100 Number of workers Maui Land & Pineapple will fire in its latest round of layoffs, according to a company release 10 percent Amount by which ML&P’s remaining employees’ pay will be cut 142, 12 Number of pot plants seized by police last week from homes in Kihei and Makawao, respectively. Both suspects had medical marijuana permits 7 Maximum number of plants that can be … [Read more...] about By the numbers
Archives for February 2009
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) There’s a difference between serenely accepting the inevitable, and passively concluding that something is inevitable when it really isn’t. This week the situation is more the latter than the former. You think you’re being enlightened and just going with the flow, because there’s no use resisting it, but what you’re actually being is passive and … [Read more...] about
When life gives you foreclosures… Saturday (Feb. 28), 10am-5pm, Pilina Building, MCC In these challenging times...wait, no. In light of the economic downturn…hmmm. The recession has a great deal of inherent…hey, um, can we talk about something else? I have bludgeoned myself with podcasts and other media concerning the economy for far too long. Written about it. Had debates. … [Read more...] about
Cheer and loathing
Two girl-crazy high school football players (Eric Christian Olsen and Nicolas D’Agfosto) ditch their Tourette’s syndrome prone coach (Phillip Baker Hall) and football camp in favor of cheerleader camp where, amazingly, they fit right in. Initially there only to mock and seduce the earnest cheerleaders, our two heroes eventually grow to care about their cheer teammates and about … [Read more...] about Cheer and loathing
A Kettle Prime
Chemistry determines quality. This is apparent in cooking, where bad timing or getting a portion slightly wrong can throw off an entire dish. In relationships, lack of chemistry is a death sentence. In music, chemistry is the immeasurable element that makes it good. Without it, all you have is a mass of sound and fruitless effort. But when it works, you know. You just … [Read more...] about A Kettle Prime