Hawaii Teacher Scores Big on Wheel of Fortune

Chris Nelson, the winner of tonights Wheel of Fortune was curious as to why I would highlight an idiot who dropped his pants at the auditions and not him. Quite frankly, I normally only try and highlight the idiots in life on my blog … and not necessarily  the good guys. Chris won $26,000 + [...]

My Solution to the H-130 Traffic Problem: The “Conference Bike”

Introducing the “Conference Bike”: Could you imagine these things cruising around?  Here is a movie of one.  It looks like they go pretty fast and just think of the gas savings. ;)

Man Who Dropped His Pants at Wheel of Fortune Audition Made the Show

*EDIT* JUST GOT NOTICE THAT THIS EPISODE WILL BE AIRING IN AN HOUR. I kid you not!  The guy in the following clip actually dropped his pants during the finalist selections at the Hilton Waikoloa. One of the judges actually made the comment: “Anyone will do something to get on TV”. Now I am really [...]

Today’s KO

Bank of Hawaii Repo’s Air Kauai Helicopters

This must have been one heck of a “RepoMan” ;) Kauai tour helicopter company Air Kauai Inc. stopped flying last week after Bank of Hawaii repossessed the company’s two helicopters… More Here

New NIKE Shoe Inspired by “Surf, Sun and Sand” in Hawaii

NIKE has a new shoe coming out.  It was designed by a 17 year old Oregon girl who was inspired by Hawaii to design it: …Another Oregon City resident, Emily Giersch, 17, designed a shoe for Nike, but was unavailable for comment. Her design, a Nike Free Mary Jane slip-on inspired by the surf, sun [...]

Richard Ha On “Long Story Short” TONIGHT on PBS

Richard Ha from Hamakua Farms and the owner of the Blog on my Blogroll Ha!Ha!Ha! will be on Leslie Wilcoxs PBS show “Long Story Short” TONIGHT! at 7:30 PM.  I don’t know what he will be talking about, but I expect it to be a good show, as all of Leslie’s shows are. Update: …Richard [...]

Shrooms Banned in the Netherlands

From Dec 1 the famous Amsterdam magic mushroom will no longer be on sale in the city. The hallucinogenic mushrooms, imported mainly from Hawaii, Mexico and Ecuador, have for years been freely available, at modest prices, in shops around the city… …Amsterdam city council supports the government’s ban, hoping it will change the general perception [...]

Many Other Places in the World Ranked Above Mauna Kea for Sky Watching

I hope the planners and designers of the TMT read this particular blog. It has been said to me by people that work up on Mauna Kea that the TMT should go atop Mauna Kea because it’s the best place in the world for it to go. I just read this article which mentions 8 [...]

Superferry Giving Away Free Rides to Military Members

No, this is not a Veterans Day special.  The Superferry is offering the Military a free lift on it’s ship.  If it’s not the Strykers, it my as well be the Military Members themself! My as well comp the Military now… Because the Superferry probably knows they are going to be getting a hell of [...]

Honoring My Grandpa on this Veterans Day

My grandpa fought in WW I.  He was also a Military Doctor the second time he served. I could only find some of his medical background as he is long gone now and the Internet databases only go so far back: Dr. Perry E. Rowe was born in Everett, Washington on October 1, 1910. He [...]

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