Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
I like the new Parenthood TV series, but was a little surprised on November 23, 2010, when the entire family thought it so strange that the “patriarch” (played by the actor Craig T. Nelson) wanted everyone to participate in a prayer before their Thanksgiving feast. At first he used his grandson’s laptop computer to look […]
Kahuku High: 2010 Fijian video most popular
Many of you know I’ve been a serious still photographer for many years, but about 15 years ago I started doing web-videos . . . and you can see the most popular one I’ve done, so far, below: A 6:12-minute Fijian segment from Kahuku High‘s 2010 “May Night” program at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii: […]
Brushes with military and government service
[Story by Mike Foley, originally published January 21, 2010] First, let me pay tribute to all those currently serving and who have served in the military, especially including my dad, the late F. W. “Mike” Foley — who met my mom while he was stationed at the U.S. Army’s Fort Douglas in Salt Lake […]
Tribute to the late “Uncle Bill”
After “Uncle Bill” — William Kauaiwiulaokalani Wallace III — passed away on March 2, 2009, I started digging through some of my old photos to put together a pictorial tribute, along with a few comments. Most of these photos center around the BYU-Hawaii sailing canoe, Iosepa, and either have never previously been published or haven’t […]