Jim Dickens March 2026
The cliche’ phrase “don’t send good money after bad” is often ignored by business people. They are sure their idea is good and just a little more funding will turn it around despite all indicators saying loser. Having retired I was wrong in thinking those days were over.
For the past several years we have gone to Maui, visited with resident friends and vacationed with friends and family. That was again the plan this March. We reserved lodging, a rent a car, and bought plane tickets. A few weeks out the forecast looked like rain. But we assumed it would be the usual afternoon cloudiness with a short rain burst. Well it was not true.
The Sunday before the Wednesday we were supposed to leave we texted with our resident friends. They said the weather coming was of the worst kind that some call the Kona winds. Monday, despite my best efforts, canceling our lodging and getting a refund was not going to happen. What to do?
Well luckily remembering the cliche phrase we cancelled anyway and ate the cost of going. Going to watch windy Hawaii rain all week in a small condo was not a good way to spend time and money. So we pivoted on Tuesday and went to visit friends in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico.
We had great warm sunny weather and spent lots of time outside. No regrets and a reminder on good decision making even for lower stakes.
Here’s a slide show of the warm sunny correct choice we made.
R1T Tour 