When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on September 13th: It’s Social Networking for Babies – Twitter From the Cradle: Call it convenient. Call it baby overshare. But a host of new sites, including Totspot, Odadeo, Lil’Grams and Kidmondo, now offer parents a chance to forgo the e-mail [...]
Entries from September 3rd, 2008
‘LOST’ by the Sea
September 11th, 2008 · 13 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, Television
SPOILER ALERT! Thanks to the talented ‘LOST’ production crew, an otherwise unremarkable corner of Honolulu was once again transformed into an exotic, international location. This morning they turned up at the Keehi Boat Harbor on Sand Island, a largely industrial area in the flightpath of Honolulu International Airport, and built a little Southeast Asian market [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·Lost·philippines·Television·tv
Guy Kawasaki Offers ‘Straight Talk’
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, People
Guy Kawasaki, renowned and Hawaii-born author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist, will be speaking in Honolulu on Monday. Kawasaki will be the featured guest for “Straight Talk Pau Hana,” a speaker series presented by Hawaiian Island Ministries. The “Straight Talk” events focus on “what counts in business and life,” and offer attendees the chance to “network [...]
Obama, Letterman on Hawaii
September 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Hawaii, People, Politics, Pop Culture, Television
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama appeared on “Late Show with David Letterman” last night to talk about Bill Clinton, Sarah Palin, and foreign policy. Part of the conversation, however, touched on Obama’s first trip to the Mainland as a young boy. Dave: “I want you to tell us a little bit about, I think when [...]
‘LOST’ Fueling Up
September 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Lost, Pop Culture, Television
SPOILER ALERT! The “LOST” production crew returned to Kaimuki today, taking over the Chevron gas station at the corner of 11th and Harding avenues. It was renanamed “Smith Stop and Run,” and the price of regular unleaded was set to a tantalizing $3.22 a gallon. On the scene were Naveen Andrews and Jorge Garcia, Sayid [...]
Tags: abclost·filming·locationshoot·Lost·Television·tv
Bookmarks for September 8th
September 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on September 8th: Agregado: A Free WordPress Theme: A free professional WordPress-theme created by Darren Hoyt and Matt Dawson of Category4. The theme features a built-in lifestream module and contact form with custom control panel options. It is commissioned by Smashing [...]
Day of Action in Hawaii on Sept. 27
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Hawaii
Olin Lagon of the “island-style activism” portal Kanu Hawaii is putting out the call for locals to volunteer for a day of service on Sept. 27, part of the national Service Nation initiative. “Kanu Hawaii wants to help make Hawaii the number one state in volunteers per capita, and make Hawaii a recognized leader as [...]
Tags: dayofservice·kanu·kanuhawaii·olinlagon·service·servicenation·volunteering
Bookmarks for September 5th
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on September 5th: Words They Used – 2008 Political Conventions: NYTimes.com Interactive Graphic: The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, [...]
Startup Weekend, Island Style
September 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Events, People, Technology, The Web
A bunch of geeks. An apartment. And 48 hours. Sid Savara and Shawn Drost are putting out the call to web developers, programmers, designers, and business gurus to imagine, plan, build, and launch an internet startup in one weekend. Participants will come together on Friday, Sept. 19, and will come out with… something by sundown [...]
Tags: shawndrost·sidsavara·startup·startupweekend·techhui·weekend
Bookmarks for September 3rd
September 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off · Links
When I’m not blogging, I’m browsing. Here are sites and pages that I bookmarked on September 3rd: Honolulu Declaration Offers Ways to Curb Ocean Acidification: As the oceans absorb increasing amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, they are becoming increasingly acid, weakening the world’s coral reefs. Scientists aim to combat ocean acidification via limits [...]
