Fresh and Local

Lau Lau is the kau kau for the luau.

It's Called A "Plug"

No Relation

Welcoming the new president to Kailua on Oahu.

Quit Stalling

Um... how do I say this without being crass?

I don't know that I can't.

Suffice it to say that in a three-stall Men's Room, taking the middle stall when there's no one else around is selfish and arrogant. No one wants to come in and sit next to you; it's bad enough we have to share the same space while taking care of things. Do the right thing and take one on either end so that there is a stall between you and whomever might come in after you.

Really, dude. That's gross.

Tiny Demolition

Yet another reason why I need a tilt-shift lens:


Metal Heart from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Aquarium of the Pacific

Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

Stormy Weather

I predicted this.
I could have placed bets and made good money on them.
And so, it has come to pass: The Blackberry Storm is out, and it sucks. Badly.

When someone (especially and ad agency) tells you that "X is just like a Y", run the other way. In the tech market, it happens all the time, but especially with Apple products. The ads scream at you in their desperation: "Just like an iPhone!" "Just like an iPod!" Whatever. They all end up being exposed as the posers and also-rans that they are.

You need proof of my prophetic powers? Some comments in response to David Pogue's article in The New York Times:

"One of my co-workers, who is almost militant in his disdain for all things Apple, couldn't wait to get his hands on a Storm. Lo & behold, 30 minutes later, he was trying to figure out a way to get his money back."

"I rushed out last week to try the new Storm--and was frustrated, confused and bewildered by the device. I couldn't use the browser, and was even hard pressed to make a phone call."

See? I should go to Vegas with these skillz.

Burger Madness

There is a reason that some people do not have a word for "burger": they are perfectly happy without them. In fact, if they did have a word for burger, it would likely be for a really good, healthy, made-from-a-cow-we-raised-ourselves kind of burger. It would definitely not be a disgusting, processed, fat-laden cancer puck on a carbo-steroid bun.

Billions of people don't eat fast food; their native cuisine works just fine for them, and I guarantee they have somewhere around 97% less plaque in their arteries than any of us in industrialized countries do.

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