Went to Ala Moana this past Sunday where there was lots to see.

The Rain. Where did this downpour come from? The drainage system was backed up and water was even shooting out of the drains! Outside of Barnes & Noble was flooded. Add some lights and music and you’d get the fountain at Bellagio. Check out the lower parking level – flooded.

Dawnie. Ran across Dawnie who’s now putting criminals in jail and would have no problems going up against Shaun in court. Shaun, she said she’d own your butt. Great catching up.

Santa. Jolly old St. Nick was there posing for pictures.

An excellent article written by Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, about the company’s beliefs and philosophies.

Here are key principles Google uses to make knowledge workers most effective:

• Hire by committee
• Cater to their every need
• Pack them in
• Make coordination easy
• Eat your own dog food
• Encourage creativity
• Strive to reach consensus
• Don’t be evil
• Data drive decisions
• Communicate effectively

Read the entire (short) article for the full details. Sounds so simple!

Check out this site for a lists of lists.

Amazingly, Pulpconnection did not make the list for best new blog. I do not believe that, I think we need a re-count.

Got some interesting categories like: Best Movie Mistakes and 10 Most Dangerous Toys.

This week’s free iTunes Single of the Week gets into the Holiday spirit with Diana Krall’s rendition of the classic Jingle Bells.

What’s kinda weird is the “Clean Lyrics” logo associated with this song. Never thought there was an explicit lyrics version of Jingle Bells? Does Eminem have a version?

Downloadable television shows via the iTunes Music Store just got a boost with the addition of content from NBC. Law & Order, Surface, The Tonight Show, and other shows are now available. The biggest addition, of course, is the return of Knight Industries Two Thousand, or KITT, of Knight Rider fame. David Hasselhoff is Michael Knight.

Hey wait, when did Monk and Battlestar Galactica get added to the downloadable lineup?

Have the floodgates opened? What’s next, content from ESPN?

What happens when you combine music from Queen with the rap of the G-Unit, 50 Cent, himself? You get an 11-track mashup of Q-Unit featuring songs like This is How We Bite the Dust, We Will Rock You in Da Club, and Bohemian Wanksta.

Get all the tracks while you can.

Think Secret is at it again, predicting that Apple will announce a new media venture in January’s Macworld Expo. Guessing that a new DVR-capable Mac Mini will be released, Think Secret goes on to say that Apple’s expanded media experience will offer more content and possibly a new high speed delivery system, all controlled via an updated Front Row.

Like what the iTunes Music Store did for music, this media venture is supposed to do for digital television shows and movies.

Although most of these kinds of rumors tend to be exaggerated and sometimes flat out wrong, let’s hope there’s some truth to it.

Bling bling featuring Sanrio’s Hello Kitty is one of the hottest Christmas gifts this year. Designed by Tarina Tarantino, her creations are worn by all kinds of celebrities.

The Pink Head Puff collection is now available at select Sanrio stores including Ala Moana that is featuring this collection on their “What Women Want” Hot Holiday List.