Google sketchup

Some images I am working on.

Google Sketchup

About to use google sketchup for a design. This thing seems pretty dang fantastic. I will have to see how well it works.

http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html

Soundtrack of tron

I am really into the soundtrack from the latest Tron movie.

Herb Welch

Probably one of the best SNL characters recently is Herb Welch. For some reason this guy just cracks me up.

A good message

This was a great message:
http://vimeo.com/15118791
Wayne Cordeiro - Words that Burn

Local Artists

Local artist Kepa Kruse, captures Kauai in music.

Join my force

I am creating the un-occupy movement. Where hardworking, educated, well rounded, free, responsible people who pay their credit cards off and aren't slaves to their own stupid ideas can meet together and talk about capitalism. The last 15 minutes will be spent sipping lemonade and laughing at stupid thoughts of socialism and anarchy.

WE AREN'T THE 1%. BUT WE AREN'T 99% CHANTING SHEEP! WE ARE THE UN-OCCUPY MOVEMENT.

Great movie lines

Real wrath of god type stuff, fire and brimstone coming down from the skies, rivers and seas boiling, 40 years of darkness, earthquakes, volcanoes, the dead rising from the grave, dogs and cats living together….

SNL skit

This was a great skit. Ben Stiller on Tiny Balls
This shall be made into a movie.

Music of the day

Great song for cruising the coast.
Bob Marley - Sun is shining (Lee "Scratch" Perry)

Teaching kids the hard way

Occupy

When did the world become responsible for student debt? I would like all my debt cleared too.

http://www.michellesmirror.com/2011/10/people-of-ows-like-people-of-wal-mart.html

Kauai Beats

This is my favorite local jam:
G-Lion - Can Dat Reggae Be

Late night jam

Martin Solveig & Draggonette - Hello

Who is going to win the super bowl

It may be too early to tell. But here is how I am going to predict this year
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/22/andy-richters-sports-blast_n_975888.html

Chill out theme for today

Guitar - Naoki

An old favorite artist

This was my favorite artist in college. Still some good tracks even so many years later.

Dj Spooky- The Terran Invasion Of Alpha Centauri Year 2794


Saul Williams - Give Blood (DJ Spooky Remix)

Maybe I will Come Down

This was my chuckle for the day.

Whack

Pretty funny

Lists

So many times we find top 10 lists that cause us to scream and yell in disagreement. Here is a list that I can agree with.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/13/the-20-most-influential-b_n_454276.html

Reading

I don't read as much as I should. I realized at 16 that I don't care for BS. I don't want to read a book that takes a paragraph or more to describes the way the air smelled, or how the breeze was blowing. I could care less. I don't like dateline stories where it takes 60 minutes to tell a story that shouldn't have lasted more than 30 seconds. I can't stand musicals. Get to the point and shut up.

If you haven't noticed, on the top of blogspot is a button. That says Next Blog. Occasionally clicking this will help you to travel around to other peoples lives.

http://silver-swan.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html
Reading this blog makes me want to die.

Words of wisdom

The first step to getting back up is falling down...

If anyone says that to you, instinctively respond with "What a croc of BS. You need to be kicked in the nuts!"

Down with SS!!!

While the voices are hard to listen to, it speaks the truth.

Stress

Forget dancing with the stars, or american idol. You want a real challenge, try potty training...

America's next big reality game show. Can you potty train a 2 year old?

How to kill an hour

http://wtftattoos.com

TV Shows

Started watching the tv show "community". First 5 episodes were really well written. Really good writers.

Control Group to Mission Control

"We'd like to report the control group is doing great! Wish you were here."

Click to see the whole cartoon (dilbert, august 14th, 2011). (link)

How about a toast

"2nd Drunkest City: Kapaa, Hawaii

Many of the cities in the top of this list are located in colder parts of the country, where the best way to spend a Saturday night may be indoors with a drink, but Hawaii is the clear exception, claiming the top two spots on the list of drunkest cities. Indeed, for all the sunshine, residents in Hawaii have their fair share of trouble. The state has a higher than average number of residents with drug problems, and moreover, Hawaii has been forced to take desperate steps to fix its budget, including cutting money for education and reducing its school week to just four days.

