You wouldn’t know that Tropical Storm Guillermo is in the neighborhood, at least not from the view from the beach in Kaaawa at dawn this morning.
Entries from August 18th, 2009
Tuesday (2)…The aggravated consumer: Companies won’t ship spiral notebooks to Hawaii (go figure!!), and United AIrlines’ fine print
August 18th, 2009 · 9 Comments · General
Here we go again. If you’ve been stopping by for a while, you’ve probably seen one of my rants about Amazon.com’s refusal to ship any food-related products to Hawaii. This includes non-perishable items that could easily be delivered by mail or by UPS Ground, both services that Amazon regularly uses. Doesn’t matter that I’m willing [...]
Tuesday…The Birthday
August 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General
Just FYI. I thought I would share a couple of photos of last night’s birthday dinner, a Hawaiian meal that my mother has prepared every year as long as I can remember. Laulau, poi, lomi salmon, raw fish. A glass of non-Hawaiian wine. Meda worries about the weighty grams of fat. I chow down. This [...]
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