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Kualoa Ranch bills itself as Oahu’s top attraction. They offer a variety of tours, via bus, 4×4, ATV, and horse, of locations on the ranch. These pictures were taken on the Movie Site tour. RickHamell2010

These pictures were taken driving along the North Shore of Oahu and back around on the east side of the island. RickHamell2010

Taken last weekend at Pearl Harbor. RickHamell2010

Sunrise from Waikiki. In the distance is Diamond Head. RickHamell2010

From my recent trip to Honolulu. These are taken from the top of Diamond Head. This flower is the Yellow Hibiscus, and is Hawaii’s State Flower. Diamond Head is the remains of an extinct volcano that was used as an observation and fire control post during WWII. RickHamell2010

PROTIP if your AirPort Extreme has abysmal performance regardless of position or settings try giving it a factory default reset. I have one that has gone through probably 4-5 in-place firmware upgrades over the last few years and somewhere along …

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The social media phenom has been going on for a few years now.  The "linked," "liked," "circled," "friended," "followed" "connected" is the way we interact with our on-line frie

The other day we had an epiphany on our counter. Actually it took the form of a coffee stain, which took the form of a face: Needless to say, we were thrilled. As you can clearly see, this is not … Continue reading →

Below are various resources to help low income people with finding rentals, or disputing landlord/tenant issues. General Financial Assistance OSU Extension Services “Need Help Paying Bills” Rental Housing Assistant Programs Oregon Housing and Community Services HUD Subsidized Apartments Portland Housing Assistan

This is a re-blog by Gene Mundt, Sr. Vice President at Chicago Bancorp.  He has been in the loan business for 30+ years (if I remember correctly).  He has seen all types of markets and when he posts about the costs and/or interest rates rising, he does know a little something about what he's talking about. Not o