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Where Has the Passion Gone?

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New year or fatigue carried over from 2013? I’m not sure, but it surely seems the passion is gone. Things in the office feel stale. Went to a meeting where attendance was low and the energy wasn’t there. And most telling, the Home Depot employee who cheerfully helped a few years back during remodeling seemed like an entirely different person. His cheer was gone. He still knew his stuff, but he didn’t want to engage like previous interactions. And what’s with my inconsistent blogging?

Where has the passion gone?

Skipped #RamenBurgerHI

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For a moment, I considered heading down to Kakaako to wait in line for an authentic Ramen Burger at Taste. But the thought of waiting in a long line got the better of me, so instead I’m just following along via social media. Sounds like people starting lining up as early as 8:30, but the line didn’t get seriously crazy until 10:00.

With over 200 people queued up and a max of 3 ramen burgers per patron, your time is about up. Here’s what you’re missing out on.

So if you’re like me, go home, grab that Sapporo Ichiban and May’s beef patties, and put on them sad-excuse Lugz Zosho.

New Years Site Cleaning

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Over the end of December and beginning of January 2014, Pulpconnection has been getting hit hard. Not sure how or why but server resource allocation skyrocketed and stayed there for long periods of time. Because of this, Pulpconnection would be unavailable for periods of time. Even after server reboots, resources would be consumed once again in a matter of minutes.

I wasn’t exactly sure how to approach this problem but followed several helpful guides from Dreamhost. I reviewed their WordPress optimization tips but had most of these already implemented. I did some of the WordPress fine tuning suggestions. Lastly, I looked at server troubleshooting and optimization. From what I could tell, there was a ton of traffic from other countries. While I love my international audience, I figured most of my content isn’t necessarily world renowned so I blocked entire countries. Yep, using CloudFlare, blocking entire countries is pretty easy.

Along with this mass blocking, I cleaned out unused WordPress themes and plugins, trying to minimize my WordPress footprint. I also tripled the memory allocation to my servers which made things dreamy but too costly.

The server load has been consistent and steady for the past few days so I’m hoping things are stable once again. But having said this, I bet I just jinxed myself. 🙁

My Top Tweets of 2013

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Thanks to Vizify and Twitter, here’s a collection of my top tweets of 2013. Nothing overly exciting but some of the tweets are surprising for being in the top.


The Harvest of Great Harvest Bakery Kailua

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And the harvest has ended. In August of 2006, a Great Harvest Bakery location opened in the Enchanted Lakes Shopping Center. At the end of 2013, this Great Harvest has closed its doors.

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Great Harvest Bakery Enchanted Lakes closed

For seven years, this storefront sold freshly baked loaves, muffins, scones, and cookies and gave out seemingly unlimited tasting samples. Soon to fill this void is Z’s Bakery and Deli. Thanks for the years of goodies, Great Harvest!

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Z’s Bakery & Deli coming soon

Gilly Hicks Ala Moana Closing

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The unthinkable is approaching in 2014. Gilly Hicks is closing its doors, and not just the Ala Moana location, but all its stores. While the GH line of intimates will live on virtually, the physical stores will be extinct.

It was a short run for Gilly Hicks in Hawaii with a dramatic opening in 2012. Last Christmas, the store seemingly toned it down. Even though, the store is still young and full of vitality, apparently it couldn’t compete against the “jugs of nought” known as Victoria’s Secrets. Aren’t you going to miss the distinct scent of Gilly Hicks that permeates that wing of Ala Moana?

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