No offense to the food of Zippys, and I do like their chili. But the plastic containers used for the tub size of Zippys chili by far are the best buckets for barfing. These tubs are big, strong, sturdy, and easy to wash. When the kids are feeling ill, these buckets make an appearance.
Umm, thanks Zippys, in more ways than one!
Bummer news about former UH long range shooter, Tes Whitlock. Looks like he had things going for him working in Hawaii and helping the men’s basketball program. But then Tes’ famed named jump shot, Tracy, met Mary Jane.
Hope he can straighten things out.
I recently got a hold of the Flux Hawaii magazine and flipped through the Spring 2011 Women’s Issue. I had never seen this quarterly lifestyle publication, but it’s self-described as:
the only magazine propelling an entrepreneurial generation toward positive social and creative action within our communities through a thoughtful cultivation of dialogue and a strong commitment to quality of design.
One of the articles I found interesting was “Women’s Work: From Strippers to Madams.” This article gives a “glimpse at Honolulu’s skin industry from World War II to today” and incorporates subject matter knowledge from an Ivy League educated, Government and Economics major who also minored in Asian Studies. Some of the better takeaways:
I think there is a cultural tradition of acceptance of hostess bars, probably coming from a mixture of the geisha traditions in Japan and sex work in Southeast Asia brought back by the military.
One major reason why mama-sans in Hawaii exist is pure economics. This type of job is one that requires no education, and no background check, and of course can be very profitable… It is probably one of the few jobs for women that allows them to be the boss without having to compete against men.
Want more? Pick up an issue of Flux Hawaii and follow them on Twitter and Facebook.
Sorry, if you tried getting your pulpy fix on Sunday only to get an error. I tried giving Pulpconnection an IPv6 address, but it seems that after the DNS records were updated, the site became unavailable. I’m not sure why (maybe I didn’t read the instructions close enough), but after removing the IPv6 assignment, things started working again.
It’s no big deal yet but since my hosting provider, Dreamhost, made it easy to assign an IPv6 address for the future, I figured why not. I’ll try to “future ready” this blog again later…
So there’s been a gradual degradation of telephone service by Hawaiian Telcom over the past week. Here’s what you get when calling their service support line.
[audio:service-outage.mp3]Umm, it’s past Friday, February 18, 2011. What’s up Hawaiian Telcom?
The NBA Dunk Contest has been more of a “been there, done that” kind of event during the All Star Weekend. But the 2011 contest showcased creativity and originality making the event watch worthy once again. Sure, fierce dunks are impressive but add in an element of style, and you have something special. Here are a few of my favorites from this past competition.
Serge Ibaka rescues a stuffed toy stuck on the rim. That takes some concentration!
Former Nevada WAC-er JaVale McGee, I think, had the best dunks of the night. Here’s JaVale dunking two balls in two rims.
Two balls not good enough? How about dunking three balls?
But this dunk is downright nasty, especially in slow motion.
LA Clipper Blake Griffin bested the bunch mixing power, athleticism, and showmanship. Here’s his winning dunk jumping over a KIA car.
That dunk may not have been that difficult but it made for great still pics like this.
Pictures of my latest “everyday” kicks, the Air Jordan CMFT Max 12, Fresh Water colorway. I never owned the AJXII, but I like the thematic inspirations taken from this popular Air Jordan.
Sadly, Foot Locker locations in Hawaii didn’t carry these shoes so I mail ordered them and paid for shipping. Worthwhile though, comfy and I like the fresh water blue accents contrasting with the black. And the elephant print pattern on the soles are cool.
Even though Borders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing many of its stores, all Oahu locations will remain open (so far anyways). However, the Borders locations at Kailua-Kona and Lihue will be closing.
Here’s the list of Borders closures.
Thanks to Klout and Nike Courtside, there’s a Black Mamba in my house! Well, the poster of the Black Mamba video that is.
Kobe Bryant is the Black Mamba, and “The Boss” Kanye West wants the Mamba’s Nike shoes.
