Do you give a peep?
July 10th, 2009 by ShaunaPeeps, peeps, peeps. How do you enjoy yours?
Pop 'em into your mouth? Bite off its head or butt first? Only lick off all the sugary goodness?
I've never been a big fan of the sweet treats that I normally associate with Easter. I also didn't think they were that popular, especially for the company to open its own store...
Peeps hopping to their own store
By Ylan Q. Mui
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Peeps have accomplished the improbable since they were introduced half a century ago. Those pastel marshmallow chicks and bunnies have participated in university science experiments, survived battles with high-powered microwaves and inspired avant-garde art.
So why wouldn’t they dare to open their own store, taking on the tough world of retail right in the heart of a recession?
The first Peeps & Co. store is scheduled to open at National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Md., in November in a prime 3,500-square-foot location that sits, according to the press release, directly in front of Seward Johnson’s 100-foot statue “The Awakening” — an enormous giant crawling out of the earth.
Marc Menick, vice president of retail for National Harbor developer The Peterson Cos., said it’s not directly in front of the famous statue. It’s a full 100 steps away. And he was quick to point out that Peterson has “full control” over the exterior aesthetic of the Peeps store, he said.
Menick acknowledges that he was wary at first. After all, his is a family divided: His father and sister devour Peeps; he and his mother could do without.
“What’s a large marshmallow going to do with a store?” he recalled asking himself when he first heard that Peeps were working the neighborhood.
Oh, but marshmallows are only the beginning, he realized.
Milena DeLuca, a spokeswoman for Peeps parent company Just Born, said the store will sell a full complement of Peeps paraphernalia: T-shirts with Peeps dressed up as the Village People, plush Peeps in the traditional chick and bunny shapes, Peeps pillows, pens and key chains, and even Peeps china. (Yes, it not only exists, but some is even made by Lenox.)
No doubt the Peeps did their due diligence. Candy is big business in these recessionary times. According to market research firm Mintel, sugar confectionary sales grew an estimated 4.3 percent to $2.1 billion last year after flatlining for several years.
Just Born does make other candies that will be sold at the store, including Hot Tamales and Mike and Ike, but if they’re feeling slighted, they weren’t saying a Peep.
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Are you a Peeps fan? Do you prefer certain colors or designs over others?
If O&E were to open a store, what kind of products should we sell? Should the shop include a little diner where we feature ODD foods and eye-popping desserts? Would we have a nail and hair salon where we offer cool nail-color combos and wacky hairstyles?
Should the decor be all honey and bees? Is our theme color yellow and black?
What about O&E attire for sale? Maybe each reader could design their own shirt...
We need mancave material and beauty products for the ladies.
And most importantly of all, what's a buzz-worthy name for our store and what should the company slogan be?
If this fantasy becomes a reality in a future far, far away, know that each of you would be first on my hiring list!
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O&E thought of the day:
I asked the Lord to tell me
Why my house is such a mess.
He asked if I'd been 'computering,'
And I had to answer 'yes.'
He told me to get off my fanny
And tidy up the house.
And so I started cleaning up...
The smudges off my mouse.
I wiped and shined the topside.
That really did the trick...
I was just admiring my work.
I didn't mean to 'click.'
But click, I did, and oops I found
A real absorbing site.
That I got SO way into it.
I was into it all night.
Nothing's changed except my mouse
It's very, very shiny.
I guess my house will stay a mess...
While I sit here on my hiney.
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Lucky comment numbers for today (besides #1, #88 and #100): #55 and #146
Tags: candy, marshmallows, O&E store, Peeps, Peeps & Co.
July 10th, 2009 at 10:01 am
July 10th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Wow, I just come back and first! Happy Friday to all my peeps!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:14 am
hi jack! you hijacked first! congrats!
happy friday everyone! qb is trying to keep us on our toes with these ODD times posts!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Jack: Hey stranger!
snow: Keeping my peeps on their toes!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Scott:
Chico is a great college community. Great place to raise kids. But I'm sure you already know that.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, my favorite!
Never was a fan of "Peeps".
July 10th, 2009 at 10:21 am
i like peeps, i don't love them. i've seen peep pillows and they were cute! i would've bought one! if they have the peep store (why does that sound nasty now that i've written it???
ha ha!) sell cute peep things like the m&m store in vegas, they could be successful.
an O&E store... i'd just call it ODDS and ENDS... 'cause with all the unusual gizmos the BBDs come up with... that might be most appropriate! stylin' dydees in stock, come and get 'em! i'm sure the other BEEs will think of something more creative. maybe i'll think of something later... ?
shucks, forgot my morning greeting because i was distracted by peeps! good morning HIVE! have a great friday!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am
by the way, welcome back, jack! (you know i had to say it just because it rhymed! ha ha!)
