When I think of Labor Day weekend my mind often wanders back a couple of decades. In my family the Labor Day holiday was traditionally marked with a weekend stay at a local resort. My grandparents along with my parents and siblings would make the 2-hour drive to Kona where we would spend three wonderful days “living” in the hotel’s swimming pool—everyone that is except for my grandfather. He usually spent the better part of our “vacation” upstairs in the hotel room watching the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. He was by no means a recluse; he merely enjoyed watching … Continue reading →