and so I'll be working on a new family site under the thysell.us domain.
Soon, I'll link to a new professional site up on the family domain, not a blog but a simple page with my contact info and resume.
January 8, 2008Heya,
After nearly five years of blogging, I have finally retired Polikua.com. This blog has recorded some important and exciting times in my life: from my undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley to my Peace Corps work in Zanzibar.
For those of you that don't know, polikua is a Hawaiian word for the land of dreams: the dip at the horizon beyond which we can not see. Best of luck to everyone who read and commented here, may you all find your own polikua.
Thank you and blessed be,

Now, at the dawn of 2008, it's time to say farewell. I've made a variety of New Year's resolutions to simplify my life, and I don't have a place in it for Polikua.
I have been posting less frequently lately, and with less real content. Weeks pass, and I feel that I'm posting just because I've paid for the site.
I put a lot of time and soul into Polikua as my home on the web, but I'm not divorcing myself from the Internet completely. I just feel that a personal blog isn't necessary for me anymore.
I paid for web hosting up through 2010,
If you've come to the site looking for me, or a story, article, program, or photo of mine, please feel free to email me at jon@thysell.us, or visit me online at jon.thysell.us.
Polikua © 2003-2008 Jon Thysell.
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