What’s Up with That, ASB Hawaii?!?!
I try not to watch television commercials while using my Tivo. But this recent commercial from American Savings Bank caught my eye (for the wrong reasons).
Ummm, no, ASB Hawaii. Just no.
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Lauryn Hill All Day, All Night
Have you noticed that according to their RDS (radio data system) signal, KRTR 96.3FM has been playing Lauryn Hill exclusively for the past few days? Specifically, her song Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.
It’s a good song, but all day and all night? Well, not exactly. Seems like KRTR is making some upgrades and until done, this song ID is stuck on your radio and mine. Could be worse, KRTR could have been playing a Weird Al song. Anyways, here’s the miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
What the Abercrombie & Fitch?!
Whoa, what happened on Sunday, November 3, 2013 with the sudden attention to this old post about Abercrombie and Fitch shopping bags? The weekends are pretty mellow around here, but this post and its picture surely got someone’s attention.
Oh hey, this reminds me. Did I ever mention that some of Pulpconnection’s previous posts about Abercrombie & Fitch were used in a college paper about cultural norms? I couldn’t decipher the parts about semiotics and autoethnography.
That’s One Way to Do It
Both you and I know that the heavily used escalators at Ala Moana need some TLC. While many are being repaired, this is one way to prevent any more escalator issues.
By the former Sears, eventually Bloomingdales, there’s a new stairwell built. This definitely comes in handy to get to the upper level with all the construction on-going.
Starbucks Duffin, MuffNut, or BroNut
So if you want to be strategic as a business, you need to “commit to a different future” as Fast Company mentions and create a new future, not just keep pace. Take for example, the cronut. By now, it’s all played out, and the shark has been jumped with just about everyone making their own donut-croissant hybrid…except for Starbucks.
You see Starbucks is strategic knowing the cronut’s time is near extinction so instead, they’re moving on. Forget the donut-croissant mashup, how about the Duffin, a donut-muffin creation? Now there’s shaping your future right there, changing the game so competitors will then follow. Or wait, should it be called a MuffNut?
I think either is too blasé. The real appeal is the brownie-donut mix aka the BroNut. There’s something about this that’s appealing. Kinda taboo but who doesn’t love a good chocolaty brownie? If anyone’s out there that wants to out-strategize Starbucks, then go for the BroNut. I hear once you go black, you never go back.
Caption This: Spiderman and the Lion
Caption this picture of Spiderman and a Chinese lion.
Order Restored to the World
Order in the world is gradually returning to normal. The first sign is the comeback of Hostess goodies. Despite their nutritional value, your childhood memories are better off with Twinkies in them.
The second sign is this hint from former radio personality Gregg Hammer.
Hammer returning to the airwaves after leaving? Yes, please!
I’m wondering if this is related to that under construction commercial I keep hearing on 96.3. Seems like Dave Lancaster and Sister Sherry are gone from the morning. Just have to be patient and keep monitoring the radio waves for the return of Hammer.
Apple and Nike At It Again?
You think Nike and Apple are at it again, sharing playbooks? Read about the updated Nike+ FuelBand SE, and you’ll see what I mean. The dead giveaway is interfacing with iOS only. With all its resources, of course, Nike can make an Android app, but they haven’t yet.
Then there’s the adoption of Bluetooth 4.0, aka Bluetooth Low Energy, aka BLE, aka iBeacon. NFC is still a technology looking for traction, but Nike’s decision to go BLE is another nod to the way of Apple.
Old time Mac fans will recognize the SE moniker from the olden days of the Motorola 68000 series microprocessors in the all-in-one Mac SE. When updated, will Nike have the bravado to call the revised SE, the SE/x, or will they flinch like Apple’s SE/30 (back in the day, Apple hardware with a math coprocessor had the suffix “x” appended on).
And don’t think when Apple’s iWatch finally surfaces, Nike won’t be one of the first to interconnect with this personal ecosphere.
Reading “10 cars Americans don’t want to buy”
Saw this article titled “10 cars Americans don’t want to buy” and I had to read it. I gotta agree with the article since I don’t see very many of these vehicles driving in Hawaii.
At #5, the Infiniti EX is fun to drive, but it is small. And how about #7, the Nissan Murano. How this model has fallen from grace. When it first debuted, it definitely made a visual impact, especially that electric sunburnt orange. Over the years, the Murano has shrunk and is now barely recognizable, looking more akin to a Toyota RAV4.
Did you find any surprises on this list? Makes me reminisce about my all-time “favorite” car, the Pontiac Aztek.
Make Your Own Gold iPhone Pop Tarts Style
So in China, you can now buy gold stickers to adorn your iPhone making it look like the highly desired golden iPhone 5s. We’re talking $2 versus $200 for the real deal. But where’s the fun in that?
Where is the challenge for those with ingenuity and innovation? The more satisfying task is to figure out how to transform golden Pop Tart wrappers into a veneer for your iPhone.
One box of Gone Nutty tarts could outfit three iPhones.
Now That’s a Ride!
Hawaii’s filled with sunshine and its damaging UV rays. What are exposed moped drivers to do to protect themselves? They use some ingenuity and innovation to cover up while driving.
LEGO Breaking Bad Minifig
I haven’t yet gotten into the popular Breaking Bad series but seen enough to think this LEGO minifig looks like the show’s main character.
