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Weekend of Nice Cars
Was a weekend of nice cars… While dropping off recycling at a nearby school, there was an Acura NSX car rally going on. The parking lot was full of NSXs and people checking out each other’s rides. I still held my head high as I rolled in with the family van pumping out “Wheels on the Bus” in stereo. I want to see an NSX haul a bunch of newspaper and cardboard recycling!
Later on, I got to ride in a BMW 6-Series coupe. The proximity sensors when parking is pretty cool, and yes, it is the Ultimate Driving Machine.
Cylon Jack-O-Lantern
Now, here’s a project for Kazuo, the uber expert in jack-o-lantern carving. Make a Cylon jack-o-lantern (Cylon from the original Battlestar Galactica, not the current Sci-Fi one).
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Battlestar Galactica Off to a Stellar Start!
Only 4 episodes into the season three and what a start for Battlestar Galactica! The high of the successful exodus off of New Caprica, with the Adamas leading the rescue and the personal lows of Colonel Tigh and Starbuck. It’s this imbalance of the yin and the yang that make BSG a show to watch.
The storyline now pretty much continues where it left off with the humans back in the fleet looking for Earth. The Battlestar Pegasus is out of the picture in line with the original BSG, but there were great special effects and shot angles showing the Pegasus in its last minutes of glory. What about Baltar and that cylon-human baby?
More great TV in store if you watch BSG…
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Dude, Get a Better Plastic Surgeon!
Saw the cover of Us Magazine at the store. Didn’t read the article or anything but just thought, “Dude, get a better plastic surgeon!
Ruby on Rails Innovated on Macs
Didn’t know this, but the company 37signals is credited with creating the Ruby on Rails framework. 37signals also makes the awesome web apps, Basecamp, Campfire, Backpack, Writeboard, and Ta-Da Lists. If you haven’t seen these apps, be sure to check them out to see what web-based apps could and should be.
Back to the point though, the main guys of 37signals used Macs to create Ruby on Rails (which is used in the 37signals apps). Watch the video of their story…
We’re Due…
You know that saying that Hawaii was due for a big earthquake? I don’t like it. Just because there hasn’t been a big earthquake for some time, then it means that we’re due for one? I guess from a probability and statistical standpoint there’s some truth to that, but it seems so gloomy, just waiting for the worst to happen. Does this also mean that since we just had a big one, we don’t have to worry about another earthquake for a long time?
On the topic of gloomy outlooks and being due, I always wondered about a sign posted at the entry way to work. It essentially says that ## number of days has passed since the last fatality. What are you supposed to get from that? If the number of days is high, does that mean that we’re due for a fatality? How morbid. If the count is low, does that mean that people can go out there and be reckless since the “odds” are in their favor?
Chicanery on Dancing with the Stars
I just got through praising ABC for their honest approach dealing with the departure of Sara Evans, but on Week 7’s results show, the trickery showed itself. Entertaining Jerry Springer and baldy Joey Lawrence were in the bottom two, but neither were eliminated. Instead, both were allowed to continue on since Sara had already eliminated herself and partner Tony Dovolani. Judges scores and fan votes from this week will be carried over to next week.
So now Jerry needs to learn two dances in one week. Please, oh please, Springer fans, let Jerry ride off in the sunset. A final four of Joey, Monique, Mario, and Emmitt sounds about right.
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Alan Wong’s Pastry Chef Leaving
Mark Okumura, the pastry chef at Alan Wong’s, is leaving to run the bakery at Pah Ke’s Bakery and Deli in Ranch 99. Does this mean the end of goodies like these?
Chocolate Crunch Bars
The Coconut
Chocolate Sampler
Blueberry Pie
I hope not! The food there is good too! More pics of the dishes at Alan Wong’s.
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Honesty on Dancing with the Stars
As rumored, Sara Evans has left Dancing with the Stars amid her pending divorce. I do like the way ABC is handling the situation – with honesty. No coverups, no gimmicks, just the plain truth. There was no sensationalization of the event, just a candid interview with Sara, her dance partner, and well wishes from the other contestants.
Not sure what this does with the show’s schedule since one less week is needed with one less dancer.
And speaking of Dancing with the Stars, it’s time for Jerry Springer to go. He just can’t compete physically with the others. He even admitted as much during his post dance interview. Please, please let him go. Monique Coleman continues to improve, and she does some real tough moves. But hasn’t she learned that you can’t fool the judges by not doing the proper dance? I don’t know what fan base she has so she’s vulnerable. Mario Lopez continues to wow everyone, especially scoring well as the first dancer. Usually the first dancer is at a scoring disadvantage. But has his chummy relationship with Eva Longoria doomed him? Too much beauty together brings out the haters. Liked the opening of Joey Lawrence’s number. Very dramatic with the lighting. He still can’t beat Mario though. Emmitt Smith is making too many mistakes but is surviving off of his infectious groove. He needs to stop working on other endeavors, focus on dancing for a few weeks, and bring it like the Drew Crew.
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What’s with KHON2’s New Site?
What’s with KHON2’s new web site? I don’t go there often, but it’s very different from the last time I visited. I don’t like it.
Doesn’t work well in Safari. The search box disappears on me. The big blue Breaking News section is not clickable/linked so it’s a waste of time. That middle column that has the Weather info has nothing else in it (what a waste of space!). Oh wait, on other pages, this white space is filled with Google Ads. Not sure how I feel about Google Ads on a news station web site. Kust doesn’t feel right and what would Google use as keywords to target the ads? I can understand the Dr. Phil and Oprah ads since these shows air on KHON.
Never did like scrolling banners on web sites. Just seems strange. Okay on TV where I sit there and simply watch a TV without interacting with it. But on a computer where I use a mouse and keyboard, it seems strange to sit back and watch the scrolling banner when my learned instincts with web sites is to click on something.
Only good thing I can see is the addition of their own video footage on the site.