July 10th, 2009 at 10:24 am
Store Name - THE HIVE
Store Slogan - "Honey...........come here"
You sneaky buggah..........another "off time" post. (fist bump)
OL................Queenie's on her game this week
July 10th, 2009 at 10:26 am
OL - Whoa... "Honey... come here"... what exactly is being sold here???
Remember, the BBDs have to sell more than the honeyBEEs 'cause there are more of 'em!! 
July 10th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Ocean Lover: Ooh, I like both:
But then snow brought up a good point! Would a newBEE think it's an adult store?!?
snow: Odds and Ends is pretty plain but that is exactly what it is, huh? Let's see if we can think of something more creative later!
And fist bump!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:36 am
SNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW,
"Honey" can refer to either gender of the BEE persuasion.
We sell "SATISFACTION".
OL.................."Ynaku, we need plenny styling dydees!"
July 10th, 2009 at 10:39 am
I don't like peeps. Tastless. Like me, on occasion.
July 10th, 2009 at 10:48 am
scott - ha ha ha! sometimes tasteless but always interesting!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:51 am
OL - yes, honey is definitely gender neutral! hence, my concern! ha ha! "SATISFACTION?" ooooohkay... just remember, you got the first shift!!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:51 am
snow thought of this one.......
Store name - Club Queen Bee
Slogan - We put the "Ho" in "Honey"
Thank you snow .........
July 10th, 2009 at 10:55 am
bamboohouse808: Ho ho ho!!! Giving credit to snow!
I like it! She's such a smart cookie. Now what can you come up with that could top that? Come on, work that brain! 
July 10th, 2009 at 10:57 am
bamboohouse808 - thank you for reminding me why i miss you so much when you're not here.
July 10th, 2009 at 10:58 am
jaydee/Scott: So that makes three of us who don't really care for peeps... I wonder how much debate goes into creating a new candy... There are definitely some junk ones out there...
Ocean Lover: The "off time" posts are for the non-vampire crew folks... Half the time they still snag first!
July 10th, 2009 at 10:59 am
qb - are you saying that the vampire crew is more off than not? hee hee...
July 10th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Not a fan of peeps. Not really a fan of marshmallows in general. I like roasting them, but give them away for others to eat.
Would I buy anything peeps? Probably not.
Would I buy something from the Hive? Maybe? Satisfaction is a tough one for me. I have high standards.... hahahaha.
It's Friday!!
July 10th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Good Morning Peeps!
What's up with the off time posts this week?!?
SO ODD!
July 10th, 2009 at 11:04 am
I'm not a fan of the Peeps candy either.
Hm, that would make an interesting Halloween costume though.... hmmmm
July 10th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Shauna - I like the image. Cuz you know you all my friends....and you all live in my computer.....
Thought it was too funny. I had to snag it to pass around....
July 10th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Article for the hive: Don't Step on a BEE Day
July 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I thought the slogan of The HIVE was Catch The Buzz?
So I guess The HIVE will sell Barry the Beaver too then.
MayBEE we can get a custom black and yellow colorway made special.
Oh, and don't forget the Shaunaughtiness as well.
@Shauna -- Going back to the previous post, I think YOU were the one who had the eyegasm when you met me.
haha!
July 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Hey Peeps
After eating all that "Sugar Daddy" you going need some Stylin' Dydees since you bee running in circles from all the Honey Sugar High.
Productions in High gear.
Hey OL, your son at Honokaia this week? Brah it's raining. Must bee muddy. You think he going change clothes?
July 10th, 2009 at 11:12 am
No peeps here...
July 10th, 2009 at 11:18 am
11:23am and I made top 30??
July 10th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Peeps are disgusting. They have no real taste except for "sweet" and the texture is blah. It doesn't even feel or taste like a regular marshmallow. As for the O&E store, yellow and black works. That's a nice color combo.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Everyone is acting strange at work today. I think masako put way too much rum in the rum cake.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Ynaku.............yeah.....he's at that place I can't pronounce. I send you picture that another leader sent yesterday.....via his I-phone.
