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I am probably the least racist tiki carver you have ever interviewed… but… um…

Okay, where do I start? The thing is… (hello, old thing)… that I have been neglecting my tiki carving for a while now. I decided to get back into it, and I finished this guy. My clear varnish was dried … Continue reading

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Getting in the mood for Christmas… Old, recycled posts of the holiday season… part 4…

Some silly homemade Christmas ornaments and a Santa tiki… yeah, I said a Santa tiki… What, you don’t have a hand-carved Santa tiki??? Yeah, I have a Santa tiki… well, my wife does, because I gave it to her for … Continue reading

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I decided to start carving another tiki…

You know, because editing two novels and preparing them for self-publication, designing covers for the books, beginning work on a new novel, getting a kid ready to go away to college, working two part-time jobs,  all while trying to send … Continue reading

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All the cool tikis were there… (or): My daughter really knows how to throw a party… part 2…

I love that my older daughter threw a party that was tropical-themed… because it let me get all my tikis out… Yes, there is… uh… okay, I don’t have a name for that one… but I love it. That is … Continue reading

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Yes, I really do carve tikis… why would I make something like that up?

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The ancient Elvis tiki god has spoken… Trump is a moron!

What, you didn’t know that I carve tikis?

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That about sums it up…

It is all absolutely true. Oh wait… I forgot blacksmith!

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Why yes, that is a little pillow with my head on it… oh, yeah! (Or): What I got for Christmas!!!

My older daughter, Jessica, made it for me. It took a long time. Also, because she had to use some computer magic to order the thread to do the hand-stitching, she now knows, scientifically, exactly how grey my hair is… … Continue reading

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Mad dogs and Englishmen… I know, I already used that in a title… but it still works…

These are supposed to be the last photos of our time with the English relatives… I don’t know how that dog got in here… There they are, cousin Lynne, her boyfriend, Malcolm… and most of cousin Dot. They came over … Continue reading

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The 4th… and cute kids… and a cute dog… and a cute me…

Happy birthday, America, from me and my dog, Shiloh… you don’t look a day over 175… and I hope you saved the gift receipt for Donald Trump… so you can return him… I got all my tikis out and decorated … Continue reading

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