My morning scan of BF...where's Dr. Pete been?
05-11-07, 06:58 AM
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Frollicking in Hawaii at taxpayer expense.
05-11-07, 07:00 AM
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Ahhh, Hawaii, never been there....but the guy who used to do traffic reports on my radio show went once a year and always brought me back something called Donkey Balls.
YUM....Donkey Balls tasty!
YUM....Donkey Balls tasty!
05-11-07, 07:18 AM
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Donkey Balls
Donkey Ball
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Originally Posted by botto
He was banned for disrupting threads with intelligent, and grammatically correct posts.
05-11-07, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
There is NOTHING like have a donkey ball melt in your mouth!
https://jeremy.zawodny.com/misc/SNLPete.mpg
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
05-11-07, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
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Merlinextraligh is correct. I was attending an Army surgical conference in Honolulu for 3 days. And yes, because I was presenting three talks at the conference, my travel was funded. I'm quite sure my flight was provided by the lowest bidder. 
The multitude of fruity drinks I consumed on the beach, however, were not government-funded--those came straight out of my pocket.
All in all it was a good trip. It was only 3 days, which makes the resulting jet lag tons o' fun, but the presentations went well, I got to see some friends from around the Army whom I'd lost touch with, and got to relax for a few days.
So it's all good, Hip, I'm back.
The multitude of fruity drinks I consumed on the beach, however, were not government-funded--those came straight out of my pocket.
All in all it was a good trip. It was only 3 days, which makes the resulting jet lag tons o' fun, but the presentations went well, I got to see some friends from around the Army whom I'd lost touch with, and got to relax for a few days.
So it's all good, Hip, I'm back.
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05-11-07, 09:10 AM
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You would think that DP would have his blackberry logged in to BF while he was away! The nerve of that guy!
EDIT: Whoops! There he is!
EDIT: Whoops! There he is!
05-11-07, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Merlinextraligh is correct. I was attending an Army surgical conference in Honolulu for 3 days. And yes, because I was presenting three talks at the conference, my travel was funded. I'm quite sure my flight was provided by the lowest bidder.
The multitude of fruity drinks I consumed on the beach, however, were not government-funded--those came straight out of my pocket.
All in all it was a good trip. It was only 3 days, which makes the resulting jet lag tons o' fun, but the presentations went well, I got to see some friends from around the Army whom I'd lost touch with, and got to relax for a few days.
So it's all good, Hip, I'm back.
The multitude of fruity drinks I consumed on the beach, however, were not government-funded--those came straight out of my pocket.
All in all it was a good trip. It was only 3 days, which makes the resulting jet lag tons o' fun, but the presentations went well, I got to see some friends from around the Army whom I'd lost touch with, and got to relax for a few days.
So it's all good, Hip, I'm back.
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Originally Posted by NoRacer
You would think that DP would have his blackberry logged in to BF while he was away! The nerve of that guy!
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Originally Posted by botto
Did you go surfing? Meet Don Ho? Pass the tabu?
As for the surfing, I didn't. I have a bit of a phobia there ever since a bad experience on Sandy Beach a few years ago. It was not pretty.
I only had the tabu for one night, but when I woke up with a huge tarantula in my bed I passed it on to an unsuspecting, more junior doc.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Well, Don Ho is dead, but I did thoroughly enjoy some Hawaiianized Bob Marley while on the beach--I mean, how much more relaxing can you get than Hawaiian reggae?
As for the surfing, I didn't. I have a bit of a phobia there ever since a bad experience on Sandy Beach a few years ago. It was not pretty.
I only had the tabu for one night, but when I woke up with a huge tarantula in my bed I passed it on to an unsuspecting, more junior doc.
As for the surfing, I didn't. I have a bit of a phobia there ever since a bad experience on Sandy Beach a few years ago. It was not pretty.
I only had the tabu for one night, but when I woke up with a huge tarantula in my bed I passed it on to an unsuspecting, more junior doc.
05-11-07, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
Ahhh, Hawaii, never been there....but the guy who used to do traffic reports on my radio show went once a year and always brought me back something called Donkey Balls.
YUM....Donkey Balls tasty!
