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Happy Halloween!


It was a banner year for trick-or-treating in the Kailua area. We had 25 kids come by the house! Though about half of the tricksters were either in high school or maybe even college.
Didn’t see any great costumes. Maybe the best was a Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Bouncing Superball Commercial


The 60 second Sony commercial about the Bouncing Superballs in San Francisco is now available.
Watch the video (QuickTime 7 required).
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The Accidental Blogger


Read about how a harmless hobby of blogging consumed the time of a Wall Street Journal tech writer covering the New York Mets.
Kinda similar story for most folks starting out with blogging I would assume. And yeah, blogging does take time.
Interesting to hear how their readership numbers ballooned so quickly. The trio of [...]

Made Some Site Improvements


After learning about the Top 10 Design Mistakes for Blogs and seeing the changes made on CCTWT, I figured I should make some improvements to Pulpconnection.
Added a picture of me and Merynn under the About section. I had also changed the tagline earlier in the week to better describe what I usually write about. [...]

Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Latte in a Self-heating Can


Found this new product at a nearby bakery, the Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Latte in a self-heating can. The insulated can contains 10 ounces of java is encased with chemicals that, when mixed, reaches 140-degrees in six minutes. So you can enjoy a nice hot latte where ever you are (except at a UH [...]

Drop It Like a FOB


Snoop Dogg told you to Drop It Like It’s Hot, and now Anoop Dogg drops this parody Drop It Like a FOB.
I am a nice FOB,I work in the IT,When you call tech support,You will get me.
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Bouncing Superballs in San Francisco


Why let loose 250,000 brightly-colored super bouncing balls in the streets of San Francisco? Why, for a new Sony commercial introducing their new Bravia line of LCD televisions that’s why.
Still pictures of this event are available. Actual commercial video coming soon is now available.
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Pau: Listmania Hottest Local Newscasters


Okay, the Hottest Local Newscaster Listmania is now over. Thanks to everyone who voted and commented!
According to you, the top two hottest local newscasters are Stephanie Lum and Dave Erickson, both from KHNL.
Here are the final voting results.

Stephanie Lum (7)
Dave Erickson (4)
Shawn Ching (3)
Liz Chun (3)
Tasha Kobashigawa (3)
Mahealani Richardson (3)
Sharie Shima (3)
Joann Shin (2)
Paula [...]

Listmania: Hottest Local Newscasters


Update: Since the poll is done, check out the results here.
Suggested by the Tabasco Man after Wayne’s World saw Diane Ako, this listmania asks who’s the hottest local newscaster?
Each commenter gets 3 votes. Use all three votes on one person (male or female), mix and match, or give three newscasters one vote each.
See the [...]

My Baby’s New Ride


Maclaren Techno Classic (Charcoal/Geranium)

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