Crepuscular Rays at Portlock
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to watch the sunset from Portlock in Hawaii Kai. Here’s the view that includes crepuscular rays.
Save Your Back, Buy the Stand
So it’s been years since you bought your Bowflex adjustable weights, but you didn’t get the pricey stands for these weights. Sure the cardboard box the weights came in were a decent makeshift stand. They’re strong enough and heck, they are “free.”
But the boxes are short, making you forget about proper form when getting the weights, and your back is now suffering. They are simple rectangular shapes without any toe clearance, and you’ve kicked the box enough times to wear away the cardboard base, making the box unsteady.
Don’t be a cheapskate, straining your back to save a few bucks. Just buy the stands already.
Bid on Your Nike Mag NOW!
It’s now Day #7 of the Back for the Future auction for Nike Mags worn by Marty McFly in Back to the Future. There’s only three more days to get the Mag, limited to 1500 pairs in the world. Thus far, over $3.6M has been collected for the Michael J. Fox Foundation to fight Parkinson’s Disease, and your winning bid will only further this inspiring total.
Now is definitely the time to strike. Overall, Day #6 brought in the lowest donations meaning bids were low. The most expensive Mag went for a paltry $4K and the day’s average price was $3.2K. But as we get closer to the final tenth day, you know prices are going to soar once again. So take advantage right now!
Seniors Figuring Out Their Webcam
I don’t know if this is really legit, but there is humorous realism in this video of seniors figuring out their new webcam.
“Maybe it’s just recorded us?”
From Tracks to Apps to Chapters
The Starbucks Pick of the Week started off offering free music tracks. Three years later, mobile apps were added to the mix.
Now three weeks after apps were added, chapters from books are now part of the Pick of the Week program. For this week, you can get an extended sample of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. Use the code found on cards at Starbucks locations and download your free chapter from within iBooks (or at home using iTunes). After a minute or two, check your library.
And there is no relation between author Erin and the Mortal Instruments’ Clary Fray/Fairchild/Morgenstern. But what a coincidence with the Morgenstern surname.
T.J. Maxx Is Coming Back
On the radio this morning, I heard that T.J. Maxx is hiring workers for it Hawaii location. Wasn’t this discount store in Hawaii before? I thought it was by the Stadium where Office Max is now located?
Anyways, Maxx is coming back and will be opening shop in Pearl City. Wonder if the store will carry cheap, outlandish kicks like these pink TL2s I almost got from Marshalls?
Mission: Get Schweddy Balls
Both you and I know that @abaggy is an accomplished and savvy traveller. He’s already been there and done that, so to spice up his journeys, I pose scavenger hunts for him. He did well in Vegas but now on to his next mission. Can he get Schweddy Balls?
Since Ben and Jerry’s Schweddy Balls are new to the market, they haven’t yet made their journey across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. This mission is singly focused: @abaggy must get Schweddy Balls on his side of the Pacific.
A Sexist Sign?
“Sex sells” is the popular adage in advertising, I get that. So what do you make of this van’s advertising for Isle Discount? I understand the artwork is a caricature, but what is she wearing or not wearing?  Okay or over the top?
But fret not for there is an iPhone and Android app for that!
And while you ponder the correctness of this signage, can you identify the neighborhood the van was spotted in?
Word of the Day: Rictus
Here’s the formal definition of rictus:
a fixed grimace or grin
But really, let’s put aside the denotation with this strong mental imagery.
McDonald’s Grimace is the personification of rictus if there ever was one.
Who Has Schweddy Balls?
It’s hot outside, reaching 90-degrees. The tradewinds have stopped, and the humidity clings to your skin. All you can uncomfortably think about are Schweddy Balls, Ben and Jerry’s Schweddy Balls, and how good they’re going to taste.
But who has Schweddy Balls in Hawaii?
Kick Parkinsons with Back For The Future
Great Scott! The auction for the Nike Mag as seen on Marty McFly in Back to the Future II is underway on eBay. Designed by the kicks god Tinker Hatfield of Air Jordan fame, 1500 pairs of the futuristic Mag are on auction with proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to find a cure for Parkinsons disease. Here’s Michael J. Fox introducing Back For the Future.
Every day for 10 days, 150 pairs are auctioned off and while not recommended for sporting activities, these rare kicks are sure to command attention, especially with its electroluminescent outsole. I mean who from the past, present, or future wouldn’t turn their heads as you proudly strutted in your Mags?
While I’m sure you’d like a pair of the Mags and contribute to a great cause, there is a steep price for uniqueness. The very first pair of the Mag sold for $37,500 (hat tip to Ryan Ozawa)! And on day 2 of the auction, bids are brisk with the average cost per pair hovering around $5000. Oddly enough, shoeheads with money must wear a size 12 since bids in that size are over $8000.
If you don’t have that type of disposable income handy, you can still contribute and buy some “mini” Mags in the form of a ceramic replica ($88) or a pin ($10). Limited quantities available at select Nike Stores.
More information at back4thefuture.com.
Bid for the 2011 Nike Mag on eBay before Marty McFly rocks them in 2015. We’re not talking about the experimental Power Laces either.
Unwearable Memories
Sad, but it’s time for these kicks to go. They’ve been in storage for years and despite their looks, are unwearable. But such memories! Played in the Air Jordan XIs back in the day. Quite possibly the greatest No Ka Oi colorway!
These retro AJ8 toured through Italy and Greece with my wife and me back in 2003. Heck, I think there’s still dust from the Colosseum ingrained in the durabuck.
Thanks for the (unwearable) memories.