OL................gotta check my mail
July 10th, 2009 at 11:47 am
i am not a big fan for the sweet stuff or marshmellows so peeps really never had a shot w/ me. i dont like em but then again i dont like the chocolate bunny either. the lil hershey kiss is my kind of chocolate but i did like butterfingers too.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:48 am
@M -- Sounds like your co-workers are "Catching the Buzz."
My wife made a rum cake once that had some POTENT glaze! Man, biting into that cake was like taking a shot!
I don't remember much after that 4th piece.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:48 am
M, I like some rum cake please.
Hey, look at this. No can go toilet and contemplate life without worrying about your life. With Stylin' Dydees, you don't have to worry about bathroom breaks. Get some now. Our operators are standing by. 1-800-no-peeps
Woman sitting on toilet accidentally shot in leg
2 hrs 23 mins ago
TAMPA, Fla. – Authorities said a bullet from a gun that was accidentally dropped injured a Tampa woman sitting in a bathroom stall. Police said the bullet hit 53-year-old Janifer Bliss in the lower left leg. She was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Bliss was sitting on the toilet in a hotel bathroom when a woman in the next stall accidentally let her handgun slip out of her waist holster. The weapon discharged when it hit the ground.
Police said the gun belonged to a 56-year-old woman who has a concealed weapons permit.
The case has been referred to the State Attorney's Office to determine if any charges will be filed.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:54 am
is there really rum in rum cake? i just thought the name was a play on words like cotton candy.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Hey OL, how come they get that kine tent now? Our days was army pup tents, the wind and da rain come straight inside and make everything wet.
Looks like da boy having fun (I think)
July 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Ynaku............similar happened to a friend of mine. He went diving with a bunch of guys and as they were coming home, the boat hit a wave and one of the guys had a LOADED BANGSTICK leaning on the boat's windshield and it fell down and DISCHARGED.
My friend said he heard this loud "BANG!" and looked around to see what happened.....looked down and saw this big hole under his knee!
He was in the hospital for several days and if that bangstick was just 1/2 an inch higher up in angle when it went off......................
Also, it was a .357 round in the chamber. I made a t-shirt for him with a BEEg "S" in front with the slogan "I survived a .357"
Boy that story brought back memories........
OL.............truth BEE stranger than fiction
July 10th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Ynaku........now days "roughing it" isn't really roughing it. Aside from taking a dump in a 5-gallon bucket............I think they're gonna look for a "Secret Bush" every day as they start a 50-mile hike tomorrow over 5 days. Going up Mauna Kea and through Parker Ranch lands.
Wonder if Queenie or the other Honeybees could "doo" their business in a 5-gallon bucket?
OL............wondering WHO's gonna clean that bucket
July 10th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
i dunno OL shauna does'nt strike me as the camping type bro. i think if you were 1st to the bucket it would be ok but if you woke up late and somebody ate nachos or a big bag of doritos man you are in trouble..
July 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
OL, put plastic trash bag inside first and "DUMP" it in the trash after or "EMPTY" into a pit
Ynaku......kids dunno how to rough it nowadays (well neither do I want to)
July 10th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
OK. me gotta go do trash run. Anybody get trash???
July 10th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
This is STILL so wrong.....
July 10th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Bee back laters "Peeps"
July 10th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Brother Love, the glaze on top of the rum cake has rum in it.
July 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
@OL, is that you I see in the background of that Metromix picture?
July 10th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
@ BS - If its a pic of a suave, debonair guy with the looks of ADONIS and the physique to match................DAT AIN'T ME!
OL...............ALWAYS tell da truth
July 10th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
ol who is bs?
July 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
"BS" is Bruddah Scott or a euphemism for "something else".
Both fit..............
OL.............gotta go brush teet, hoping WEIRDO ain't in dere
July 10th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
(dying on the inside)
July 10th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
well you must know him well then lol.
July 10th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Brother Love: I saw this story and thought of you. But do you give a peep?
Idaho board game lets players live ‘Truckin’ life
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — A long-haul trucker from southeastern Idaho has created a new trucking-themed board game inspired by his hours on the road.
“My Truckin’ Luck” was created with input from truckers, state troopers and mechanics nationwide, Randy Cox told the Idaho State Journal for a story published Friday. The game is named after a popular expression among drivers.
“The state police were amused, but didn’t really offer anything that we could use,” Cox said.
Cox, of Blackfoot, said players start in Washington state, then use dice to determine where they’re headed. A chart on the board helps them determine the all-important issue of how much gas they’ll need.
