http://mediabaron.com/blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:41:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2008/11/07/last-day-at-the-office/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2008/11/07/last-day-at-the-office/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:00:54 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/?p=1947 It’s been an honor covering the communities on the Big Island for West Hawaii Today and North Hawaii News but as of late Friday I am no longer working for these papers. I have friends who are still staff members at the papers and when you see them on assignment taking photos and doing their [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2008/11/07/last-day-at-the-office/feed/ 7 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/12/04/wicked-wind/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/12/04/wicked-wind/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:02:31 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/12/04/wicked-wind/ According to the National Weather Service we’re supposed to get high winds toda with gusts up to over 60mph. It already looks like we’ve got gusts over 40mph via this link to the Mauna Lani weather station. And if you look at the Puako live video feed on this link it looks like it’s blowing [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/12/04/wicked-wind/feed/ 0 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/08/12/bossy-flossie/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/08/12/bossy-flossie/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:07:24 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/08/12/bossy-flossie/ For friends and family in Hawaii be prepared as Hurricane Flossie is on the way and she’s a big one, a category 4 hurricane with 135mph winds. Right now it’s scheduled to track south of the Big Island but from the path it will create some huge ocean surge for the islands, especially the Big [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/08/12/bossy-flossie/feed/ 0 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/07/10/cellphone-crossroads/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/07/10/cellphone-crossroads/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:56:22 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/07/10/cellphone-crossroads/ Okay, my Verizon Wireless contract is up in 10 days. The question is, do I dump VZW and jump onto the iPhone bandwagon or should I get the Palm Treo 755p when that comes out (could be the next few weeks or next few months when it’s released). The Treo has many more features and [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/07/10/cellphone-crossroads/feed/ 0 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/06/07/the-rascal-has-nothing-on-this-wheelchair/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/06/07/the-rascal-has-nothing-on-this-wheelchair/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:46:39 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/06/07/the-rascal-has-nothing-on-this-wheelchair/ Crazy story about a wheelchair stuck in the grill of a semi going 50mph!]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/06/07/the-rascal-has-nothing-on-this-wheelchair/feed/ 3 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/02/01/whats-your-sign/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/02/01/whats-your-sign/#comments Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:27:33 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/02/01/whats-your-sign/ The sign at Hawaiian Rent-All is always good for a laugh while driving by. Sorry for the lack of updates, been super busy with work with no time to deal with the blog so you’ll probably be seeing some backposted updates soon.]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/02/01/whats-your-sign/feed/ 0 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/01/12/tsunami-watch-now/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/01/12/tsunami-watch-now/#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:28:47 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/01/12/tsunami-watch-now/ An 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Japan tonight. If a wave is generated it’s sked to hit Hawaii at 12:23 am Saturday (tonight), earlier for islands west of the Big Island. Stay tuned to radio, TV, web, etc. Click here for info from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The RSS feed from Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/01/12/tsunami-watch-now/feed/ 0 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-tom-petty/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-tom-petty/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:14:03 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-tom-petty/ Sorry for the lack of updates. Busy with work, holidays, etc. A trickle of photos should start arriving on the site. Mela Kalikimaka One thing I *DID* do the past few days was switch an mp3 file on my site. Seems I had done a blog post with the song Feliz Navidad linked on it [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/20/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-tom-petty/feed/ 3 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/09/tab-a-into-slot-b-or-does-it-go-into-slot-a/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/09/tab-a-into-slot-b-or-does-it-go-into-slot-a/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2006 06:03:02 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/09/tab-a-into-slot-b-or-does-it-go-into-slot-a/ Got a call from Glennon, his buddy Fritz (that’s him in the photo) was over with a cooler full of steaks brought from the mainland, Iowa (not Omaha steaks). So both of them spent the afternoon (and evening) trying to find the perfect grill. They found a suitable grill, not quite the Weber they wanted [...]]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/09/tab-a-into-slot-b-or-does-it-go-into-slot-a/feed/ 0 http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/07/small-faces/ http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/07/small-faces/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:09:34 +0000 Baron http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/20/small-faces/ Quiz time. Can someone tell me where this neglected artwork of faces is? Bonus points for who the artist is (to tell you the truth, I don’t know who the artist is).]]> http://mediabaron.com/blog/2006/12/07/small-faces/feed/ 0