MarkFromHawaii’s blog Vox 2009-11-19T07:34:44Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d09e5858e2be2b/ Bacony Goodness tag:vox.com,2009-11-18:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b01240b7a9790860e 2009-11-18T06:51:00Z 2009-11-19T07:34:44Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom This Sunday, a local tweetup that was organized by @LaurieCocitello and @tracitoguchi at @BigCityDiner, celebrated all the goodness (and a little out-of-the-boxness) of bacon. Having a recent episode of Diners Drive-Ins and Dives fresh in my min...

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]]> When the Warriors Lose a Close One... tag:vox.com,2009-09-20:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b0123ddcc9f76860d 2009-09-20T07:57:54Z 2009-09-20T08:05:57Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom ...what's left to do but bake? Seriously, UH lost a close one to a spirited UNLV Rebels team tonight that wouldn't give up. A few costly mistakes gave them the W. Hats off to them. And hats off to the Warriors too - they played hard. Time to...

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]]> Labor of Love tag:vox.com,2009-05-17:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b0110168577bc860d 2009-05-17T00:50:18Z 2009-05-20T11:12:07Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Yes, it's been a looong time since I posted here. I've been engrossed for the last 1/2 year or so with a project at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii Nanakuli Youth Education Town. What I have out there is a 1.2 kW photovoltaic system with DC lig...

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]]> OkONOmiyaki tag:vox.com,2008-05-31:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00fa967a0feb0002 2008-05-31T19:18:50Z 2008-07-24T18:22:14Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Inspired by No Reservations - Osaka I've been wanting to try making homemade okonomiyaki ("Japanese pizza"). This dish is a favorite late-night snack or pupu made with a pancake batter, cabbage, various meats and other vegetables - all topped o...

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]]> Happy Mothers Day tag:vox.com,2008-05-13:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00f48cf794090003 2008-05-13T07:12:25Z 2008-05-13T07:43:13Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Prayer (Hawaiian) - PBC Mothers Day

Wow, haven't posted in a while. I might as well just start with yesterday. We had my Mom stay overnight with us and we took her to church. My daughter and I have been practicing this tune "The Prayer" - the Hawaiian version - for a while. Al...

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]]> Kualoa Cub Scout Camping Trip tag:vox.com,2008-02-19:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00f48cdc7ed50002 2008-02-19T06:12:55Z 2008-02-20T08:05:53Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Cub Scout Pack 322 spent this past President's Day weekend at Kualoa Regional Park. As we're a very small pack, we invited Pack 75 and Boy Scout Troop 75 to the camp. Through a lot of prayer and preparation, we managed to: Reserve Campsite A -...

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]]> Valentines Day or The Big Pay Back tag:vox.com,2008-02-15:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00f30f5c0d060001 2008-02-15T08:29:13Z 2008-02-19T05:20:35Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Coffee Pudding Chocolate Silk Chocolate The Pie

The title sounds kind of mean-spirited but it's true. My wife does so much for me and the kids and puts up with so much of my ... stuff, that she really does deserve bigtime lavish treatment on Valentines Day and Mothers Day. In the last cou...

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]]> End of January Cleanup and Goings On tag:vox.com,2008-01-31:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00f30f57329a0001 2008-01-31T07:49:21Z 2008-02-05T20:47:33Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Nelson and da Cubs at USS Bowfin Cub Master and da Boys at USS Bowfin

I've decided to replace all the embeded players to the tunes with hyperlinks to the SoundClick page for each tune. This is so my blog page loads faster. A little housekeeping if you will. I realize I haven't posted here in a while - been busy w...

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]]> More Guitar Madness - Meme Jam Track Recordings tag:vox.com,2008-01-04:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00e398cebaf50003 2008-01-04T10:38:05Z 2008-01-31T07:07:54Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Here's a Santana-ish guitar jam over a Latin rock backing track. The guitar is a Floyd Rose Classic Strat with Duncan JB Jr. and Dimebucker pickups. This recording was done with a close mic'd Vox AD30VT amp set to the Soldano model. SuperAuNatu...

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]]> A Brand New Year and a Brand New Recording tag:vox.com,2008-01-03:asset-6a00d09e5858e2be2b00e398ce7a0d0005 2008-01-03T17:56:39Z 2008-01-31T07:02:53Z MarkFromHawaii http://markfromhawaii.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Happy New Year! Well the year started off on a little downer with the Univeristy of Hawai'i Warriors beaten soundly in the Sugar Bowl. Hats off to the Univeristy of Georgia Bulldogs - they have a great, disciplined team. Still, we Hawai'i fans...

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