“At first we had a map,” Cox said. “We had all the interstates connecting at the right places, it was a monstrosity. We played for two hours and weren’t even close to be finished.”
The final version includes a log book, weigh stations, truck inspections and hazardous road conditions.
Cox said he invested $45,000 in the game and printed 2,700 copies. The game sells for $29.95.
The truck driver said he was also considering other versions of the game, including one based on the History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” and another that he said will be an Old West version.
“Every one of these games can be made into a learning game,” Cox said. “By all indications, this is going to do very well for us.”
“My Truckin’ Luck” is recommended for ages 14 and older.
July 10th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Ocean Lover/Ynaku/Brother Love: Yeah, doing it in a bucket ain't exactly my cup of tea!
But I could do it if I have to! I'm good at half squatting! 
July 10th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
anklebiters: What is so wrong?!?! A peep store?
EMM386: I agree with you. I like marshmallows much better! And you like black and yellow? Maybe we can jazz it up a bit and add touches of gold!
acuradriver02: Top 30 is totally not good enough!! What happened to aiming high?
Oh yeah, how was your Fourth of July? Guess you didn't hear me knock-knocking on your hotel door! 
July 10th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
shauna- i am not into games that much so i dunno, but it does'nt surprise that the state troopers did'nt offer much input, imo the only thing they are good for is writing tickets and pullin on their pencils lol. i think there is reality in this game though if they got weigh stations and transport inspections in it because that is what truckers have to deal w/ all the time. in real life truckers use the CB but most of the time they are lookin for info from others on where weigh stations are open and such thats what they discuss most of the time. the use of log books/manifest and hazardous conditions and materials is another reality so yah this game sounds pretty interesting. i would hope there would be obstacles like height restrictions or weight restrictions on overpasses & bridges that should make things a lil more challenging. some vehicle malfunctions would fall into that category as well. there should be also the "go directly to jail" card like in the monopoly gm, but in this game it could be in the form of a DUI, failing your physical exam, or too many tickets (any one of these things will cause you to loose your license or be grounded to warehouse duty for a while). it is not surprising to me that is can be a form of a learning game.
i think the maker of this game is making a good move by doing an ice road trucker version cuz it is a popular tv show, but i think the old west version would be even better to play cuz them old trucks were harder to drive and steer and you did'nt have all the truck stops you see now days and the last thing you want to do in a diesel truck is run out of gas cuz you gotta get a mechanic out there to re-start it even after you put the fuel in it lol. the transmissions were way different back then also as well as not having a jake brake and stuff..
July 10th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
i forgot one thing i hope they got hitch hikers in that game too shauna; gotta have hitch hikers to break up the boredom on the road..
July 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
SHauna:
What is soooo wrong
Your new postings at such ODD hours 
It's HOT 110
Was in the garage helping son install a deck in his friends Impala...need to install an a/c or swamp cooler in there.
Now for some really cool music...
July 10th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Miz Metro - TV Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxTmBNJkwHg
July 10th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Woods - Rain on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lditMVZ2kj4
July 10th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Haley Bonar - Green Eyed Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFsI0KxX55E
July 10th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Passion Pit - The Reeling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVstHPhaJ6M
July 10th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Boh Runga - Starfish Sleeping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZqRZXb3WU
July 10th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Santana Featuring Chad Kroeger - Into The Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7amYNaPTRI
July 10th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Erin McCarley - Gotta Figure This Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uVh1QDpmhs
July 10th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
The Zutons - Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSWLz09VMGo
July 10th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Dead Letter Circus - Lines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkCOhAxqQxA
July 10th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Conditions - Keeping Pace With Planes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWCetC-3XP8
July 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
anklebiters: Woo-hooooooooo! Cooool music!
I'm enjoying an ice-cold Coke now with some cherries on the side! Cherry Coke, baBEE!!!!
July 10th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Back ON TOPIC......has anyone tried roasting a PEEP over a fire instead of a regular marshmallow? Or would the PEEP's head MELT into a gooey, slimy mess and fall into the "eternal" flame traumatizing one for life and never look a PEEP in the face again?
I lay awake at night wondering bout dese tings.
OL................roasted PEEPs, "ono" or "Oh NO!!!!!"?
July 10th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Shauna:
I had my favorite Vanilla Coke
I love my vanilla....in coke, coffee...
July 10th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
anklebiters: Doesn't that make your drink kinda creamy?? I'm not too big a fan of those cream drinks!
