2011 Aloha Festival & Keali?i Reichel Gift Basket With Massages, Concert Tickets, Products, More

There are two great Hawaiian events taking place in the Phoenix area the weekend of March 12 &13 2011: The Aloha Festival in Tempe, and a concert by world famous Hawaiian singer Keali’i Reichel in ASU Gammage also in Tempe, … Continue reading

Source: http://blog.hawaiianexperiencespa.com/2011/01/11/2011-aloha-festival-kealii-reichel-gift-basket-with-massages-concert-tickets-products-more/

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Cigar Review: Smoke Magazine, Sample #23 (Summer Issue)

Today we have another blind review we did for Smoke Magazine. Smoke Magazine, Sample #23 (Summer Issue) Aesthetics, 85 ? With a steady amount of veins, bumps, and blemishes along the wrapper, a leathery texture is created on this medium brown wrapped cigar. Construction, 87 ? Packed well with a nicely constructed head and cap, [...]

Source: http://www.toastedfoot.com/2011/01/cigar-review-smoke-magazine-sample-23-summer-issue/

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Partial Thoughts on Brewers

Douby partial, in the same way that history is: necessarily incomplete and subjective.

This post does double work too as both confession and (tentative) guide.

I'm a mostly recovered coffee upgrader/obsessive/pocket-protected-dork. That is, whenever I saw a cool new brewing gizmo at a progressive shop or heard about same through dubiously mediated...media (ahem)...I bought it uncritically. This was costly in more than just a couple of ways.

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Source: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/donnedonne/Partial-Thoughts-Brewers

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Take a moonlit hike in Hawaii

Guided hikes let you experience Hawaii's islands after dark. We met the Sierra Club Kauai group at Haena Beach Park on Kauai’s north shore for a moonlit stroll. There were 10 of us, including our guide, as we eagerly set off down the beach, adventure coursing through our veins. Mount Makana, or Bali Hai as [...]

Source: http://www.hawaii-aloha.com/blog/2011/01/18/take-a-moonlit-hike-in-hawaii/

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Using a Vacuum Pot

Vac pots are special in their combination of (1) total-immersion brewing (2) stable hot-but-not-too-hot temperature (3) cloth filtration. (2) and (3) are especially important I think. Cloth isn't necessary but in my opinion it's the best way to go. The agitation is more controlled than that through metal filters (I've tried them all...all), mouthfeel is denser than paper-filtered coffee but it lacks the sediment of metal-filtration. I did a post on maintenance some time ago.

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Source: http://www.roaste.com/CoffeeBlogs/donnedonne/Using-Vacuum-Pot

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Mark Your Calendars for Wear Red Day February 4th

In the time it takes you to read halfway through this blog, someone's mother, daughter, sister, aunt or grandmother will die from heart disease. Not quite two years ago, I nearly became one of those victims, suffering a major heart attack while on a business trip. Fortunately, I survived with no significant scar tissue and everything still in good working order. I do have three stents in my heart and I serve actively as the best example of how to do it all wrong when you have symptoms that m

Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/mark-your-calendars-for-wear-red-day-february-4th-4112568.html

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