Moving to Hawaii was a wonderful way of decompressing and 
preparing for the future.  Spending time with family, writing and 
exploring the culture of the islands kept me busy while legal
machinery was in motion to clear my name.  
	After the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 
New York, I went to work for Military Intelligence putting together 
analysis of events in various countries.  Recently, I have been 
advising various Republican legislators in Hawaii on political 
strategy as they adjust to the happy reality of a newly elected 
Republican Governor.
	The official Hawaiian state sport of outrigger canoe paddling 
has become a new passion of mine and I am now in my third season of 
competition.  I have competed in many races and completed the arduous 
Molokai to Oahu crossing in a six man canoe.  Paddling such a small 
craft on the open ocean with no land in sight can certainly put life in 
its proper perspective!
	Crossing the Molokai Channel by canoe is fraught with danger 
and mishaps.  Occasionally, a rogue wave will rise up out of nowhere 
and flip the canoe and all of its paddlers into the sea. You must 
quickly right the canoe, bail it out, and get back into the race.  The 
effort is exhausting, but, what other choice do you have on the open 
ocean...or in life?