Ocean Lover: I think you are right on what happens when you roast a peep. I'm sure countless others lose sleep pondering such fascinating things. This scenario is "Oh no" vs. "ono!"
July 10th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Peeps, I don't think they have any expiration date on them.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
ooooh I like vanilla coke too! I wish I had one right now.... sigh.....
Uhmm not so into the peeps though. Haha, they make stuffed ones too? I have a bunny and a peep from Easter time! I did see a picture of a "peep" peep show... Hilarious!
July 10th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
@OL -- I'm still traumatized after reading what happened to your friend who got shot with the bangstick!
Now THAT is seriously messed up. I'm glad he could make it back to land and survive that wound! Very fortunate!
But if it was a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, it would blow his leg clean off.
(Nah, I know it's not the most powerful handgun in the world. Not anymore.
)
July 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
I would hit those Peeps with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch, just to see what happens.
HSiB? opso? wanna add the next line?
July 10th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
theDman: Really? If that's the case, that is very interesting! Wonder what makes a Peep last that long... Gee, I sound like I'm talking about the Energizer Bunny!
HNL2LAS: You like Vanilla Coke more than Cherry Coke?? How can that BEE??
Yeah, that peep show was hilarious, yeah?
July 10th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
@Shauna -- What are you talking about "creamy?"
It's just vanilla flavored syrup, not vanilla ice cream!
July 10th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
BananaFysh: Are you telling me I'm not making sense again??
And regarding that line about the pliers and blowtorch, I really was trying to picture that scene!! And no, I have absolutely no clue what the next line could BEE!!!
July 10th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
@Shauna -- Hm, I have to think about when you DO make sense.
haha! Kidding! Sometimes you make sense.
And sometimes monkeys fall out of trees.
July 10th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Shauna/HNL2LAS:
Creamy is the Wave of the future
You just add enough vanilla to regular Coke and that will work too.
BF:
What is that saying....even a blind squirrel will find an acorn eventually...
July 10th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Time to go and buy more Powerade/Gatorade - $0.50 each for the 32 oz....
July 10th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
anklebiters: Cost in Hawaii is 100% higher!!! And I love that line!
*hope I find my acorn one day!*
BananaFysh: I'll excuse your confusion as the day is winding down and you probably need to recharge... Countdown to my weekend!!
July 10th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
@Shauna -- My confusion?
Ho boy. No monkeys falling out of trees right now.
No acorns either.
But just for you .... *clears throat*
*In Jiminy Cricket voice*
SooOOOoommeedaaAAAAAaaaay my acorn will come...
July 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
shauna makes sense when she is doing her famous half squats in the woods lol.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
So, did I give anyone an eargasm just now?
Yeah, I know I did.
Banana .... Gives good ear
July 10th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
nah jk shauna i got your back. i think shauna makes a lot of sense the way she eats. i read what she eats in here and ya know she eats a pretty healthy diet, even when she knows she is gonna indulge in the not so healthy stuff she makes sure to only eat fruit or veggies the meal prior or after and thats a good way to do it. actually queenie can stand to put on a few pounds but hey we are all made up differently and i dont think flab is gonna help her but she does eat healthy most of the time. you go shauna!!
July 10th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Brother Love: Fist bump for understanding!! Not like that banana brain of our fruity friend here!
July 10th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
i just call em like i see um qb
July 10th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Good Evening!!!!!!!!!!
Queenie, the offer still stands. I did a reassessment. I'll give you 8 lbs. of my flab. USE THEM WISELY!
OL............Hilo RAINED today
July 10th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
dang it, i think i ruined my smiley's restaurant t-shirt. i got some ink or blood stains on the back of it chit
aaaarrrgghhh! this was given to me as a gift too when i was working in kauai dang it..
July 10th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
kate, hope you reading this. I just had a bowl of Ox Tail soup from Ken's House of Pancake. Every Friday Special, but they do serve it during the week too. So ono, with Cilantro, grated ginger and raw peanuts in the soup. Also Shiitake Mushrooms and BEEG tail. Yummy. Time for moemoe now.
July 10th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
oxtail soup is always ono especially on a cold rainy night and from kens you know that bugga was onolicious..
July 10th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
speaking of food, how many of you indulge in midnight snacks?
July 10th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I just ate a frozen pizza, that's my midnight snack! Just dropped off wife and son at the airport, thus begins my 10 days of psuedo freedom.
I don't know what to do with myself!
July 11th, 2009 at 12:04 am
Scott: Haha, what timing! Um...what do you normally do with yourself?