For the city of Kapaa in particular, it’s all too telling that a simple search for the phrase “Kapaa alcohol” on Google doesn’t turn up a list of fun bars to hang out at but rather a long list of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers.

Heavy Drinkers: 11.1% of the population

Binge Drinkers: 19.4% of the population"

Source - http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/food-drink/drunkest-cities-america

How about a toast to being number 2! Yay!

New things

Tried some jack fruit for the first time today. If you can get past the aroma, its not that bad.

Some Therapy

Sometimes my mind feels like this is playing inside.

The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrists

I would drive this too

Custom Unimog

http://www.magpul.com/culture.html

Prizes

When did prizes start getting crappy? I remember a box of cracker jacks or a box of cereal used to have a toy in it.

Now companies are giving away screen savers, wallpapers, and ring tones. Thanks. I didn't have any of those yet.

SNL Skit on Natural Birth and Lamaas

http://www.hulu.com/watch/239646/saturday-night-live-birthing-class

More Zombies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJC42milAjA

MIC

Have you heard about the new Chinese M&Ms? They fall apart in your hands and not in your mouth.

My next project

Building this bed for Nathan this coming weekend. Never thought I would be an Ana White fan (much less know who Ana White was). Lots of cool wood projects on there. I will post a picture of the final work when done.

Ana White - Simple Full Size Bed

http://ana-white.com/2010/02/plans-simple-bed-full-size-inpsired-by.html

____ The Power Hog

Used my kill-a-watt to measure every device in the home. A bit surprised at the results.

Treadmill 5 watts (idle)
Ipod Mp3 Player 2 watts (idle)
Microwave 1 watt (idle)
HTPC and TV 3 watts (idle), 140 watts (running)
Home phone charger 2 watts
Light timer 1 watt (idle)
Alarm clock 1 watt (radio off), 2 watts (radio on)
Baby monitor 2 watts(idle and charging), video on 4 watts
TV 1 watt (idle)
Dell Monitor (24inch) 1 watt (standby), 33 watts (on)
HP Laptop 1watt (standby), 25 watts (on)
Netgear Router 3 watts
Printer 5 watts (on), 2 watts (standby)
Answering Machine 1 watt
iphone 4 watts (charging)
Cable modem with phone 6 watts
TIVO 25 watts (idle) ! Jumps to 40 watts when in use!

I bought a used Tivo with a lifetime subscription to avoid any monthly fees. Then I learned that the device can't be turned off. It has no off switch. It continually keeps the hard disk spinning. Tivo, a device created in the 21st century cost me almost $7 in electricity to run, even if its setup to not record anything. It consumes as much power as everything in the house combined (minus the fridge and hot water heater). That-is-nuts! So... to the TIVO engineers.... you suck.

For the record, I pay $0.39/KWh. I use half the power I used when I lived in CA, but the price of electricity is twice as much.

Stupid Holiday Inn Express Jokes

http://youtu.be/G0o0Jjtvq0Y
and
http://youtu.be/LEJvWnb3F-M

SUVs

My next purchase...
http://www.wimp.com/armoredvehicle/

Top gear reviews the Marauder.

My Little King

Collie Budz

Collie Buddz - Holiday

Self Deffense

This video cracks me up.

Ending soundtracks

Is there a better ending soundtrack to a movie than the fight club?

Pixies - Where is my mind


Even though it would be considered an act of terrorism, isn't it happening all around us, right now.

Stupid Things

We have one of those baby monitors with the camera. The other day my wife buys my son a giant stuffed Elmo doll for him to use as a pillow. Later that day I use the monitor to check on him and I start to freak out. I started to believe he was swelling up from an allergic reaction, and he's turning red. My god, what happened to his nose....it was sheer panicfor two seconds till I realized.

Stars

Have you ever wanted to just stare at the stars and watch the slowly roll across the sky all night. I have found a new appreciation for the night sky since moving. It feels like you can touch the clouds they are so low. With the stars right behind them. My next house needs a great tree line view of the sky.

