It’s been a while since I added a fresh round of Kaaawa dogs.

It’s not that we haven’t been paying attention.

I just haven’t gotten around to it. So here’s a few of my favorite recent photos, mostly very familiar faces around here, one less so.

And I did get around to posting a few photos from our weekend at the Turtle Bay Resort.
I did add a late link into yesterday’s entry, but if you didn’t see that then just click on this photo for more.

Interesting story here from the Seattle Times describing different ways of tapping into ocean energy.

The Austrialian dollar is reportedly one of those currencies heading towards par with the U.S. dollar, giving Australians more ability to travel to places like Hawaii. Of course, it means leaving our shores becomes much more expensive for us. Ouch. The last time we traveled to Australia, their dollar could be bought with just over 60 cents US. Someone needs to explain to us again just exactly how this record-setting collapse of American currency is in our overall public interest.

Time for a few reader comments.

Peter in Honolulu spoke up in defense of Ola restaurant.

We have dined twice at Ola and each time it was very good. Not cheap, but no worse than fine dining in town. I am not sure a mass buffet is a fair way to judge any eatery except those in the buffet business. Ola is not that. We would dine there more often were it not for the long drive back to town after a few glasses of wine. Cheerio,

Another reader suggested trying this presidential candidate quiz from an Illinois television station. “You answer a few questions then click the “find your candidate button” and the program selects the candidate who’s position on the issues is most like your own… You may be surprised at what you find……. ”

This particular quiz is actually a streamlined version of the much more detailed one offered by Minnesota Public Radio.

You might want to try them both and see where you end up.

Another reader recommended an article from the Nieman Watchdog calling for better reporting on how problems are handled in other places. It led me to another story with relevance to current events in Hawaii, this one questioning how much weight should be given to corporate funded research where the funders have their own specific interests.

Another reader responded after checking out the blog referenced at the end of Saturday’s entry. He wrote (with slight edits):

Geez, I really owe you one for this. Now I can’t stop reading her Web site! It’s worse than a train wreck; it’s like having ringside seats and free booze!

I know one Hawaii couple where the wife kept a similar blog: often just way, way too truthful. They soon divorced. There were many reasons for the divorce, both good and bad, and her blog was definitely one of the bad.

So why the heck do people wreck their marital lives just for the blog of it? I think there are a lot of 30-something drama queens out there who just can never get enough attention, no matter how much trouble it brings them. The Internet just gives them a little extra rope……….

Could this be a new type of a club or support group in the making? Too-Much-Information Anonymous?

Enough said.