Monthly Archives: April 2009

Thought the sky looked more pink than usual tonight.  Took these pics from my living room.

I decided to sell my citigroup and buy a little more FAS.   I did this mostly to lock in the capital loss which I can then use as a tax shield.  This makes sense since FAS will go up just as much if … Continue reading →

Great place and the food was very authentic.

After 14 months… my stock portfolio is finally back above zero!  I put a bunch of money into the financial ETF’s I wrote about last week and finally broke through.  Hope things keep going, although, if they don’t I plan … Continue reading →

Went back to Onomana today because it was cloudy last week.  I also wanted to tackle the third peak. Looking at peak 3 from peak 2. Looking at peak 1 from peak 2 Peak 2 and 1 from peak 3 … Continue reading →

I decided to wear my hiking boots today for my second attempt at Onomana.  I hadn’t worn them in many years but they felt great once I laced them up.  Only problem?  As I started walking around the sole fell … Continue reading →

Olomana is a ridge line near Kailua with 3 peaks.  The first peak is the highest and about 1634 feet or about 550M high.   While not that high, the climb is very steep and I got a good workout today.  … Continue reading →

Steven is in town so Tony  & I took him to Side Street for dinner. Free beer!  Our table was a little late… so they gave us a free round.  Perfect! Fried rice Poke Pork Chop.. the best Spicy Chicken

My friend Nick and I talk stock & markets often.   A few weeks he told me that after a long time of waiting, he finally jumped into the current market buying a bunch of the UYG Ultra Long Powershares Financial … Continue reading →

Sweet potato fries are one of my favorite foods.   Unfortunately, they are hard to find and I know of only 1 (just opened) here in Honolulu that sells them so I decided to try out this recipe for baked aka … Continue reading →

The market has really been on fire lately and I am happy to report that my stock book is almost…almost back to zero!  I started this book 15 months ago and the overall market is down about 48% since then … Continue reading →

Big rainbow this afternoon in my neighborhood… Tried to use the photo stitch on my camera.  Kinda works..

Hiked up Mt. Olympus today.  The trail is about 2.7 miles long (each way) and the peak elevation is 2500 feet or 762m The hike starts here The trail follows the ridge line.  With valleys on each side.  This is Palolo … Continue reading →

More big island pics I forgot to post.