Paradise Driver: 12/10/06

Sunday, December 10, 2006

SLEPT 12 SOLID HOURS

THAT WAS AS PRODUCTIVE AS I GOT

Received this in the mail today, from a "Clypark"

CURBSIDE
Music By Tom Petty
"I Won't Back Down"

THE PICTURE GALLERY

Kailua Beach on Oahu

Honolua Bay

Honokohau's Boulder Beach

Red sand beach on Maui

Lipoa Point

Nakalele Point

Huialoha Church, Maui

Waihe'e Point

Punalau Beach

Kahakuloa Head

Village of Kahakuloa

North Shore near Ho'okipa Beach

Big Beach, Makena, Maui

Hana, Maui

Honolua Bay

Kaho'olawe

Molokini

Another great beach in Hawaii

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"Let's all be careful out there!"

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY

Overloaded with cabs at the start of my night. At 10p, I had covered two runs and none of the day cabs had left work. Said "WTF" and went home. "On-Call" should they need my assistance. Not bloody likely. Came back at 12:45a and covered 6 runs between then and 2a. I failed to follow my personal S.O.P. when I took the phone from #09 ("The Professor"). I normally open the flip-phone to see if the battery is fully charged. Tonight I just plugged my headset into it and put it in my shirt pocket.

IT WASN'T TURNED ON!

I didn't discover this until 3:30a, The price I paid for being sloppy in my procedures. And I found out later that people had been trying to call me during those 90 minutes. I could've used that money. I spent more at the grocery store than I took home.

"SHIT!"

I actually said it a lot louder that that. Trust me.

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Two weeks from tonight is Christmas Eve. Three weeks is New Year's Eve. Yeah, I know that everyone already is aware of that but what happens in that time period is kind of a "bell weather" for the nation's economy.

On Friday, the 22nd, we will be in our busiest time of the year. The question is will it start on Wednesday, the 20th? 5 days before Christmas is the usual kick-off of the season. This means that the economy is stable. If people are a bit richer, they'll show up this coming Friday, the 15th. If we are going down the drain, nobody will arrive until Friday, the 22nd. I know it is not "scientific" but it has always held true.

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HOUSEKEEPING

I have changed "comments" from the Blogger/Blogspot system to Haloscan. Now you can read and leave comments at either the "original recipe" or the "doppelganger". If I don't start getting spam comments or B.S. comments, I'll leave it open for everyone. Worse case scenario will mean I have to activate moderation. Now Blogger, Blogger-Beta and people not involved with either one can hop in for a ride.

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Added another Cab-Blog last week. Where To? is set in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Good writing, interesting perspectives and he has started to add pix. Check it out. Link also on sidebar. -> -> ->

THE PICTURE GALLERY

KA'ANAPALI

Ka'anapali Beach