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ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower Kitchen
The ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower provides a decent kitchen. The refrigerator is on the left. The automatic dishwasher is also on the left-hand side, though not as visible. The range/oven is on the right. You can also see the rice cooker on the counter. Not the largest kitchen, but more than enough room to prepare…
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ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower
I recently stayed at the ResortQuest Waikiki Beach Tower and found it to be the perfect place for families. I had booked a two bedroom, two bath suite for a party of six. The kitchen allowed us to hold down food costs and accommodate the palate of the little ones even while we were away…
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How to Cook Everything
Luckily, the New Year is still a few weeks away. Although I had pledged earlier to stop buying cookbooks without mouth-watering photos, I think I am excused this once. Breaking a 2009 resolution in 2008 doesn’t count. Anyways, the book that led me astray was How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. So far, I…
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Chinese Auto Safety
New York Times: Ford in Talks to Sell Volvo to Chinese Rival, Report Says. Ford Motor is in talks to sell its Volvo car business to its Chinese partner, Changan Automobile Group, the National Business Daily reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed source at the Chinese company. OK. The country that gave us melamine milk,…
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Gasoline Prices
Strangest sight this morning. I had to fill up this morning, so I stopped at a gasoline station before heading to work. So, I took one path that takes me past an intersection with three gasoline stations: ARCO, Shell and Chevron. I was just about to pull into the Shell because it was on the…
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General Electric
Last month, MSNBC reported that Warren Buffett had invested $3 billion in General Electric preferred shares with a 10 percent dividend. At the time, GE had fallen 42 percent in the past year. Well, since October 1st, GE has fallen almost 48 percent and that dividend (if it doesn’t get cut) is creeping closer and…
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The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook
I love that the Martha Stewart Living Cookbook offers a broad range of recipes. If I am looking for some basic recipe, I can find it (or something similar) inside. However, I hate that this cookbook is not inspirational. I want a cookbook that inspires creativity and arouses the senses. In other words, I want…
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The Meaning of Gasoline Prices
Five months ago, I had to pay $4.55 per gallon for regular unleaded at the local Valero gasoline station. At the time, gasoline prices were just 10% away from hitting the $5.00 per gallon mark. So, if I was offered a bet on whether gasoline prices would be over $5.00 or under $2.50 in five…
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Credibility
New York Times: Crisis Spreads to Tech Sector as Sun to Cut Work Force. Joining a rapidly growing list of technology companies reeling from the financial turmoil, Sun Microsystems, which sells server computers, has started a broad restructuring that could see up to 6,000 employees lose their jobs. I spotted the above article earlier this…
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Emperor Guangxu Died of Arsenic Poisoning
In Who Murdered China’s Emperor 100 Years Ago?, scientists revealed that Emperor Guangxu died of acute arsenic poisoning. Although Guangxu’s death cleared the way for his famed successor, Puyi, to ascend to the throne, Puyi abdicated three years later.