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My Drift expresses my views on various subjects including the problems facing Hawaii, the Nation and the World. I also research and write articles on subjects of interest to me and my readers.
I'm a Project Manager, Computer Systems Programmer, Webmaster, Writer and Handwriting Expert who retired from the Federal Government at Fort Shafter in 2010 and worked for a private computer company until 2021. I grew up in Utah and have lived in Hawaii since 1970. I started writing these articles in June 2006. For the time being I plan to write one or two articles a month. My most recent article will be featured directly below, then a break-out by subject category, and then an archive list of all my columns by date - if you ever want to read an old column or article, just find it in this list and click on it. Thank you. Jerry |
Latest Article.... Solar Flares and Storms 27 Nov 2025 By: Jerry D. Petersen Did you know that a major Solar Storm is hitting Earth right now as I write this article in mid to late November 2025? Read Article .... |
| ARCHIVE LIST OF ARTICLES BY CATEGORY |
HAWAII Graffiti in Paradise The 'ICE' Problem in Hawaii Hawaii Hurricanes Trash On Oahu Oahu Traffic Solutions The Earthquake Fort Shafter Self-Storage Madness The Demise of Bowling in Hawaii The People of Hawaii Hawaii 2007 Top Stories Honolulu Mass Transit Mililani town Oahu Island-Wide Power Outages Oahu Restaurants Oahu Home Prices Kalaupapa Fireworks Homeless in Hawaii Kilauea Volcano Sights and Sounds of the Night Trouble in Paradise Oahu Bars and Restaurants that have Closed Obituaries MidWeek Queen's Pa'u Unit Riders Deadly Hawaii Pacific Ring of Fire Queen Emma Mayor 2020 Election Hawaii Immigrants Kipapa Gulch Hawaii Lighthouses Parker Ranch Kapaemahu Fentanyl HEALTH RELATED  Vitamins Kidney Disease Laughter: The Best Medicine Smokers: A Dying Breed Stroke STRESSED OUT Diabetes Cancer The Dirtiest Secret Mucus Health Screening Blood Biorhythm Assisted Suicide Social Security and Medicare The Hives Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Suicide Hypnosis Prostate Cancer PAIN Constipation Ebola My Trips to the ER Paranoid Personality Disorder FEAR Obesity Lower Back Pain Germs ERs and Hospitals in Crisis Alzheimer's Disease (AD) Lupus Disease Overactive Bladder Aortic Aneurysms Kidney Failure and Dialysis Phobias The Air We Breathe Testosterone Aspirin Life Expectancy Allergies The Human Hand Dreams Genetics Coronavirus Vaccines Appendix Calming the Mind Suicide 2020 Dental Implants Shoulder Pain Leukemia Blood Disorders BioAstin Diabetes (Updated) Osteoporosis Eczema Immune System 500! Memory FOOD AND DRINK  Drinking Water for Better Health Food BEER Fruits and Vegetables Moonshine Sumida Watercress Farm Tequila Sugar Wine Ice Cream Beer Research Dog Food PEOPLE  Seinfeld Hollywood Liberals George W. Bush In Memory of Donald Y. Chong 90 Howard Andrus - My Interesting Friend BIO JERRY D. PETERSEN Vampires Vladimir Putin John Wayne Transgender People The American Farmer Happiness Hillary Clinton Crazy People Donald Trump Conservatives vs Liberals My Family Tree Jennifer Lopez Centenarians Lara Logan Ancient Giants Movie Actresses Harry Houdini Mediums Jehovah's Witnesses Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Men Who Changed the World Most Famous Women in History Adolf Hitler Mark Harmon Clowns Tulsi Joe Biden Kamala Harris Wally Ho's Garage & Grill Scarlett Johansson Vanna Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Kristi Noem The Vikings Cheerleaders Liz Taylor |
UTAH The Great Salt Lake and Desert Mount Timpanogos Utah National Parks Utah Wildfires Fishing in Utah Utah Counties PGHS 50th Class Reunion Utah's Dinosaur Land Wild Horses Nerve Gas and Jack Rabbits Pleasant Grove Fishing The Provo River Mormon Temples Quaking Aspen Tree DOWNWINDERS Greatest Basketball Coach in Utah History Skinwalker Ranch Utah/Vegas Trip Ute Indians WORLD  Iraq History Lesson (Part I-II) Islamic Terrorism (Part I-II) Africa - A Troubled Continent (Part I-III) World Religions Trip Report - Philippines (Part I-II) North Korea Israel Mass Murders Demark and Sweden The Amazon River The Nile River Morocco Islamic Treatment of Women Itaewon Crude Oil Global Warming Rio de Janiero World War I World War II The Outback Siberia Antarctica The New Silk Road Venice Italy The World-wide Kidnapping Epidemic The Isamic Invasion of Europe Northernmost Cities Rocks Central America Canada Dubai Vatican City The Afghanistan War Pirates of the Barbary Coast Indonesia The Last Japanese Soldier Iceland Ancient Pyramids The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World New7Wonders of the World Istanbul Worlds Most Famous Red-Light Districts The Coronavirus Biological Warfare Mars Caribbean Tehran The Oceans The Deep Ocean The Lofoten Islands The Northern Lights Peru The Afghanistan War Ends Medieval Castles The Himalayas WWII Filipino Soldiers Joe E. Paras Easter Island Ukraine Jupiter Saturn Coldest City on Earth Hottest Places on