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The Dangers of Hawaii (Five-0)
For those of us living in Hawaii, we know Hawaii is paradise. But for the millions of viewers of the rebooted CBS television series, Hawaii Five-0, they see Hawaii’s dark and violent side necessitating the elite task force known as Five-0.
Season 1: Episode 01: Pilot & Episode 02: Ohana
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After the first two episodes, the tone of violence in Hawaii is set. Cops, criminals, and even the locals are armed and ready to open fire when the opportunity presents itself. Pow! Pow!
Season 1, Episode 03: Malama Ka Aina
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Going to a high school football really means you’re going to a gunfight. And better yet, the Chinese Triads and Samoan gangs will be there too.
Season 1, Episode 04: Lanakila
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You won a trip to Hawaii? Don’t come, you might be kidnapped or murdered by a prison escapee.
Season 1, Episode 05: Nalowale
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Okay, okay, if you can overlook Glee’s Football Coach and Physical Educator, Ken Tanaka, portraying a Filipino terrorist then you’ll realize that Philippine terrorists operate in Hawaii.
Season 1, Episode 06: Ko’olauloa
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Surfing is synonymous with Hawaii and its scenic beaches. At the world class Coral Prince surf meet, you’d witness a sniper gun down the millionaire event organizer.
Season 1, Episode 07: Ho’apono
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The USS Missouri is a recognized Hawaii tourist attraction, and if you brave the Missouri, a Navy SEAL suffering from PTSD might take you hostage.
Season 1, Episode 08: Mana’O
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A lesson in Hawaiian cooking will teach tourists that a luau’s imu is to cook a police officer.
Season 1, Episode 09: Po’ipu
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Hmmm, I actually missed this episode featuring a murder and an assassination plot of a visiting international dictator.
Season 1, Episode 10: Heihei
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Only in Hawaii are triathlon competitions used to cover up jewelry and bank heists.
Season 1, Episode 11: Palekaiko
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How is this dream honeymoon in Hawaii? The ambiance of Waikiki, kidnapped, spouse is killed, and to top it off, the serial killer travels on cruise ships.
Season 1, Episode 12: Hana ‘a’a Makehewa
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During the Christmas holidays, you might find your self with a bomb strapped around your neck. Could happen anywhere.
Season 1, Episode 13: Ke Kinohi
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Yes, Hawaii’s secret is out. We have ninjas. Along with the Chinese Triad, Filipino terrorists, and Samoan gangs, the Japanese Yakuza rounds out Hawaii’s multicultural organized crime.
Season 1, Episode 14: He Kane Hewa’ole
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The influx of immigrants make our nation great. But for the illegal immigrants, don’t take that job to deliver a box.
Season 1, Episode 15: Kai e’e
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Hawaii’s renowned tsunami warning system for the entire Pacific? Hacked. But hackers in Hawaii operate out of grass shacks and sailboats.
Tourists, it’s best you be aware of the dangers of Hawaii.
Impressed by Weebly
I admit that I’m impressed by weebly.com. I’d never heard of this service before, but Time named it as one of the best websites back in 2007(!). With Weebly, you can easily create a web page or entire blog using drag and drop tools. The service is free and looks like an alternative to Tumblr and Posterous for those wanting to customize their sites.
Weebly is what Apple’s iWeb authoring tool should have been as part of MobileMe.
Now to think of a use for Pulp on Weebly…
My Radio Lineup
What radio stations do you have pre-set in your car? I’ve mixed mine up just a bit.
93.1 The Zone. This is the “jockless” station for me. While The Zone does have deejays, I don’t know any of them, but I like the station’s balance of music.
93.9 Jamz. Playing ol’ skool music, the revamped 93.9 saw a resurgence and is where I go for my Bobby Brown and Expose fix. The station was truly jockless until recently, and they’re playing shenanigans with the listeners. No commercials means no commercials, but the banter of their deejays still stops the music.
102.7 Da Bomb. The most “progressive pop” station on my radio. Sam and Ryan in the morning have some funnies once in awhile.
Krater 96.3. Yes, I am getting old.
Island 98.5. It broke my heart when the Wake Up Crew was transplanted to 98.5 with its Hawaiian style and reggae music format. But after a year on Island, the Wake Up Crew is back to its old self. This station is programmed on my radio and is the station I prefer to listen to the deejays do their thing.
Star 101.9. Star still occupies the last button on my radio. The music alternative is a good change of pace from the R&B, pop, and easy listening.
Gone from my lineup is Power 104.3. The music didn’t really distinguish itself and neither did the deejays.
Still No Coinstar Coffee in Hawaii?
I’ve used the Coinstar change counting machine to get some iTunes credit back in 2006. Interestingly enough, although Starbucks is an advertised Coinstar partner, the Hawaii machines didn’t dispense Starbucks gift cards in ’06. And seems like they still don’t in 2011 even though using Coinstar is one of the highlighted tips of getting the most out of your Starbucks Card.
Retro Cap’n Crunch
The boxes of Cap’n Cruch cereal have gone retro! Do you remember these?
As a comparison, here are the current boxes where the Cap’n has color in his eyes and is rendered with more depth.
The retro boxes also include collector cards with fun facts about the Cap’n Crunch crew. Did you know the Cap’n’s first name is Horatio and went searching for the wild man of Borneo?
My First Trenta
For posterity, here’s a picture of my first Starbucks Trenta-sized ice coffee.
It took about 3 hours to finish all 30 ounces, and yes, the cup is nearly as tall as the creamer carafe.
Panasonic Cordless Phone Replacement Batteries
Just verified that the Panasonic rechargeable batteries, HHR-4DPA, work as replacements for the HHH-55AAABU batteries that originally came with the phone (model KX-TGA101). Both are AAA sized and 1.2 V, but the 4DPA are 700 mAh while the 55AAABU are only 550 mAh.
You probably can find cheaper, but these qualify for Amazon’s free Super Saving shipping if your order is over $25.
Cherry Pumpkin Walnut Pancakes
Sunday morning’s pancake special at Cinnamon’s was “Cherry Pumkin Walnut.”
Cherry and pumpkin (with proper spelling) – an interesting combo. Flavor wasn’t bad and reminded me of Jello for some reason. A short stack was enough of this gooey, nutty goodness. Here’s a picture just as the whipped cream started sliding down the hot mound of pink cakes.
From Bull in the Ring to Butt Drag
Gone are those days of wrestling drills like Bull in the Ring during high school P.E. Looks like this case where a Fresno high school wrestler performed an evasive “butt drag” maneuver on his opponent is being settled.
When executed properly, the butt drag is supposedly legitimate, but when done with too much zeal and a foreshadowing of malice, the move is downright criminal. For illustrative purposes, here’s the most popular Google image of “butt drag.”
What’s a Sussudio?
I don’t know what Phil Collins was singing about in Sussudio, but I still love this song!
And Phil doesn’t look like the part, but he sure can wail.