Kidding! Enjoy the freedom though I know you'll miss your family! Good thing you got O&E and no one will ask you if you're still blogging with "that girl."
July 11th, 2009 at 12:22 am
I would go to the peeps store! I luuuv M&M world and coke world too...
O&E store eh?? bhahah.. guuud hurry up, I need a job! hee hee.. It'd BEE very interesting to work there and to see the BEEple that came into the store, hehe and their uhmm reactions to some of our products....
The Hive...with the Honey come here slogan.... Bahahahaa.... guud thing I wasn't drinking that coke... it would have ended up all over the comp!
July 11th, 2009 at 12:22 am
psuedo freedom lol. is that another way of saying when the cats away mice will play lol jk.
try not to eat anything after 10pm shauna but if i do it is usually sunflower seeds or something like that..
July 11th, 2009 at 12:29 am
HNL2LAS: As an employee you know you will BEE forced to wear the sexiest uniform ever!!! Short skirts, black stockings, gold-trimmed bustiers!
We can keep Honeycombs (cereal) in our pockets to pop into our mouths at appropriate times! LOL!!
Brother Love: I hate eating sunflower seeds with the shell on. Such a hassle to eat! MayBEE if I got BananaFysh to open all my shells I'd eat them!!
July 11th, 2009 at 12:34 am
you aint gonna believe this but i eat the shell too lol. everybody thinks it is crazy but i like it and ice water to wash it down.
dang if that is the uniform requirement i am there!! lol gold trimed bustiers dang lol.
July 11th, 2009 at 12:40 am
hey scott you got anything planned during your last 10 days here?
gl in cali bro, hope things work out for you there..
July 11th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Shauna, my wife thinks I have girlfriends all around the island!
(in a joking manner)
My Supercuts girl, my chicas in Waianae, YOU!
She even thinks Lingle and I have a thing cause the Gov.
remembered my name when I introduced her to my wife recently.
Allow me to get that thought out of my head........
If she wasn't so trusting, we'd have a crappy marriage
July 11th, 2009 at 12:44 am
Brother Love: I think I'll make you head of security at our still-to-BEE-determined-name of a store!! And I can't BEElieve you can eat the shell!!!! Interesting!
Scott: Haha! That's funny! What chicas in Waianae?!?!?! The Lingle one cracked me up! Um...how did she say your name. Does she know your title? You are lucky you found a trusting woman. With your boyish good lucks, I can see many women BEEing suspicious!!
July 11th, 2009 at 12:48 am
hahahahhaha lingle ewwwww i dont blame you for wanting to forget that one bro.
July 11th, 2009 at 12:59 am
i dont blame you for not believing that i eat the shells, i blew my cousins mind when i started eating them one he couldnt believe it. what can i say i have goat like tendencies and no never had a problem digesting it either lol.
head of security lol. that will work for me no problem..
July 11th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Good night Brother Love! Don't turn too goat-like!!
July 11th, 2009 at 1:06 am
baaaaaah.. lol
laterz
July 11th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Last?
Me and Lingle gonna cuddle now.
July 11th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Morning all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think those peeps are like twinkies and probably could last for well over one hundred years on the shelf.
July 11th, 2009 at 6:16 am
Good Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BS and Lingle sitting in a tree,
BS thinks "Why's she STARING at me?"
First she gropes him, then she hollers
"You ain't a Butchie........gimme back my dollars!"
July 11th, 2009 at 7:36 am
*Standing ovation for OL!!!!*
July 11th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Good morning teejay, OL, Ukuhead and da hive!
July 11th, 2009 at 9:32 am
Good morning M, Ukuhead, teejay and funny guy Hard Times!
I'm off in a bit to enjoy a BEEg lunch to make up for my paltry diet over the work week!
July 11th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Good morning. A dog walk, a wedding, a movie, a trip to Safeway await me on this fine day.
July 11th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
finally done working for today, dang it was friggin hot out there man..
July 11th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Leaving to go to my sons soccer game.
July 11th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Brother Love:
....friggin hot out there.... how hot was it
Nothing like 109 I'll bet 
Too damn hot to be out cutting grass right now but I did anyways 
July 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Had lunch with the girls at Red Robins today......pretty good hamburger...all the fixings, mayo, bacon strips, NO cheese, and a fried egg on the top
Yummy...
July 11th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
was really hot not sure on temp but the kind of hot that drains your life battery. worst part was i had to be in it lol. lunch w/ the girls huh thats kind of an open statement, i am gonna play it safe and assume the girls were your daughters or nieces. i was sweating my back was itchin, take my word for it i was'nt having a good time..