Mood for the day

Killing time
Radiohead - True Love Waits

Alf

This line always cracks me up on Alf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaydcVBdesU&feature=player_detailpage#t=350s

Take a ride

Wow, the video is trippy.

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops

Friday, 5 oclock.

Things get wild on Sesame Street

DJ FunkT - Jump Around Sesame Street

The man with 6 fingers

Reminds me of the princess bride storyline.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/an-accused-drug-trafficer-has-been-nabbed-because-of-a-rare-birth-defect-six-fingers-on-each-hand/story-e6frg6so-1226050311880

Inigo Montoya: My father was slaughtered by a six-fingered man. He was a great swordmaker, my father. When the six-fingered man appeared and requested a special sword. My father took the job. He slaved a year before it was done.
[Shows the Man in Black the sword]
Man in Black: I've never seen its equal.
Inigo Montoya: The six-fingered man returned and demanded it, but at one tenth his promised price, my father refused. Without a word, the six-fingered man slashed him through the heart. I loved my father. So naturally, I challenged his murderer to a duel. I failed. The six-fingered man left me alive, but he gave me these.
[strokes the scars on his cheeks]
Man in Black: How old were you?
Inigo Montoya: I was eleven years old. And when I was strong enough, I dedicated my life to the study of fencing. So the next time we meet, I will not fail. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say, "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

Community

Community, I have to check this show out

I Think I like It

Fake Blood - I Think I Like It

Well, it started off funny, then got disturbing, then funny again.


Doesn't it have an Indian feel to it?

Its growing

When I listen to Glenn Frey, I can feel my mullet growing out.

Chicken + Barrel = Da Bomb

Its good. Its like the chicken place on the east side.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/chicken-in-a-barrel-kapaa

Nissan Leaf

Nissan Leaf vs. Nissan Leaf RC

Just wanted to see how close the two were to each other

Word of the day

Every once in a while the urban dictionary has a good word of the day.

intaxication

Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

I love feeling intaxicated!

Link

iPad + Photoshop

Looks awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmAhoPIVXpc

Lincoln

Do you think Lincoln may have been hiding a huge alien head underneath the hat?

Old sayings

How many people latch on to stupid stuff in movies and television? I think I still drive my wife nuts with "Ya know what I mean Vern?"

Remixes

Some remixes are enjoyable.

This is the original - wooowooo
Barbra Streisand (Duck Sauce) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu_zwdmz0hE

Facial Hair

I think I need to grow some facial hair. Maybe Mario.

My dad is growing the short boxed.

Questions for Batman

I might have to check this show out.

Gets your blood pumping

Justice - Phantom Part 2

Energy

http://www.japanquakemap.com/
Hit the fast forward button twice to zoom through it.

That is nuts. Whats nuts to think about is the amount of energy involved in an earthquake. Imagine moving the earth just a few inches. Its truly power of biblical proportions.

Mark 11:23 (King James Version)

23For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Master Splinter

We should have called charlie "Master Splinter". He is nickname is Wiener though. I guess it humorous to walk around the house, "Hey, have you seen wiener?"

Goat Head

Found a goat head on the property yesterday. It made a good fence post topper.

Cooking shows

When did cooking become so intense. These people in these cooking show competitions are going to die from a heart attack. Its friggin cooking. Enjoy it. C'est La Vie

And geez, I saw a restaurant make a 195lb burger yesterday. I think we have reached the max.

Coincidences

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110321/en_nm/us_sammyhagar_aliens

Hagar laughs and goes on to explain that a passage in the book described as a dream in which he is contacted by aliens from outer space in California was, in fact, reality.

The tale describes how the beings tapped into his mind through a wireless connection.

"It was real," Hagar told the reporter, according to the story on MTV's Hive website. "They were plugged into me. It was a download situation ... Or, they uploaded something from my brain, like an experiment."

and directly from the interview

"Especially back a few decades ago, when this stuff happened to me. I couldn’t talk about it because I didn’t know how to explain it. I didn’t understand the technology. But now I’m pretty sure it was a wireless situation. Either a download or upload. They were tapped into my brain and the knowledge was transferred back and forth. I could see them and everything while it was happening. There was a visual involved, almost like … I don’t know. [Laughs.] Don’t get me going!" MTV Interview, Dated 3/21/2011 http://read.mtvhive.com/2011/03/21/sammy-hagar-alien-abduction/

Insheeption

Possibly the best Southpark episode. (Season 14, episode 10.)

http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s14e10-insheeption

Cover Songs

This is the best cover of the worst song.

