NOW BE HIP TO THIS:

I am heading off to Maui (a Hawaiian island) to hike and sleep under
the stars near crashing surf and crystal clear pools.  (Pools that
have been known to flash flood, that is.)  Weishi and I leave on July
7th and we'll be on the island for 6 days.  Time for a July 4 BBQ
before we go!

I have been reading some of the Hawaiian legends lately.  Some pretty
raunchy stuff.  One tells of how Maui, a demigod, created longer days
of sunlight by lassoing the testicles of the sun god with a rope made
of his sister's pubic hair.  Good material for bedtime stories!

Anyway, just wanted to get this word out so my next letter (if I make
it back) won't be a total surprise.

In other quick notes:

My old friend from my Chiburbian childhood, Don Wolf, was here this
last weekend and we all went sailing and waterskiing.  We ran into
some crazy french people and did some cliff-jumping down into lake
Travis.  It was great fun until I accidentally landed on me bum after
a 30-40 foot jump and left quite a, um, large purple bruise.  Yowch
that stings!  It's OK, I can sit now.

See you after the surf!
Kai