July 11th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Evening Hive! Great day today, beautiful wedding at Sacred Heart church. I've never beeen to a Catholic ceremony, it was rather long and ceremonious. I'm not a church guy anymore, but I can appreciate the symbolism of it all. Nice dinner in Waikiki, Korean festival at Kapiolani park, golf at Turtle Bay tomorrow. Life is good.
July 11th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
sounds like you are enjoying that 10 days of freedom scott
July 11th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Yes. Yes I am.
July 11th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Scott: Ooh, you went to the Korean Festival???? Sadly I missed it this year...
I did enjoy a BEEg lunch at Tsukiji's today!! Was keeping my eye out for koala! But we were seated near the window and it was pretty warm. Didn't need that fur ball to keep my butt warm!
anklebiters: I wanna go to Red Robins one day! So when was the last time you had some razzleberry pie?
July 11th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Woo-hoo! Just beat all the BEES in BJ!
July 11th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
shauna i heard you mentioned tsukijis before you like the place huh, where is it and what kind of food do they serve..
July 11th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
BJ?
I need more info for my forthcoming dream.
July 12th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Morning all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 12th, 2009 at 6:24 am
Morning TJ!
OL............somebody tell da darn birds to shush up!
July 12th, 2009 at 8:28 am
Good Morning teejay, OL and da hive!
Getting ready to go to church
July 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Good Morning Hive. It's off to my Sunday Worship too.
July 12th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Morning!
Scott: Did you sleep well?
July 12th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
peeps are like the holiday fruitcakes of easter...no one really knows what they're made of, but whatever it is, it'll be the only things along with roaches to survive a nuclear holocaust.
shauna: tsukijis?!?! i just ate there for lunch today. loaded up on kalbi and all the different types of mochi they had. and then had ice shave (for some ODD reason, they had a sign that said "shave ice") for dessert!
July 12th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Jordyn Taylor- Stop Playing With Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F1pbIY-c4c
July 12th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Tje Austin - Heartbreak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmplnlysfX8
July 12th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
John Mayer - Love Song for No One
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq8DzuOTdLo
July 12th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Jack Johnson - If I Had Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVmbGsEtmFI
July 12th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Jack Johnson - Breakdown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-i_AcTz0UU
July 12th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
The Sandals - Theme song from "The Endless Summer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH1K23rAYOQ
July 12th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Hawaii Five-0 Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LnK8b_jk8w
July 12th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
The Ventures - Wipe Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__EwAT8VM
July 12th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Joe Satriani - Surfing with the alien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6H7lbputCo
July 12th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Bender - Isolate (Laird Hamilton surfing the BEEG ones)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Pw7vKtqpo
July 12th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Shauna:
Mandi Perkins concert in Sept...make it here for that....I'll take you to Red Robins for dinner and then Marie Callendar's for a slice of their razzleberry pie.
July 12th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Acid Rock Music Surfing Electric Blue Hard Rock Surf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYDuYHH_Wsk
July 12th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Good afternoon everybody
Me no eat Peeps
NKHEA...gatta go cook now
July 12th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Whew. Thank goodness I'm feeling better. Thanks for all the good wishes everybody!
I don't eat Peeps either. Too sweet.
The Seattle Times has had Peeps contests for a couple of years now.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2009015689_peeps12.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/photogalleries/northwestlife72/thumbnails.html
July 12th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
just made fish tacos for the family and loaded up my secret sauce for it too. it is off da hook!!!
hey hsib, i got that tat done bro, went w/ a piece for my back and got a good deal on it too..
July 12th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Guess I'm a...................
July 12th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
WINNAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BANANA..........."Chop Chop"
OL.........making Banana work
July 12th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Good evening hive!
July 12th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
wassup m..
July 12th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Howzit Brother Love!
I'm trying to learn how to use facebook...
July 12th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Evening Hive! Beautiful day of golf at Turtle Bay, dinner at Rosie's. Incredible day, I'm gonna miss this place so much. Snow, L****'s 79 was 6 shots better than my 85, but I did play the black/championship tees. I hit the 18th in 2, but only made birdie, no eagle today
Hope everybody else had a nice day today!
July 12th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Honeys I'm home! Omiyage time... Tex's Malasadas for all! Enjoy!!!
If ya gotsa have sugar then make it worth your while.
July 12th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Hello hello!!
sally: How was your trip? We missed you!!!
