tales from the rock

so the much anticipated Hawaii Superferry had a soft launch this past weekend, and once again, Hawaii took a chance to shine on a national stage, and pissed it away.

‘dozens’ of surfers and canoes met the ferry at the harbor entrance to block it’s path.  once finally docked, the people of the ‘friendly isle’ proceeded to block card, harass passengers, and ultimately make fools out of themselves.

these ‘protesters’ believe they are doing this on behalf of the Aina - protecting the land, and ocean resources from further damage due to man’s footprint.  in reality, they are probably being used as pawns by commercial interest who don’t like to see a piece of their monopoly taken away.

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so the big news is that the ridiculous babysitting arrangement the twin’s parents were trying to work out quickly crashed and burned, and now they are at Aunty’s daycare.  our baby is also on summer break, so it’s a family affair right now.

pre-baby, I’m pretty sure I looked down on early age daycare.  I felt that you should be available to take care of your kids.  of course, that’s when our living arrangement could support a single worker, which is not the case anymore.  also, you come to realize that as a first time parent, you have no expertise in anything. (more…)

so I have to hire someone to be my slave. basic slavery really - clean up some code, manage some apps, do some upgrades. if the person turns out to be a proper minion, I will allow them to do use the bathroom, and maybe eat.

the best part is, my list of desireable qualifications is long, and the compensation package I have to offer sucks.

what I have going for me, is that this is Hawaii - not a lot of options out there. the biggest thing working against me - this is Hawaii - not a lot of options out there. (more…)