It may have been snowing in Denver earlier this week, as a friend there told us, but here in Kaaawa the weather has been beautiful. This was taken earlier this morning on the beach in Kaaawa. No pumpkins or goblins in sight. Canon 5d MKII, Canon 24mm f/2.8 lens.
Entries from October 31st, 2009
Poor Wally
October 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments · Cats
Early Friday morning, I added a caption to Ms. Wally’s photo saying that her poor appetite had me concerned. An hour or so later, when we got back from our early morning walk, she jumped up into my lap and I took the occasion to take a better look. When I took a quick look [...]
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S-B still not making effective use of the web, Hawaiian Air pilots v profits, winning essay by Lurline McGregor
October 31st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Media, Politics
I don’t think there’s any disagreement among those in the newspaper industry that making effective use of the Internet is the key to the future of new. Then why do our newspaper seem so reluctant to make use of its natural advantages? Here’s what caught my eye this morning. In print, photographs cost money because [...]
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Hannemann spins the rail delay, consolidation increases “news lite”, science challenge on NPR, Tom Friedman on Afghanistan
October 30th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Cats, General, Media, Photographs, Politics
You’ve got to give Mayor Hannemann very high grades for shameless “spin”. He makes the announcement that, in essence, the city can’t proceed with contracts and groundbreaking for the rail project in December because it has not obtained necessary government approvals. Simple. So how does he turn this around? According to the Advertiser’s account (I [...]
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Afternoon visits
October 29th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Aging & dementia
I tend to visit my father’s nursing home in the late afternoon. That’s when parking is most readily available. There are almost never any free parking spots on weekday mornings and I’ve given up trying at those times, but there’s almost always something open in the later afternoons. It probably skews my experience of his [...]
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Ding, dong, the WSJ says the recession is over!
October 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Media
The Wall Street Journal sent out a “news alert” this morning reporting that the U.S. gross domestic product grew during the July-September period. The economy’s growth was the first since the second quarter of 2008 and serves as an unofficial confirmation that the longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression has ended. Yippee! But [...]
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Sunrise through the vog
October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Kaaawa, Photographs
Yes, there’s a lot of vog that’s drifted our way from the ongoing eruption on the Big Island. And that layer of vog has been creating some great sunrises this week. This was the view earlier this morning in Kaaawa. Enjoy.
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Bankoh browsing
October 28th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Politics
Bank of Hawaii officials told financial analysts that Hawaii’s economy and its own business is holding pretty stead, but they expressed concern about the potential impact of state furloughs. The comments came during a presentation of the bank’s presentation of its latest quarterly earnings to a group of financial analysts. There are often gems of [...]
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