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Bacony Goodness

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:51:00 -0800

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...

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:57:54 -0700

...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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:50:18 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:18:50 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:12:25 -0700

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:12:55 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:29:13 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:49:21 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:38:05 -0800

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

nobody@vox.com(MarkFromHawaii) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:56:39 -0800

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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