Removable Doors?

Link to Autoblog Article

"Just as damningly, unnamed consultants claim BYD's vehicles are very unlikely to pass U.S. safety standards, saying of one of BYD's models, "If you shut the doors too hard, they fall off." Removable doors... not good. Some automakers polled by Reuters claim that BYD requests just enough parts from reputable suppliers to reverse engineer the designs and then assemble them itself using inferior materials." - Autoblog, March 10th, 2011.

Another reason to laugh at anything made in China.

Coco Palms Tour, Kauai

We took a tour of the Coco Palms hotel. It was destroyed during Hurricane Iniki in 1992. You can tell from its rich history that it was once a very grand hotel.

On the tour we heard stories from people that had seen Elvis, and Ricardo Montalban there. It was really fantastic. It would be great if they restored it or turned it into a park with a cultural center.

Here are some photos:
Link

Tours were Mon-Thurs, 2pm, and the cost is $20 per person (with discounts for Kama'aina).

Augmented Life

Link to blog post about augmented life and its troubles. You have to watch a commercial.
http://mywebgems.blogspot.com/2009/02/augmented-life.html

Spider monkey

Why is it when I watch this I think "Chip, I am going to come at you like a spider monkey..."


I still hate mountain dew. It jacks you up.

Humvees in the movies

The scene in the A-team, where they are watching the humvee (HMMWV) in 3D is one of the greatest scenes. Cracked me up.

Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck: [after breaking Murdock out the team speeds away from Sosa who starts firing] She's actually shooting at us!
Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock: [Murdock pokes his head out of the escape vehicle wearing 3D glasses] You should see these bullets in 3D!
Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus: Murdock, get in here!
Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock: It's like we're actually being shot at!
Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus: We are getting shot at you crazy ass fool!

More Dreams

I had a trippy dream last night that aliens told me how their UFO technology worked. Apparently (and you can start laughing now...almost to the end of this post), is that they discovered a technology that makes the surface of their craft naturally and quickly draft through air molecules. Almost like a sail on a ship, but requires no moving air. Or if you are into sci fi, the equivalent of solar sails. This is the reason why the alien ships are built in a disk shape, so that they spin and create a fan that blows air downward causing them to hover. The ships can reconfigure and reshape in the sky. Which is why in the videos you see them zoom back and forth and pause. They can also configure into a cone, which is why we see them pause for a second and then move vertically into the sky so quickly.

They then gave me the formula on how to engineer this material, but I wasn't paying attention. They then told me that it was simple physics and we would discover it one day just like we discover every other theory in physics. The aliens were really cool and friendly. Oh, and they don't talk, they purely use telepathy.

Jessica, they said "Wazzup , Yo!".

More Reggae

The longer I live here I find Reggae is starting to slowly grow on me like moss.

I am really digging this remix too:
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Sun Is Shining (Yes King remix)

Engineering

I wish I had taken fluid dynamics instead of thermal dynamics. Or really, taken both.

I can't say I have ever calculated the heat dissipation of an aluminum heat sink under convection outside of class. Today I sure could have calculated the loss of water pressure over a certain distance with a certain diameter pipe...

Laugh of the day

Why is it so funny when a kid gets hit by a big ball?

Compilation of funny videos (kid gets hit 6:46, but there a few good laughs)

Stormin'

We had the craziest thunder storm last night. It must have been one or two lightning strikes every second for 2 and 1/2 hours. This included about 4 inches of rain and some light winds. I have never seen that much lightning and thunder.

Dreams

About 10 years ago a friend of mine told me he had figured out a way to control his dreams. He said it was absolutely amazing. I wrote it off as nonsense. A few months ago I watched the far out movie Inception. As complicated as it was, it reminded me of my friends story and I began to wonder if it was really possible to use your consciousness in your dreams to manipulate the people, surroundings and story. Dreaming is the ultimate virtual reality. You can see people and things long forgotten, control the future, travel to the past, travel anywhere be anyone, and do anything... and it all feels real.

