watch all 10 seasons over and over again.”
one white sock.
There must be some sort of dimensional matrix where all
my missing socks end up on Mars. The folks at NASA are in for a huge surprise when the rover spots that. They will then determine that there is no intelligent life on Mars.
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A Sleep Deeply
lmost 25% of Americans struggle to get enough sleep — not because there’s not enough time, but because they don’t fall
asleep easily or wake up too early. A busy mind, wor- ry, stress, anxiety or even physical tension can all in- terfere with our ability to let go and relax deeply. If you struggle with sleep, I want to share my favorite breathing tool.
To prepare for restorative sleep, begin lowering your heart rate early in the evening using the 4-7-8 breathing technique. To do this, exhale fully, take four counts to breathe in, hold your breath for seven counts, and exhale slowly and fully for eight counts. Do this 10 times a few hours before bed. This also works if you wake up in the middle of the night.
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How about the fact that I can never find Scotch tape, a pair of scissors or a working pen in my house? Seriously, I see my wife and daughter using those items all the time. Could it possibly be that they don’t put things back where they belong? Not according to them. When I do finally track down the tape, the roll is usually empty. And of the billion (embellishment) pens we have in the house, the ink is dried up because they are left uncovered or unretracted. I have no idea where my wife and daughter put the scissors. They may be on Mars with my socks.
And am I imagining things, or do my wife and daughter own enough shoes that even if they each wear a different pair each day they won’t get through all of them until 2025? It doesn’t bother me that they have them, but it does bother me that we don’t have enough real estate to store them!
I only have a two-tier wire shelf to store my shoes and yet I find my daughter parking hers on there if there’s an open space. Plus, they have shoes stashed in every conceivable space — under the bed, in every closet, and every nook and cranny in the house. I’m afraid to open our relatively unused dishwasher.
Finally, why is it that my wife can never be accused of eating the last piece of anything? For example, if there is only one more slice of pizza or piece of cake, she will cut it, only leaving a sliver behind. I’ll come upon that sliver, which is so small I can flip it into my mouth like a dog treat.
Our daughter will ask, “Is there any pizza left?” That’s when my wife loudly exclaims, “Dad just ate the last piece!”
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