July 12th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Big Isl Food Diary: Bkfst at Ken's, next 3 days' meals were courtesy of Earl's (at camp), topped of with today's lunch at Manago's before flying home. Do I even need to say what I had for lunch?
I am wipe out. Three days with two dozen keiki is no picnic. I need a vacation LOL! But it was sooooo worth every second of every day!
@Ynaku: I think it was you who's son participated at one of the Hamakua Asthma Camps before. The kids are such a joy to be around.
Sally>>>> (slapping Honda si Boy's hand) One malasada each! You must share!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
@Shauna: Hamakua Coast is truly God's Country and the Kalopa Forest is nature at it's finest. I love "sitting in the clouds" when they roll in, you can literally watch it pass over you. The people that put this event on is truly giving of themselves, heart and soul, and with so much love. Volunteering is easy when you get to be around all this good energy.
Good to be back home, bocha in my own shower and sleep in my own bed. Back to reality tomorrow.
Have the BeeBeeDees been Beehaving?
July 12th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
wassup sally, welcome home..
July 12th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
sally: Wow, that image of seeing the clouds pass right over you sounds AMAZING!!! I love how the clouds drape over the mountains in Kaneohe... Most BBDs have BEEn misBEEhaving!
anklebiters: Interesting choice of music today! But as always, thanks for the great variety! Is that internet media player out already?
Scott: Seems the start of your "freedom" is going well! You didn't tell me if you had good dreams!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
M: Welcome to FB! Get playing some BJ!!!
Ocean Lover: I second that chop chop!!
Brother Love: How does it compare to Wahoos? When I first heard of fish tacos I thought it was so strange!
KAN: Glad to hear you're feeling better! I take it that you didn't have swine flu!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
@Brother Love: hello!
Short night, gotta sleep. zzzzzzzzzz see y'all in da morning!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Shauna-no dreams last night
I need more info!
j/k
Wahoo's...over rated and over priced.
Better fish selection at Safeway...shark, sordfish, etc.
I've got a 1.5 lb. New York steak marinating in teriyaki, pineapple, IPA beer and tons of garlic for dinner tomorrow night. Plus, a green pepper for my veggies.
Yummy.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
sally: Good night!
Scott: Ooh your dinner sounds good. Glad you're getting your veggies in. I just read Lance's post...I like what you had to say about bringing up more thought-provoking topics... I initially strive to bring up some philosophical points but most people skip right over it... It's OK. I also like hearing what everyone eats for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
shauna if i cook and my family chooses what they want, most of time they gonna want fish tacos. the secret is in the sauce imo..
July 13th, 2009 at 12:21 am
@Shauna, Lance's post was quite revealing about the current state of the blogs.....
Seems like you guys are at a reflective time.....
I'm not sitting in on those meetings, but if I was, I would suggest that someone take the lead to post more current topics. Cat does, but she hardly ever responds to anybody, thus her hits have dropped waaay down lately. She was very personable at first, but I think she overstretched herself by opening up her breakup with her bf. Her blog has been rather mundance since, but still readable, of course.
Lance is the man. He has such a heart for this and his responses are what keeps us coming back.
You, well, you are the Queen to us peeps. We love you, and you know this! I did initially feel that you may bee frustrated that people are not posting comments regarding the topic of the day. It seems like a crossroads for some of the blog hosts....however, I find it silly that the paper has 57 blogs, most with no posts.....c'mon now, just cut them out. Blogs are about interaction. You, Lance, Cat, Rod, .....you guys are tops..number one....the best....I hope your superiors can see that you guys are the heart of these blogs. I say cut the fat.....didn't one guy have a blog about wrestling at one point....??
Interaction, feedback, thought provocation, localism.....the Advertiser should focus on these items in order to usher in the new wave of Advertiser bloggers.
I (heart) Shauna...you're the best blog of them all.
July 13th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Ho wow, Scott, getting all insightful, huh?
True, it often jumps off topic here, but a lot of times, it's from a tangent from someone actually commenting on topic. Sometimes people just hijack and go off topic from the get go, though. (I'm looking at you, OL!! haha!
)
But yeah, it's great to have a blog host that responds to comments. On this blog, it's impossible to respond to them all, though. Queenie is very polite too -- often to a fault.
Sometimes she encourages posters even when they are offensive or just plain irritating. It's too bad some people don't have the awareness to realize that no one wants to read what they have to say, and don't care or notice that comments drop off tremendously after they post.