My dreams are usually a mix of short term (usually things that took place that day or the day before) and long term (5+ year old) memories combined with very random events.

Last night was the second time I was able to recognize my dream state. It happened as I guided by a few wall street executives into a bank. The outside of the bank was magnificently done. Inside the bank looked like it was under construction. As I ran my hand across the wall I realized the drywall was done extremely poorly. To the point that I said this was so rediculous and recognized it was a dream. A pretty weird way to recognize a false reality. Normally this is where I wake up, but I forced myself to stay at this state. I then started to manipulate the plot of the dream but lets just say it really didn't go as planned.

I have several methods in mind to help recognize a dream, but so far I haven't been able to use them. When dreaming its hard to bring logic as the primary thought process. When dreaming it feels like you are looking at a television or out a window. Disconnected from the world. I think the best method to unlocking this capability is to practice over and over again what you will do to recognize a dream and then repeat the practice when you are in the dream. It can be something as simple as forcing a door to appear and opening it.

My next dream I have, I am going to take my friends advice and give myself some super powers.

Muammar

Since Muammar is in the news, Jim Breuer's story always cracks me up.



The clip is missing the end of the story. In the end, the owner of the sears (and 10 other local sears stores) calls him into his office, and asks him "What happened?". He tells the entire story. The owner sits there stone faced until the very end, and then cracks up laughing and then tells him to get out of his office.

New Adventure

I bought a little piece of land, and I am about to embark on one of my largest scale projects ever. To build a tiny condo to live in.

https://picasaweb.google.com/doctoroctos/20100918KapahiProperty?feat=directlink

Next up is to decide on some construction plans.

Watson on Jeopardy

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/219893/ibm_watson_vanquishes_human_jeopardy_foes.html

"Wrapping up a three-day run on the Jeopardy game show, IBM's Watson computer has beaten two former champions in a historic match of man versus machine."

Its pretty amazing that a computer was able to beat out Jeopardy contestants. I am not amazed that it had the knowledge, but more amazed that it was able to solve Jeopardy's word puzzles and then build multiple answers and use statistics to choose the most probable answer, all in a short enough time to ring the buzzer. I believe given enough time any computer software/hardware could look up an answer. This took quite a bit of programming and architecture to pull the answer it so fast and accurately.

But then I wondered, why would a computer want to win Jeopardy. What would it do with the money (besides pay its PG&E bill)? What if it became self aware, lazy, and then started applying for government handouts as it watched Oprah and people's court all day long.

Saddest song

Topic on the radio was the saddest song of all time. The host called out Coldplay's 'Fix you'. I disagree, Johnny Cash's version of 'Hurt' is the hardest song. Trent Reznor really puts the time line of life in perspective.


Note to self. Everlast 'What its like' and Johnny Cash's 'Hurt' could have dueling guitars.

Cacao Farm

I got to visit a Cacao farm today. It was fun and interesting to learn the process used to grow and farm the fruit. The fruit is used to make chocolate and butter. I bought a few trees. Now to wait and see how they grow and then if I can actually preform the harvest process.

The more time I spend on the island the more diverse people I meet. Quite a few people today performing an array of activities. I am a new member of the HTFG group today (Hawaiian Tropical Fruit Growers). It should be an interesting journey.

Airports

I don't take to airports or long distance flying well. The airport is a great place to study human psychology. I have learned that people just getting dumber as time goes on. I think airport behavior is a clear indication that something (probably high fructose corn syrup) is leading to degeneration of brain tissue.

Why do people have to congregate around the gate waiting for the ticket lady to start boarding their rows? Wasn't it just 3 years ago that people waiting like normal intelligent homosapians, i.e. patiently and orderly seated in the "waiting area"? There are so many of these people that its impossible to make your way to the gate. These are the biggest a**clowns on the planet. I asked one guy if he was waiting in line, he said no had a dumb look on his face. I then wanted to follow up with "Then why the f- are you standing here."

