Godzilla: King of the Monsters

dimanche 30 juin 2019

Saw the movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters at the Ward Theater today (6/30/19).

This is a sequel to the 2014 Godzilla movie. In this movie the world is dealing with the knowledge of the existence of other large lifeforms dubbed as titans that are awaking up all around the world and how to deal with them.

There are nods to the older monster movies and other scifi works like:
  • Mothra
  • Rodan
  • King Ghidorah
  • Oxygen Destroyer
  • Cloudbase from Captain Scarlet

For myself I missed about 20 to 30 minutes of the later half of the movie, so I would like to go see it again. There is a scene at the end of the movie so please stay after the running of the credits.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

RIP: Beth Chapman

RIP: Beth Chapman

The word "Owner" banned

vendredi 28 juin 2019

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba...-up/ar-AADmt5b

The word "Owner" will be replaced by the word "Governor." A player can't trash talk his opponent with,"I own you on the court." He has to say, "You got Ariyoshied."
The word "Owner" banned

Stealing People's Mail

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/...n-hawaii-mail/

This will not be turn into a movie The Postman 2 starring Kevin Costner.
Stealing People's Mail

Movies on Netflix

mardi 25 juin 2019

Murder Mystery
This is an Adam Sadler and Jennifer Aniston comedy. So, this movie is predictable for a few laffs. I read where this movie has been watched more than the Game of Thrones finale.

Bullitt County
I'm a fan of those dark indie films.

Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers
Believe it or not!
Movies on Netflix

Bill Cosby Update

https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...624-story.html

She didn't bring the Jello pudding.
Bill Cosby Update

Star Trek Prometheus novel series

dimanche 23 juin 2019

Picked up the following titles that make up the Star Trek Prometheus novel series:
  1. Fire With Fire
  2. The Root of All Rage
  3. In the Heart of Chaos
So far I finished the first two books. The series takes place between the movies Star Trek: Nemesis and the rebooted Star Trek.

The Prometheus is the same ship from the Star Trek: Voyager episode Message in a Bottle.

The overall plot of the series is that a faction of a neutral race that lies between the Federation and the Klingon Empire wants to everyone not to move beyond their home systems and has resorted to violence by destroying Federation and Klingon facilities. The main body of this neutral race don't believe in violence and denounce the actions of the faction, however this doesn't satisfy the Klingon High Council or the average Federation citizen and tensions are running high.

Star Fleet sends the USS Prometheus with a Klingon battle cruiser to the neutral race's part of space to find the faction.
Star Trek Prometheus novel series

2019 Friends of the Library Book Sale

samedi 22 juin 2019

http://honolulufamily.com/events/fri...e-summer-2019/

Cause it's summer. Summer time is here. Yes it's summer. My time of year.
2019 Friends of the Library Book Sale

Paul Simon: Concert in Hawaii

mardi 18 juin 2019

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/0...ts-over-years/

Still, still crazy after all these years.
Paul Simon: Concert in Hawaii

2019 NBA Champions Toronto Raptors

dimanche 16 juin 2019

https://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/c...her-nba-title/

Congrads to the NBA champions Toronto Raptors with Hawaii ties in Phil Handy and Bobby Webster.
2019 NBA Champions Toronto Raptors

Smartphone usage

jeudi 13 juin 2019

After reading the thread Forums dying in the Front Desk subforum I figured what I need to say is more a technology issue as opposed to the management of the hawaiithreads itself.

I have gone through at least 3 smartphones in the last 5 years, the applications I find useful on the device are:
  • Accessing TheBus's HEA web site (bus stop in front of the state capital building as an example stop)
  • Using Google Maps to find out where I am
  • Reading email, maybe sending short messages, but anything longer I am going to use a regular computer
  • Text messaging people who I am trying to meet kind of soon (like in the next 1 or 2 hours)
Using the device as a phone can get kind of cumbersome if I have to set the speaker off because if I have the device to my ear the microphone on the device doesn't catch what I say.

Something I noticed in general about smartphones, while the user of the device can get information from the device no matter where they are, but it is kind of hard to submit information using the device if one has to type a lot of stuff or needs to copy and paste stuff from other sources to help make their point.

I suspect I might add more to the above list or make a list of stuff I don't use on a smartphone.

If anyone else wants to reply to this thread and write what applications they use or not use on their smartphone please feel free to do so.
Smartphone usage

Sherwood forest

mardi 11 juin 2019

Anyone know who got the contract to build the park in Sherwood Forest?????
Would be interesting to see what kind of political donations they made over the years.