Earth Mexico City London Finland Ibdia Hamas Yellowknife Canada ANIMALS, BIRDS, and INSECTS  Sharks in Hawaii Dog Fighting Endangered Animals Pet Food Camels Rottweilers Pacific Golden Plover Ducks Red Cardinals Mule Deer Kudo IV (2000 - 2010) Mosquitoes Beetles Rats Big Fish Bigfoot (or Sasquatch) Bees Sheep Large Land Animals Cockroaches Mountain Goats Eagles Beaver Ants Chickens Patti Girl (2012 - 2017) American Alligator Black Witch Moth Hawaii Wild Parrots Bats Mongoose Dolphins Intelligent Birds Lovebirds Octopuses Bears SPORTS  John Wooden The Answer College Football Playoffs Best Golfers The Utah Jazz Beijing Olympics 2008 Ping Pong Is Pool a Sport? How To Shoot Free Throws Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Big 5 Yogi Berra #44 NFL Player Names Manti Te'o Dead Girlfriend Hoax Best College Basketball Players Ever NBA MVP Baseball Rick Barry Bill Walton Larry Bird Triple Crown Michael Jordan NFL National Anthem Protest PyeongChang 2018 The Tale of Two Quarterbacks Maria Sharapova LeBron James Greatest Basketball Coach in Utah History The Greatest Dodgers Pickleball Tiger Woods Pat Riley White NBA Players Sports Betting Shohei Ohtani |
UNITED STATES The Homelessness Problem (Part I-IV) Fatherless Homes In America Religion in the United States Worst United States Disasters North to Alaska Erie Pennsylvania American Serial Killers Presidental Candidates Most Dangerous US Cities Safest US Cities Electoral College Explained The Economy Wallace Idaho The Great Lakes 9-11 Ten Years Later What is Wrong with America? Child Molestation The 2012 Election Top 10 Poorest Big Cities Old West Gunslingers Tornado Alley New Hampshire US Government Shutdown U.S. Presidents Native American Indians Welfare The US Constitution States and Capitals U.S. Rivers Prison Statistics COSTCO California Problems The Kansas Experiment South Carolina Austin Texas Richest and Poorest States The Great Continental Divide Kentucky Dearborn Michigan U.S. Military Drones New England North and South Dakota New York City Homeless Deaths Nevada Prostitution Worst Days and Years in American History Hobo The Space Force Yellowstone Most Haunted US Cities Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa New Mexico New Jersey Nashville Seattle Ohio Inflation Defund the Police Labor Shortage Arkansas Missouri Chicago Indiana Universities North Carolina Rhode Island Atlanta Alabama Golf Trail America Biggest Problems in 2024 Tulsa Foreign Aid Welfare Solar Storms COMPUTERS and HOBBIES  How Your Computer Works (Part I-III) Handwriting Analysis - Introduction Handwriting Analysis - Primary Traits Handwriting Analysis - Evaluation Guide Handwriting Analysis - Sample Reports My Games PC Viruses Hackers Quantum Processing Hobbies Ransomware Technology Addiction Artificial Intelligence (AI) GENERAL  Today's Thought Paranormal Phenomena Cremation Palmistry 101 Inspirational Stories About Trees Telephone Frustration Things That Have Disappeared Trains Christmas TV Westerns Clouds Guardian Angels Auto Insurance Companies Tattoos My Government Career My Non-Government Job History How To Write Winning Contract Proposals Men's Hats Heaven or Hell? The Power of Prayer Inventions (Part 1-4) Toys Jeopardy! One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest TV Shows (2015) Prostitution Trees What is the Meaning of Life? Reincarnation The Human Soul The Year of the Dog 2018 Angels & Demons Inspiring Stories Humor The Red Sea Miracle SocialJustice Guardian Angels Life Insurance for Seniors Pachinko LGBTQIA12S+ What is the Meaning of Life? (Repeat) Trusts and Wills What is Bitcoin? Idioms Cloud Shapes Antigravity Propulsion Roses BIBLE/BOOK OF MORMON  Bible - Book of Genesis Bible - Book of Exodus Bible - Book of Leviticus Bible - Book of Numbers Bible - Book of Deuteronomy Bible - Book of Joshua Bible - Book of Judges Bible - Book of Ruth Bible - Book of 1 Samuel Bible - Book of 2 Samuel Bible - Book of 1 Kings Bible - Book of 2 Kings Bible - Book of 1 Chronicles Bible - Book of 2 Chronicles Bible - Books of Ezra and Nehemiah Bible - Book of Tobit Judith and Esther Bible - Books of the Maccabees Bible - Book of Job Bible - Book of Psalms Bible - Book of Proverbs Bible - Book of Ecclesiastes Bible - Book of Song of Songs Bible - Books of Wisdom and Sirach Bible - Books of Hosea and Joel Bible - Books of Ezekiel and Daniel Bible - Books of Amos and Obadiah Bible - Books of Jonah and Micah Bible - Books of Nahum and Habakkuk Bible - Books of Zephaniah and Haggai Bible - Books of Zechariah and Malachi Bible - Book of Matthew Bible - Book of Mark Bible - Book of Luke Bible - Book of John Bible - Book of Acts Bible - Book of Romans Bible - Books of 1-2 Corinthians Bible - Book of Galatians Bible - Books of Ephesians-Philippians-Colossians Bible - Books of 1-2 Thessalonians Bible - Book of Hebrews Bible - Books of Titus and Phlemon Bible - Book of Timothy Bible - Book of James Bible - Books of 1-2 Peter Bible - Books of 1-2-3 John Bible - Book of Jude Bible - Book of Revelation The Book of Mormon |