YUM....Donkey Balls tasty!
some Chocolate Salty Balls maybe?
05-11-07, 09:49 AM
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I was at Keokis just a month or so ago. Still have a bit of their coffee beans left. Saving them though. Did not try the Donkey Balls, but I think my wife did. If they compare to the coffee they are great.
If they compare to the coffee they are great.
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05-11-07, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
I was amazed at the hotel we were staying in--they clearly know how to capitalize on internet access. I had my powerbook plugged in via ethernet in my room for $10 a day, but when I tried to bring it into the conference rooms, their price for WiFi inside the conference rooms was $100 a day. I respectfully declined.
05-11-07, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by banerjek
I was wondering how much that went for nowadays. Years ago, I used to organize conferences. For vendors doing demos, presentation machines, etc, $100 would be considered quite cheap. Don't even get me started on how much cheesy snacks cost.....
Isn't that the truth... Coffee breaks? $150/urn seems to be the going price. But the hotel net service is what gets me the most. Used to be $9.95/24 hours. Now, they seem to have discovered that many people need to access a VPN back home, so what do they do? They institute a two-tiered system- $10/day for no VPN and $12-15/day for VPN. And with all the disclaimers, there's no way you can fight back against the damned network traffic in a large hotel. During my last trip (at a large Chicago hotel) there was so much traffic that I thought I was working on a 110 Baud modem again- thought we left those behind in the 70s. Haven't these people ever heard of switches and subnets? Man.....
05-11-07, 12:16 PM
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Hawaii is amazing, I'm sure you enjoyed the hell out of it.
05-11-07, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
Hawaii is amazing, I'm sure you enjoyed the hell out of it.
Once I got there I came to the realization that 3 days in Hawaii is better than 3 days at some of the other options (this conference rotates and is hosted in DC, Tacoma, El Paso, San Antonio, and Augusta, GA), and even if you're jet-lagged there's immense therapeutic benefit in sitting on a beach with a Mai Tai in your hand and no other real obligations to worry about for a couple days.
I even did some running-- Even I, Mr. Anti-running, gladly went for a 6-miler out of Waikiki along Diamond Head Rd after sessions were over. With that much beauty, even running is tolerable.
So I am happy to say I was wrong-- Beautiful place, reconnecting with old friends, a chance to relax, and some quality beverages all made for a great trip.
Duke's Hawaiian Island Iced Tea FTW!
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Originally Posted by DrPete
I had my powerbook plugged in via ethernet
Doc, you obviously have a taste for the finer things in life.
05-11-07, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
You know, when I was headed out there I was kind of dreading it, actually. I figured that 3 days wasn't enough time to bring my bike, I'd be too jet lagged, yada yada, so I wasn't really looking forward to it.
Once I got there I came to the realization that 3 days in Hawaii is better than 3 days at some of the other options (this conference rotates and is hosted in DC, Tacoma, El Paso, San Antonio, and Augusta, GA), and even if you're jet-lagged there's immense therapeutic benefit in sitting on a beach with a Mai Tai in your hand and no other real obligations to worry about for a couple days.
I even did some running-- Even I, Mr. Anti-running, gladly went for a 6-miler out of Waikiki along Diamond Head Rd after sessions were over. With that much beauty, even running is tolerable.
So I am happy to say I was wrong-- Beautiful place, reconnecting with old friends, a chance to relax, and some quality beverages all made for a great trip.
Duke's Hawaiian Island Iced Tea FTW!
Once I got there I came to the realization that 3 days in Hawaii is better than 3 days at some of the other options (this conference rotates and is hosted in DC, Tacoma, El Paso, San Antonio, and Augusta, GA), and even if you're jet-lagged there's immense therapeutic benefit in sitting on a beach with a Mai Tai in your hand and no other real obligations to worry about for a couple days.
I even did some running-- Even I, Mr. Anti-running, gladly went for a 6-miler out of Waikiki along Diamond Head Rd after sessions were over. With that much beauty, even running is tolerable.
So I am happy to say I was wrong-- Beautiful place, reconnecting with old friends, a chance to relax, and some quality beverages all made for a great trip.
Duke's Hawaiian Island Iced Tea FTW!
