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Toy Aside: Tonka Dump Truck

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Just a quick aside looking for toy dump trucks. This guy is not quite like the original Tonka toys that were indestructible, but according to the reviews, it’s as close as you can get.

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Have You Tried Stage Cafe?

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Stage Cafe

Okay, I admit that if looking for furniture, I don’t mind going to the Honolulu Design Center. Inspiration Furniture is there along with HDC’s secret weapon, Stage Cafe. Have you tried their goodies?

Their desserts are great, made at the Stage Restaurant. And of course, they serve coffee and espresso drinks. So while you’re not suposed to, you can shop around while sipping on a Triple Mocha. Good food and good drink makes shopping so much better!

Stressless Sunrise

In fact, shopping is so much better, you might even buy an unanticipated Stressless recliner since it includes a stand and a $300 discount on the Sunrise model.

To keep up with their daily specials, follow Stage Cafe on Twitter at @StageCafeHI. As an extra bonus, while sitting in the cafe area, you can people watch these older guys outside. They sit in the unused outside tables under the large umbrellas. They’re playing cards, smoking cigars but do patronize the Cafe by purchasing food and drinks.

Gotta love these guys

Alaskan Scavenger Hunt

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We posed the challenge once before, and it’s again time to set @abaggy off on a pictorial scavenger hunt. Can he find and snap pictures from the following list:

Alaskan Scavenger Hunt

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  1. Dessert
  2. A scenic view
  3. Shipboard entertainment
  4. A towel sculpture
  5. Two different ethnicities of food
  6. A workout room
  7. “Wildlife” (could be interpreted many ways)
  8. Cold
  9. Gluttony

Bonus

  1. Crepuscular rays (aka God’s rays). See example on right.
  2. Mankini (could be his own)

I’ll make it easier by giving him an open interpretation of the items on the list. Can he complete his mission?

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Seals Love Starbucks?

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Who knew Hawaiian monk seals enjoy their Starbucks just as much as we do?

Monk seal and Starbucks

Actually, an overexcited (and unsupervised) youngster was trying to climb up to get a better view of the seal. In the process, his drink went over the railing. Fortunately, the aged seal didn’t really show an interest in the (empty) cup, and the staff workers were able to retrieve the cup without incident.

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Starbucks Opens at Disney

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Today marks the opening of Starbucks in Disney’s California Adventure Park. Don’t you need a cup like this?

You’ll have to head to the Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Cafe to get your Starbucks fix.

Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café is the first location ever inside a Disney theme park where you can enjoy refreshing Starbucks coffee and espresso drinks — including flavored lattes, iced coffees and Frappuccino® blended beverages. The café also serves some of your favorite signature Starbucks breakfast sandwiches and pastries.

Can’t Roll Your Own Time Capsule

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Didn’t know this, but you can’t use an external USB drive connected to an Apple AirPort Extreme basestation for Time Machine backups. I thought you could on newer Extreme models, but no, you can’t on any Extreme model. I essentially wanted to roll my own Time Capsule by plugging a USB drive into my AirPort Extreme. I’ve shared a drive before and assumed the new firmware allowed network-based Time Machine backups.

Apple does not support this although it may work. This article is the most referenced source regarding this unsupported setup.

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