Ever wonder why the media doesn't investigate all the players of this project????
Why is caldwell is pushing so hard to complete it????

Makes me wonder what is going on behind closed doors.
Who's making money on this project.
How many "change of plans" are going to have to be paid for.
look how that's turning out s far!!!!!!!!!!!

caldwell, remember...... " On time, On budget. That is my promise"
Sherwood forest

Forums dying

I've noticed many social forums have closed down recently.

Are they becoming a thing of the past????
I refuse to join any dumb phone social media.
Don't even have a dumb phone.

To me, it they just makes people dumb.


Lack of post, and replies, here are really sparse.

I hope it can survive.
Forums dying

Homeless problem government problem

Majority of the homeless are cronics, have mental problems because of drugs, just don't want to work.
By giving them everything for free, are they just encouraging them to keep on doing what they are doing??????
There are many that are just beyond help. Brain dead.

Nothing can be done to change them. They just want to be left alone.


Making a homeless community will not work. More and more people will see that they can live for free, eat for free, pay no taxes, do anything they want, and demand to move there.

Before you know it, it will have to be expanded. Then expanded again, and again, and again, until it starts to migrate into communities.

Once they start it, it will never end.
There are many open areas on the grounds of the state capital, around honolulu hale, and a really nice area next to the police station.

Why not start the homeless camp start there????
It's safe. They would have access to rest rooms. Close to a hospital. Close to food.

Seems like the perfect place to start.


Majority of the homeless just want everything for free.

Elected officials want to give them for free, because it brings them votes. Higher office. green is a perfect example of this.
If you think about it, they are quick to give away our tax dollars, then raise taxes to give away more.

Bleeding hearts do it just to make themselves look good. If they really want to help, they should open their own homes to the homeless.
Many of them own rentals. Second homes. Condos.

Do you think they would rent to homeless????
Makes me sick when I see what kind of cars they drive. Lexis, Mercedes, Tesla............
The money they spend on a new car, could pay for shelter for a homeless family for years.
constance lau makes millions a year.

Think of how many homeless she could help.


Have you ever seen a homeless that is not a cronic, or former cronic?????
I haven't.
But do you notice, government is doing nothing about the war on drugs????
In fact, because they are losing the war, and they know it, they want to change the law to legalize pot, so they don't have to deal with the war anymore.

Drugs are one of the main causes of homelessness.

Why can people not see it.



Anytime you have a one party controlled state, you get only one side of the story.
The side they want you to hear.
The side that will only make themselves look good, and keep them in power.
Maybe someday all the corruption, pay to play, public projects for political support, friends and family perks, will come out.

Two party system was created to ensure check and balances.

Both parties would watch each other, to ensure things are done above the table.

With a one party system, we never know what is going on behind close doors.
I'm thinking people here are to stupid to see this.
With all the problems we're having, the dems have no one to blame but themselves.



Homeless problem, along with the drug problem, will get way worse.
Elected officials throw more and more money at it.

They will keep on raising taxes until people finally see what is happening.
Hopefully people will see it before it's to late.

If it's not to late already.
Makes me sick
Homeless problem government problem

Friends moving away

Had a few friends move away in the last few years.
One is leaving at the end of the month.

High cost of living. Corrupt government run by one party. People just not the same as even a few years ago.
They all moved a little while after retiring.

All made good money.
Could have stayed, but only saw things getting worse.

A few friends also talking about leaving.

I grew up here, and see all the changes happening.

All for the worse.
Friends moving away

Rodney Kiyota????

Anyone remember him????
Back in the 70's, he murdered Jeannine Kansaki on Tantalus.
Shutter got him only a 10 year sentence.
Anyone know what happened to him????
Rodney Kiyota????

RIP: Dr. John

lundi 10 juin 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/enter...rnd/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXW5F6hzcMQ

I liked Dr. John's appearance in SCTV of Polynesiantown with the special Molokai style ribs.
RIP: Dr. John

Allison Lee Wong

dimanche 9 juin 2019

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/...ea0341036ab958

Is Allison Lee Wong one of The Usual Suspects?
Allison Lee Wong

Expiration date

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/...iration-dates/

Does that mean that the expiration date is the same as the sell by date?
Expiration date

"The Code" on CBS

vendredi 7 juin 2019

Since April 2019 CBS has been airing a military legal drama called The Code. It is about a group Marine lawyers who have to handle the various cases that come their way. There are at least 4 character plotlines that span several episodes which is still on-going.
"The Code" on CBS