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Kicks for Touring China

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If I were to tour China, I’d want comfortable and supportive shoes. From a Nike point of view, I’d look for shoes featuring Air Max 360. That massive air bubble is a dream to walk on yet is stiff enough to take a beating. Reminiscent of my previous Air Max Trainer 1.3 that served me well at Disneyland, I’d would go with the odd looking Air Max PacFly in either red or green. The red colorway looks vaguely similar to my red Trainer 1.3, so I’d go with the earthy green to mix it up.

From Sole Collector
From Sole Collector

How much, well, actually when do these kicks drop is the main question…

WordPress Annual Report for 2014

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Here’s what Pulpconnection looked like from the WordPress’ annual report for 2014. Most of the stats are personally underwhelming, but hey, it’s not about the bass, right?

See @abaggy, I told you the new BMW i3 stirs up controversy as it got the most comments on my blog this year. Oh, and thanks for being the most active Pulpconnection commenter. 😉

Check out Pulpconnection’s 2014 annual blogging report.

The Best Christmas…Rejection

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Although the Hawaii-Wichita St. matchup was my overall favorite game, the best individual highlight came from the Hawaii-Colorado game on Christmas day of the Diamond Head Classic. Colorado’s guard, Askia Booker, was cleared for a break away layup before UH’s 6-2 senior guard, Garrett Nevels, met him at the rim for the rejection. Although I missed the actual block, I did manage to record the replay.

Target Kailua on Target

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The new Target location in Kailua is slowly coming together. I had a hidden hope that the store would be ready by year’s end, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. But the store is shaping up and looks on target to open in March of 2015.

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The bonus part? The interior lights are working and during the evenings, you can see an illuminated green mermaid logo in the window of Target. Yep, there’s a Starbucks inside of the store which is across the street from Starbucks.

Anyone got the ins with Target? I wouldn’t mind taking a tour of the work in progress or attending a soft opening. 😉

So Close to the Legend

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So close yet so far away… that’s me and the upcoming release of the Air Jordan 11 “Legend Blue.” The conditions were there, meaning I entered so I could win, and today felt like a winning day. Checking the Ala Moana web site for the Foot Locker raffle, my ticket was just shy of a win.

Loser! #aj11 raffle

A video posted by @geewhy on

On the bright side, being off by one digit just saved me $200. And it’s not like I haven’t loved before… [I can’t believe I don’t have a picture of the pair I owned back in the day!!!]

Waimanalo Christmas Parade 2014

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I’ll let you in on a little holiday secret. For all the Christmas parades that happen around Oahu, the Waimanalo Christmas parade is probably the most authentic and unique event of them all. It’s definitely not the biggest or flashiest nor are there local celebrities (except for an unexpected visit by Nainoa Thompson) walking the route. But you’ll see some interesting local kine sights.

The Waimanalo Feed Supply store is a marquee of the parade procession, and this year along with sweet treats, there were goodies for the canines on Santa’s Nice List.

Horseback riders strolling through the neighborhood community? Only in ‘Nalo.

The fans and the families lined Kalanianaole Highway ready for the show.

The Kailua High School marching band led the way.

But not to worry, order was maintained with the presence of the Bellows Air Force Station security forces. No matter if their vehicles were “holidazzled.”

Who else was out there watching the show? The kupuna, the dogs, a pig, a drone, kids, custom bike riders, new families, and let’s not forget the amped up golf carts.

You just don’t see hats like this anymore…

Although the clouds drizzled down occasional Hawaiian snow, the event was mostly dry unless you were by these guys.

Waimanalo is as Waimanalo is, and there are tractors and trailers, and the Research Station is still going strong.

But they may have been distracted by the offer of lilikoi butter!

Smiles all around.

Then the rolling thunder of the big rigs.

Horns don’t get tired I guess. My personal favorite had to be this crew.

Yeah you!

Brought to you by Ride Safe Hawaii.

Just don’t mind that most of the riders are not wearing protective safety gear. This is the way of Waimanalo.

Santa’s elves roll in these semis I think.

See, there’s one now driving this massive truck with bystanders and kids lining the roadway, just a few feet on each side.

Hydroseeding provided the live music welcoming Santa Claus himself.

Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas compliments of Waimanalo!

Check out even more pictures from the Waimanalo Christmas Parade 2014.

Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Next Keyboard

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I’ll be honest. This gift is actually for myself and won’t be available until February 2015. But when you tout your product as the “perfect keyboard for the iPhone,” the wait is worthwhile for the Next Keyboard.

Slide on the space bar to move the cursor? Genius.
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My personal favorite, no confusing shift keys.
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Swipe key entry for one handers. Handy. No “full access” needed. That always scared me. And there’s more, but all you have to know is that the product resonates with iPhone users witnessed by complete backing after days of its Kickstarter launch. You have $5 to spare for the “perfect keyboard for the iPhone” right? Merry Christmas to you!

If You Don’t Enter, You Can’t Win

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That’s a simple lesson in life, but it’s so true. If you don’t enter, you can’t win. In the case of this raffle at Foot Locker Ala Moana aka the House of Hoops, you need to enter in order to get a chance at purchasing the upcoming Air Jordan 11 Legend Blue. Yes, these Carolina-colorway kicks are in high demand so the raffle figures out who can give Nike and Foot Locker $150-200 for these vintage kicks.

Since I happened to be there, you know I had to enter just because.

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If you entered the raffle but weren’t chosen, there’s some nice Adidas Fluxes you can buy for consolation.

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I wonder if these tall Asian ballers entered the raffle?

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