Maukaonyx's "Life is GOOD!"

Aloha and Welcome to my small speck of cyberspace! Dec 8, 2010 is the birth date of my blog. Never had one before, but my son encouraged me to have one, and it seemed like a good way to at least keep a log of my RC airplane building and flying. With the initial design kicked off by my son, I'll carry on from here and have fun with it. Now that I have it, I will use it to also keep track of my oil painting efforts, and any other ideas, hobbies, travels, or whatever else that come up. LIFE IS GOOD!

Update on 02/25/2011. It's been a few months since I began this blog, and I am enjoying creating and having it! I like documenting the things I have done in my hobbies, and sharing with my small family. I think Jer and Tad actually view it fairly regularly, as a means to see what I've been up to lately. At worst, it serves as a reference for my own use.

Update on 12/22/2011. This blog stuff is habit forming. My blog is a year old now, and I make an entry about every other day or so as that seems to be the frequency of doing something in one of my hobbies. Like my hobbies, this blog is a lot of fun, and it has become in itself another hobby that I enjoy.

Years are flying by...update on 01/11/2013. Still enjoying maintaining this blog even though hardly anyone sees it. I don't advertise it anywhere or to anyone, and it is mainly just a way for me to keep my own notes and thoughts on my flying, painting, and cars. If a stranger happens upon it, I think it is by pressing NEXT at the top of the current blog they are visiting, lol. It's a great device for me.

August 2014: still here! Took up flying RC helicopters one year ago and got hooked. Had flown micro Helis up to then, but got serious with 450 size for a couple months, then bought the Goblin 500 and Gaui X5 . Also got my Boxster in April 2013. Most importantly, Ariel was born 12/02/12 followed by Skylar 07/20/13, and they are little beacons of joy in our lives. Life is indeed good!!!

March 2025: we’re up to five grandkids! Jack born 11/15/2016, Carter 01/14/2017, and Noah 04/22/2019. And Alex and Robin married on 09/25/2021!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

FOUR NEW PAINTINGS!

I got inspired to paint again after viewing new episodes of the Joy of Painting with a new instructor who replaced the inimitable Bob Ross who passed way back in 1995. Nicolas Hankins is the new instructor and he does a nice job, just not as quick nor as endearing as Bob. But he still inspired me and I did four new paintings over about a week. I picked four old paintings that I didn’t like much and painted right over them, lol.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

KOALOHA NEW ROYAL PIKAKE KOA TENOR SATIN (KTM-10RP)

This Ko’Aloha Royal Pikake Tenor has koa top, back, and sides in a unique kinda striped grain. It has a sweet full sound and has high G instead of the low G string that I have on several of my tenors. The natural satin finish is also the one of the few non glossy ukes in my collection.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

'OLI TORREFIED SPRUCE MYRTLE CONCERT (L2-CTSMR RED GINGER)

BIG full sound comes from this Oli concert that has a torrefied spruce top and Oregon Myrtle back and sides. The Oregon Myrtle just had to be mine since we live here in Salem, Oregon. Beautiful as it sounds, this concert has the selfish sound port for the player, and features a gorgeous red ginger inlay on the head. The lower bout also has a beveled arm rest for comfort, although I am too dense to conclude that it really helps me, lol.

Saturday, February 15, 2025

KAMAKA KOA TENOR HF-3

Classic Kamaka Koa Tenor in satin finish. Not fancy but a real sweet sounding koa tenor from legendary Kamaka!

Sunday, February 2, 2025

'OLI SPRUCE ROSEWOOD TENOR

With a spruce top and rosewood back and sides, this tenor produces the biggest full sound of all my collection. Sounds very rich and looks good too. Oli is designed by Andrew’s Hawaii Music Supply but built in Indonesia under his oversight. I still consider it a Hawaiian brand. It has a cool sideport facing the player. Jer calls it the "selfish hole". LOL, perfect!

Friday, January 31, 2025

KOALOHA RED LABEL CUSTOM CONCERT

This beautiful uke is a KoAloha Red Label Custom concert with Port Orford Cedar top, and deluxe koa back and sides. Has the biggest sweet sound of my concerts, and real easy action from the soft strings. Note the Wagara design on the fretboard, the special logo on the head, and the red label inside the body.