More and More Kiwi Every Day, 9-24-2023
More and More Kiwi Every Day I converted my physical sim card from the last time I was here into an e-sim card. I have the same local NZ number…
Getting Ready For My Close-up, 9-22-2023
Continuity and Getting Ready for My Close-up If you are receiving a puhoro, if you are making a film about it, if you have returned to Taranaki after a four-month…
40 Hours Door-to-door, 9-21-2023
40 Hours Door-to-door A car, a ferry, a plane, a bus, and a taxi. That’s what it took to get me from my home Port Townsend to my home-away-from-home in…
Intermezzo–9-13-2023
Intermezzo Since I returned home from Aotearoa on May 13, I’ve been busy, enjoying the mercifully cool summer here in Port Townsend. After seven weeks away, it was great to…
It’s In Me, Not On Me, 5-12-2023
It's In Me, Not On Me All of the redness and irritation of the tattooing is now gone, all of its scabs are shed, the infection completely resolved.When I feel…
Why is the Penis X-Rated?, 5-8-2023
Why is the Penis X-Rated? [This is the third of three posts; I recommend you read them in order, going back two posts]I don’t think any body part creates more…
The Puhoro is Like No Other Tattoo, 5-8-2023
The Puhoro is Like No Other Tattoo The puhoro or peha (pe’a in other Polynesian traditions) is like no other tattoo.Covering the central third of the body, it is both…
A Slight Detour, 5-8-2023
A Slight Detour I hesitated to write about this. Focused as I was on protecting reputations.But what happened has absolutely nothing to do with Rangi, who only drew on my…
The Volcano, 4-29-2023
Mt. Taranaki Mark and I did some shooting up on the maunga (mountain) today, up by the main visitor center.Taranaki, up close and personal. Spectacular.A very impressive stratovolcano, by any…
A Few Days Off, 4-25-2023
A Few Days Off We’ve taken a few days off to catch our breath.But here are some photos of my life here beyond the moko.My Vrbo sanctuary and the owner’s…