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Entries from May 5th, 2012

Starting the day on the beach in Kaaawa (photo)

May 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Kaaawa, Photographs

This was the view earlier this morning, May 5, 2012. On the beach in Kaaawa, Hawaii. Very low tide, and very light wind. A nice start to the day. [Canon S100, my current carry-around camera.]

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A humbling lesson in blog economics.

May 5th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Blogs

As of 8:45 a.m. this morning, iLind.net has had over 550 page views and the Goodle Adsense ads arrayed around the fine editorial product have raked in a total of 26 cents. On the other hand, the YouTube video featuring Mr. Romeo and I in a simulated “wake-up call” has already had 7,180 page views [...]

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Whole Foods challenges local assumptions

May 5th, 2012 · 17 Comments · Business, Consumer issues, Politics

We drove to Kailua on Sunday to see the new Whole Foods store. We walked through once soon after the store opened, but hadn’t really had a chance to shop. We saw it, but couldn’t find parking. It was amazingly busy. Driving endlessly around a full parking lot praying to be the first to spot [...]

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