Got out the good headphones, the way I used to listen. I’ve had this record for almost 50 years. The sound is still amazing.
News organizations keep mentioning the the alert sirens didn’t go off on Maui. They don’t understand the purpose of the this system. It’s primarily a Tsunami warning system. Residents are taught to tune into the radio or TV to find out what to do. Also it’s an islandwide system, not in one area
Lahaina had an annual Halloween party that was legendary, if not off the hook. Let’s find a way to continue it as a Fundraiser.
I was in Lahaina in 2015 to watch Arsenal with @ mauigooner Roger and more recently to visit another friend. Great memories.
With the current round of price increase of streaming services, it’s time to take close look of what we acually watch and cancel a couple of things
In 2005 I started a company to help local small business get on the web. Build them a website and get them plugged into social media. I did presentations on what social media was and was very busy out of the shoot built about 40 sites and set up untold FB and Twitter accounts. This wave lasted about 5 years. I also started to see the early warning signs of the dangers of social media and canceled my own accounts and pulled back, went backk into hospitality. App.net was a breath of fresh air. Since then mostly micro.blog and mastodon. Have Bluesky out of curiosity.
Yesterday we stopped by Sandy Beach. I spend a good part of youth at this beach body surfing, socializing and living the dream.
Good, they need to protect the sharks from attacks in their own home.
New York steps up patrols off local beaches after slew of shark attacks