Life
Have Mercy, Another Meeting
Just taking a break from yet another set of meetings at work. Some, okay most, of these are simply painful.
Break’s over, bring on the suffering.
Peer News Wants Hawaii’s News
Hawaii-based startup Peer News, founded by eBay’s Pierre Omidyar, announced some big news today.
We are creating a Honolulu-based local news service that will produce original, in-depth reporting and analysis of local issues in Hawaii.
One of the first steps for this endeavor is finding an editor. So if you have the skills and passion, an opportunity awaits!
Welcoming Farmers Insurance Hawaii in January
Starting January 2010, AIG Hawaii will change its name to Farmers Insurance Hawaii. That’s the exciting change hinted at in their commercial.
I guess their blue Prius will be black and red following the color scheme of this Farmers Insurance Hawaii lunch bag.
Ready for Love & Peace and Unity?
This holiday season are you ready for love & peace and unity? 2009 Na Hoku Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Ai Kamauu, and her husband Iolani will help get you in the spirit of the holidays with their upcoming Christmas CD, love & peace and unity.
The official release is Thursday, November 19, 2009 and features these tracks including the highly anticipated O Holy Night:
- The Gift of Love
- Mamacita Donde Esta Santa Claus
- Jingle Bells
- Away in a Manger
- Count Your Blessings
- Twinkle, Twinkle
- O Holy Night
- Santa, Bring My Baby Back to Me
- I Wonder as I Wander
- Children Go Where I Send Thee
- He Lives
And don’t forget to wish Nutmeg a Merry Christmas too!
Now More Sexy, More Intense, With More Satisfaction
Greetings! Pulpconnection is now more sexy, more intense, with more satisfaction. At least with WordPress plugins that is. In a never ending voyage with WordPress and its limitless plugins, I’m experimenting with a few new ones after previous additions and deletions.
Freshly added are:
- Intense Debate. A replacement commenting system that supports its own plugins, spam protection, and integration with Twitter and Facebook.
- WP Greet Box. Not sure if I’ll keep this around but seems helpful to get new readers to subscribe.
- SexyBookmarks. Another social bookmarking system, but this one looks sexy! Near the end of each post, look for the below graphic.
- Get Satisfaction. As seen on many sites, but not sure if this is a keeper for Pulpconnection. Get Satisfaction as a service is very cool, but not sure if it’s a match for Pulp readers. See the Feedback tab on the left side.
And as I learned the hard way, I need to balance all this plugin bling with overall performance of Pulpconnection. Can’t have the site crash with all this sexy, intense satisfaction.
Black Friday Sites
A quick Google search found several sites showing off the upcoming deals for Black Friday. Here’s a few of them:
- Black-Friday.net
- TheBlackFriday.com
- bfads.net
- Amazon’s Black Friday deals starting on Monday, November 23, 2009
I Heart Twilight, Jacob, and Taylor Lautner
…if the Google Analytics stats for Pulpconnection indicate anything. See what I mean?
Of the recent top ten keywords, seven of them relate to Twilight, Jacob, and Taylor Lautner (and his underwear). I’m kinda surprised that Seth Sundberg aka Franco Metcalf made the list.
Oh by the way, New Moon rises on November 20, 2009.
Fallen Tree on the H3
On the way home on earlier this week, a sudden downpour downed a tree on the H3. Here are some action pics.
Chris Pirillo Rethinks Twitter for Conversations
I guess I wasn’t the only one rethinking things after attending [re]think Hawaii. At the event, Chris Pirillo and Coach Deb had a conversation about conversing on Twitter. Coach Deb felt Twitter was a great tool for conversations while Chris disagreed.
The upshot? This video of Chris (recorded in his car while driving) explaining why he doesn’t believe Twitter is geared towards conversations.
La Isla Burrito Reviewed in Metromix Honolulu
Check out today’s home page of Metromix Honolulu.
La Isla Burrito is featured with reviews of several of their dishes. How does Metromix like the food?
In this economy, you can’t beat the combination of tasty plates, good portions and good prices. And if in doubt, just go for the huevos rancheros.
Sounds about right if you ask me.