Friday 5 for February 18: Connections

These are my answers to this week's questions on "Connections" for the Friday 5.

1. Nowadays, just about everyone knows a couple who first met online. Among couples you know, who has the best story?

No one I can think of who met online. Hey, I'm old. I'm not "just about everyone".

2. Who among your real-life acquaintances might you never have been friends with if you hadn’t gotten to know each other online first?

A friend that I met on a BBS many years ago.


3. Of people you know online only, who would you most like to meet in real life?

Not naming any names here... sorry.

4. In the past 365 days, what’s the longest you’ve gone without connecting in any way to the Internet, including email?

From November 17 to December 3, 2010 I was mostly offline due to the fact that I spent most of the time at Hilo Hospital watching my Dad slowly wither away and die. Sad times indeed.


5. Who is the least-connected person you know in real life?

My Mom in so far as not being online.

Friday 5 for February 11: Late Nights

Here are my late night answers for this week's Friday 5:

1. What’s the best thing about being awake when the rest of the world seems to be sleeping?

Not very much traffic in the wee hours of the night. Love that. Roads are not crowded and it is easy to find parking at most places.


2. Where can you go when you get a case of the late-night munchies?

Here in Honolulu my favorite places to go are Zippys' Restaurants or Like Like Drive In for a meal.

For fast food, most of the McDonalds' and Jack in the Box places have a 24-7 drive thru.

For take home food, we have grocery stores, a big box and drug stores open 24-7...

WalMart, Foodland, Safeway, Don Quijote, Longs' Drug, Walgreens come to mind.

3. What open-all-night establishment has saved you from catastrophe, and what were the circumstances?

Probably WalMart when I needed something for late that night or early the next morning.

4. What’s the worst thing about being awake when the rest of the world seems to be sleeping?

Missing the sunshine and seeing your daytime friends.

5. When you are up all night at home for whatever reason, what’s most likely to be on the television to keep you company?

Security camera image from our main lounge or Fox News. Mostly late night I rather listen to the radio... Coast to Coast AM with George Noory or iTunes.


Zippys' is one of the good places to get late night munchies.

Too Much Not Enough - F5 for Feb 4

Answers to this week's Friday 5!

1. Who’s not as funny as he or she thinks?

I don't think David Letterman's very funny. But then is he really a comedian? Probably not.

2. What’s not as big a deal as everyone else seems to think?

Global warming, climate change - biggest pile of bullshit since the bull. People on the mainland are freezing their asses off, shoveling snow and skidding on icy roads. Temps way, way down. Global warming my ass.

I'd put President Barrack Obama right behind that or maybe even in the same place. Full of bull again.

3. What’s something people aren’t concerned enough about?

Taxes and the high cost of living in Hawaii. Sadly people are not concerned about this enough to get rid of the local politicians who implement more taxes upon us every year. We need more fiscal conservatives who can cut the budget and wasteful spending. Reduce taxes. No New Taxes!

4. What’s something in the grocery store that’s underrated?

Batteries - you take them for granted, but when you need them, you are happy to find them in a grocery store even if you have to pay more than in a discount or electronics store.

5. What do you pay too much attention to?

Politics

Friday 5 for January 28: Unrelated

It's Saturday and I'm answering The Friday 5!

Please copy these questions to your webspace. Answer the questions there, then leave a comment below so we’ll all know where to check out your responses.


1. What’s your favorite kind of cracker?



What was my favorite kind of cracker... Hilo Macaroni Factory Brand Salon Pilots... long gone since 2003. Cracker factory went out of business. Sad. On another note visit this link to get my recipe for "Cracker Toast".


2. What part of your residence gets the best natural lighting?

The front of my building during the afternoon.

3. What song have you frequently listened to lately?



According to my Last.FM song tracker that would be "Heart of Stone" by the Raveonettes for this week.

4. What could you use a little break from?

Work.

5. What’s going on in your town this weekend?


Chinese New Year. Kung Hee Fat Choy. Year of the Rabbit.

Friday 5 for January 21: Super

It's 4:23 AM Hawaii time and the January 28 Friday 5 has not been posted. I'll answer the January 21 edition.

1. There are superheroes named Superman, Superfly, and Supergirl. Based on your performance this past week in whatever you do, what would have been your Super_____ name?

My super name? This past week it would have been Superoverworked.


2. This week, what has been superterrific and what has been superlame?

Superterrific - a cool picture I shot of Shiro Matsuo, Hawaii's Saimin King on Jan. 27.

Superlame - The Governor's State of the State address.

3. Which of Superman’s abilities would have been the most useful this week?

X-ray vision could always be useful.


4. What do you most expect will be super this weekend?

Nothing much.


5. What are your thoughts this week about the coming Super Bowl?

I wonder who will have the best multi-million dollar commercial on Fox TV.

Friday 5 for December 31: Saving

1. When dining out, do you usually save room for dessert?

Sometimes.

2. How do you feel about saving places in line or saving seats in theaters?

I generally don't like it.


3. What’s one thing you did to save money this past year?

I have regular savings accounts that are routinely updated on a regular interval.


4. Besides money, what’s something you’re saving for later?

A small emergency supply of water and food.

5. In what way did you recently save the best for last?

Can't think of anything recent.

These are answers to questions posted at the weekly Friday 5 blog.

Happy New Year.

Catching Up with the Friday 5

Haven't done this in weeks due to a death in my family.



Friday 5 for December 17: Excursions

1. Of excursions you remember taking in elementary school, which was your favorite?

JPO excursion to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park while in the 5th grade.

2. Of excursions you remember taking in elementary school, which was your least favorite?

Can't think of any - all excursions were good because we got out of regular classwork.

3. What seems like a really good school excursion destination that nobody seems to take?

Mortuary

4. Which of your recent activities might pass for an educational excursion?

Preparing and arranging for a funeral. Learned a lot from a recent experience.

5. When a sack lunch was needed for a field trip, what was most likely in your brown paper bag? How about now?

Generally food that I like.

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Friday 5 for December 10: Rain

1. What’s the worst thing about really bad rainstorms?

Flying in a heavy rainstorm, flooding - damage to homes and businesses, loss of lives, catastrophic landslides, cars getting stuck or getting into a rain related accident, power outages


2. What’s the best thing about really bad rainstorms? 

Perhaps staying home and watching videos - if the power stays on.


3. What’s your favorite (be honest!) way to pass the time when the power’s out?

Listening to the radio to find out if the power outage is localized or widespread, and find out what time the power may come back on. Also calling friends and relatives to see if they have power or not.

4. In what ways are you always prepared for a bad storm?

I live in a condo - I have food, flashlight, radio, videos, - I stay home if at all possible.

5. What’s your favorite song with the word “rain” in the title?

1. "Rain" by The Beatles 

2nd favorite "Rhythm of the Rain" by The Cascades.