Aloha dear Blog readers:
Again I have to apologize for neglecting writing new blogs. Why? I am a terrible procrastinator it is always tomorrow I will do it. 
First, why am I so anxious to sell my book, Polynesian Dreams on the electronic sellers such as Kindle, Nook, Kobo, WaveCloud.com, Ebook and others for $3.79. Is it because I want to make money? No, because all my net proceeds go to my charities, Animal Shelter and the Wounded Warrior Project.
The true reason I want to sell my book is because it might inspire others who are slave to habits they are unable to break. I am not only talking about the obvious addictions such as drugs and alcohol but also lesser known, sex, eating, bad behavior, jealousy, lying, and a host of other habits you like to break away from but are unable.
I had many of these addiction and it ruined me, morally,physically, financially until I came to the realization that I was going to die unless I changed. I started slowly to dig myself out of the hole I dug for myself, it was two steps forward and one step backward but eventually I succeeded. This is the main theme of my book, the fight for survival and my triumph. At age 39 I was able to get back on the right path and now followed a period of great financial success, my other robust health returned and I found the love of my life. I am going to be 85 in May, my love of my life is in the other room, I am giving lectures and in general have a wonderful life. I am not exactly a special person, I am ordinary in many ways. I immigrated to the USA from my native Holland in 1950 after a adventurous life in the Dutch Royal Navy and Dutch merchant navy. I entered the US army in May of 1951 and served two years in Germany as an MP and Criminal Investigator. Sure, that period of my life was filled with adventures and I am writing about it in my book. After returning back to California I went to school on the GI bill and continued with my life. First it was all good until I started with the Alcohol and amphetamines, I also was guiltiy of terrible behavior. All the adventures, the romances the downward path and finally my victory is what Polyneswian Dreams is all about. There are several free sample chapters available on the electronic sellers. If you need  to have more info you can email me at: pokerbydutch@verizon.net.
I hope you give this a few minutes of your precious time. Polynesian Dreams is 351 pages, 2 pages of photos, and many readers have told me that it is a pageturner. Thanks, friends. I will try to blog more often. This is the age of aquarius, tweeting and facebook. Love, Johan Van Oldenbartneveld