lavarock posts: ATV
I just bought a front and rear basket for the ATV and will use them to carry tools and so on while I ride around the orchard.
On Ebay people used to try to cheat paying fees by pricing their produc... | May 22, 1:37 pm |
lavarock posts: ATV
I just bought a front and rear basket for the ATV and will use them to carry tools and so on while I ride around the orchard.
On Ebay people used to try to cheat paying fees by pricing their produc... | May 22, 12:39 pm |
lavarock posts: Flash Mob at 38,000 feet
While not as many people were involved in this flash mob as many I have seen, it may the be first at 38,000 feet!
You will note that some people slept through part of it.
http://www.youtube.com/... | May 22, 12:23 pm |
lavarock posts: Good Food, Good Friends, Good Times
The title pretty much sums it up.
I went to the Keauhou Outrigger on Sunday. My friend and his wife play, we had hula dancers, a hula Kumu and another friend of mine.
Great music, great hula and... | May 22, 12:06 am |
lavarock posts: A Sweet Deal
I bought some french toast sticks at Costco the other day, because it is not cost-efficient for me to make it at home. Anyway, this time I was unable to find the cinnamon version and had to settle for... | May 21, 10:47 am |
lavarock posts: When Is Noon not Noon?
There are a number of thought-provoking ideas out there. Such as the riddles "When is a door not a door?" When it is ajar. "When is a car not a car?", when it turns into a driveway.
When is noon no... | May 19, 1:58 am |
lavarock posts: Taking Stock
Over the years I have invested in the stock market and did pretty well. My first stock was Hewlett Packard (before I started working for them). Then I bought MCI and Apple.
Not long thereafter I bo... | May 18, 11:14 am |
lavarock posts: Commercial Opportunities
DishTV quietly announced the option to blank out commercials on network shows older than 1 day old. As you can imagine, the networks are not happy and the final outcome may be that DishTV service coul... | May 17, 1:09 am |
lavarock posts: Rain and More Rain
The past few days have really brought rain and cool weather. My bottom water tank is overflowing and the crops are getting green. The drawback is that the gress and weeds I just cut, need cutting agai... | May 13, 1:47 am |
lavarock posts: Dinner and a Show
I had a great time today with a friend. We attended our credit unions' annual dinenr celebrating 75 years of service!
The event was at the Fairmont Orchid Resort north of Kona. Although we missed t... | May 13, 1:43 am |
lavarock posts: Layering
The most common example of layering I know of concerns a haircut. That was, until I started growing fruit.
I have learned that there are two common ways of propogating fruit, grafting and layering ... | May 12, 1:08 am |
lavarock posts: YesterYear
If you have time and like to browse interesting sites, I'll remind you about ARCHIVE.ORG, the internet archive.
First, the Wayback machine. It allows you to see some websites that appeared in the p... | May 7, 2:17 am |
lavarock posts: Spending Money and Making Money on Apples
Yesterday I became the proud owner of a receipt for a down payment of $500 towards a Honda ATV tobe delivered in a few weeks. Yeah, it's not as exciting as it may seem.
We are fighting a coffee bor... | May 4, 1:00 pm |
lavarock posts: Kona Coffee Discussed in Australia
This item was broadcast on Australian Radio. You might enjoy it.
We are happy that out plight is being discussed worldwide.
http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201205/3495527.htm?desktop | May 3, 11:21 pm |
lavarock posts: Pineapples For Fun And Profit
COSTCO had a deal on pineapples this week and I bought 2. We have some very sweet ones with very low acid. You could eat a whole pineapple if you wanted.
As you may know, pineapples are named as su... | May 3, 12:51 pm |
lavarock posts: Cool Nights
Another cool night in my tropical home. We have been getting some rain of late and it is a welcome change to the draught we had. Of course, that also means that the weeds will get out of hand again. I... | May 3, 9:05 am |
lavarock posts: Ding A Lings
I just received yet another call on the phone that I do not want. This one says it is a political survey and you have a chance to get cheap travel. Looking up the caller-id number in Google shows many... | May 2, 12:20 pm |
lavarock posts: Pizza
I don't think I have blogged about the commercial, but others have. I'm talking about the Tortinos Pizza commercial involving 2 "clueless "kids.
Two kids are shown staring into the freezer while Mo... | April 27, 6:59 pm |
lavarock posts: To The Dogs
I'm watching Dog the Bounty Hunter on A&E and they came to Kona where Leland works. They are sitting at a restaurant eating and discussing the perp and I notice instantly where they are. The Hotel Man... | April 27, 12:47 pm |
lavarock posts: Lots of Decisions
I have been having to shuffle dogs back and forth because O`Lena is just at the end of her cycle and Koa is still interested in her. Although Koa is fixed, I still have to keep them apart.
If the m... | April 26, 10:52 am |
lavarock posts: Managing The Plant-It
I'm watching the Australian gardening show and an episode talked about creating a tropical garden in a cool and dry climate. They showed philodendrons, monsteria, fan palms, bougainvillaea, orchids an... | April 25, 10:59 pm |
lavarock posts: It's Bugging Us
It is bugging us that we cannot get funding to supply us with a working entomologist. An entomologist is a zoologist who focuses specifically on the study of insects. In fact, he/she doesn't even have... | April 24, 9:19 pm |
lavarock posts: Tea forTwo
You will have to read a bit to understand the tea reference.
Many people experience pain day in and day out. I have pain and headaches but don't have much indication of causation except poor postur... | April 23, 7:15 pm |
lavarock posts: "Lucky We Live Hawaii"
We use an expression out here, "Lucky We Live Hawaii". Today it really hits home because although I was a bit chilled last night, it was nothing like they had in the NorthEast mainland. Overnight some... | April 23, 10:13 am |
lavarock posts: O'lena and James - A Hawaiian Love Affair
As my Yellow Lab was in heat, I decided to take her to be bred. James is a Chocolate Lab and has already fathered a litter before. O'Lena is just two years old and this is her first opportunity.
Yo... | April 18, 9:35 pm |