The next thing that bugs me is how everyone has to crowd around the luggage carousel (this has been the preferred method of stupidity for as long as I can remember). As if everyone's suitcases are going to arrive all at the same time in the exact order that everyone is standing around the carousel, forcing a huge rush to remove 250+ suitcases simultaneously. How about taking one step back so that everyone can move in and out as needed?

The next biggest irk is these rolling suitcases. I saw a guy last week with a rolling suitcase, but the suitcase was the size of woman's purse...a small purse not a big one. I wanted to ask him why did he need wheels to carry his murse. Grow a pair fruit cake.

Then the guy on my flight from Newark to LA was so huge (easily 250lbs), that he took his seat and 1/3 of my seat. I felt bad for him, there wasn't much he could do. It wasn't like he could squeeze himself to fit into his assigned area. Then I thought "geeze, why am I punished because he lacked any food portion control?". Not only is the seat already small, but I am reduced to only using 2/3rds of that space for 6 hours.

Reading back through my rant I think this is the real reason I don't like airports and flying...cause its a clear indication that both society and air travel aren't going to get any better.

Chill out jam of the day

Lee Scratch Perry vs. Bob Marley - Sun is Shining

http://www.pandora.com/music/song/bob+marley+vs+lee+scratch+perry/sun+is+shining

Thanks!

Six hour flight gets you a 3/16 of an ounce cracker. Thanks United Airlines, I am stuffed now. This goes along with my ideology that if you aren't going to do something good, don't do anything at all. At some point the reward is so disappointing that it becomes insulting. Its like getting a pencil sharpener for a Christmas bonus. Don't bother.

The look

I get this look a lot.

Paddle boarding

I got to go stand paddle boarding today with Ambrose (legendary surf board maker) up the wailua river. What a cool experience. I think I am getting hooked. http://ambrosecurry.com/

China and US "relations"

This is another good skit from SNL. Its worth the wait through the commercials.

This was from 1 year ago.


And this was last years.

Trolls

This was sent to me from Jonathan. Had me and Melissa rolling.

http://gizmodo.com/5733007/how-not-to-troll-craigslist-for-women

Mashups

Offensive, yet funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnm2PPqxV08

Giant cave

How cool is that cave? Imagine if that was in your backyard when you were a kid.

Link to picture gallery.
Link to article on National Geographic
Link to Yahoo article

Tassels

Unless your name is Super Dave Osbourne or Pee Wee Herman your bike or motorcycle should not have tassels on the handle bars. If you do have tassels, you might was well add a big 6 ft tall pink flag on the back so everyone knows you are coming.

Super Dave

I had a guy on a fat harley behind me yesterday...with tassels. All I could say was "wow."

More fun on SNL

Grady Wilson's home workout movies crack me up.



and



The Wrath of Ganesh (3:02) ....bahaha

mmmmm .... 2door truck

I am getting excited. Link to article

I Wish

Some old 90's hip hop. "I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat"
SkeeLo - I Wish







The real video

A little late

But still funny

Chinese Junk

Is everything made in China designed to fall apart, fail, or poison? Yes, everything made there is cheap, but cheaply made means it was turned out fast with no quality control. Case and point....everything they make.

I vow to buy less chinese junk. From now on, if it says "Made in China" it can stay on the shelf. I will shop around till I find something made elsewhere. Even if it means paying more money. I would like to encourage everyone to boycott China!!!

Are You?

More Law Humor

This site looks like a good way to kill 20 minutes.
http://www.loweringthebar.net/

Happy New Year

I read an article by Bruce Cameron. I guess he wrote a book called "8 simple rules for dating my daughter". Never read it, nor have I seen the show. But the article had me rolling with laughter.

Here is a link to the article titled "Quick, Now, Post A Warning Sign": http://www.denverpost.com/commented/ci_16905858?source=commented-lifestyle

I can't see how or why his article is posted in a Kauai weekly magazine, but ol'well.

Some excerpts:
[Ah screw it. it ain't that big an article. Read it yourself.]

38 quadrillion dollars.....baha. If I was that company, I would just humor him and negotiate. "Would you like a cashier's check or be paid in quarters?"