Monthly Archive
for: ‘December, 2008’

Barack Opalma

Planting a tree is a unique way to mark an important event in your life, whether it’s to mourn the loss of a loved one, celebrate the birth of a child, or, in this case, to cheer the new direction for our country. So, I planted a palm tree and dubbed it “Barack Opalma”. Barack …

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G1 / Android, My First 48 Hours

So, after four years or so of having a Blackberry, I finally got a new phone, the G1 by HTC (aka “The G Phone”, aka “The Google Phone”, or the first phone to run Android, Google’s mobile operating system). Ok, now that we’re all up to speed, here’s how my first 48 hours went with …

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A Bit of Historical Perspective

Today, on yet another rainy day here in Hawaii, I’ve been reading about the debate the founding fathers had as to the issue of slavery (in “Founding Brothers” by Joseph Ellis). I was previously unaware that this had actually been such a sore point even as early as the late 1700’s. It seems the Civil …

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The Counter-Clockwise Swirl

It amazes me how easily one can connect with another human being based on obscure references to old television shows. I find myself dropping cunning, hilarious Seinfeld, Simpsons, and Dumb & Dumber references all the time, but unfortunately what I view as incredible contributions to the conversation end up leaving blank stares on the faces …

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Sushi Sasabune

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what would be your last meal? For me, there’s no question it would be Sushi Sasabune, a little world famous hole-in-the wall in Honolulu, Hawaii. Their slogan is “Trust Me”… as in “Trust me, when you get the bill, you’ll be glad you’re dying tomorrow”. But, …

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My new website… finally!

Well, after letting my once-current website drift into obscurity to the point where I wouldn’t even share my URL with anyone, I’ve finally gotten up and running in the Blogosphere. Pretty sad, but I guess that’s what happens when you spend all your time on other sites rather than your own. As you can see, …

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American History: My “Re-Education”

After our country elected its first black President this November, I decided it would be really interesting to re-do my American history education. I recently started with “1776″ by David McCullough since it seemed an obvious place, though the more I’ve read and learned since then, the more I suspect I should start earlier to …

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“Dreams From My Father”

Several years ago I started reading Barack Obama’s first book, his memoir entitled, “Dreams From My Father”. At the time, I found it interesting but was not engaged enough to make it past the first few chapters. After he won the election though, it seemed like everything he wrote had a new meaning to me …

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