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Running Race: 100 Miles, with a 6,200 Foot Elevation Climb the Next Day?

Vern — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:23:45 +0000

Michael Arnstein goes beyond anything I thought was possible for the human body. It’s mindblowing that he is still coherent after 100 miles, let alone talking and joking. How long is a run around Oahu? 140 miles? In 17 hours this guy ran 100 miles. He isn’t plodding through 100 miles – walking and just [...]

Is Kite Surfing Lame? (Video)

Vern — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:20:51 +0000

I used to watch the kite surfers at Ho’okipa Beach near Paia, Maui, Hawaii. It was like a carnival in the air – so many people flying around, doing acrobatics. I could watch for hours – and did sometimes. You know how things just keep getting cranked up though? People are doing new, crazier things, [...]

Can I Build My Own Hawaiian Island? This Guy Did in Cancun…

Vern — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:32:16 +0000

You may have said, like I have a couple of times… “Wouldn’t it be nice to live on my own desserted deserted island?” Hawaii seems like the natural place, there are thousands of islands, and yet I haven’t heard of anyone living on any by themselves – have you? This guy went to Cancun, Mexico [...]

Dude’s Double Rainbow Experience – UNBELIEVABLE

Vern — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:23:23 +0000

You won’t be able to stop watching this… as much as it hurts… and believe me, by 1:30, just when you thought you could hurt no more – he ups it a notch or two… If you live in Hawaii or Florida, or some other spots – you’ve seen double rainbows before. They’re cool. They’re [...]

Baby Jenna Really LOVES Grandma! (Video)

Vern — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:53:56 +0000

Her grandma can make her go absolutely NUTSO. We have so many of these videos…

My Russian Roots: Don’t Mess With Me

Vern — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:54:47 +0000

This is what my ancestors are doing over there in the Soviet Union that changed name to something else… QUITE worth your time to check out!

My Top 5 Favorite Activities in Hawaii

Vern — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:36:01 +0000

Here are the 5 ultimate activities I do during my free time in Hawaii. These are things you can usually find me doing on the weekends mostly, but maybe anytime: 1. Bodyboarding / Surfing. I much prefer bodyboarding since I can ride big waves and it might be a few more years before I reach [...]

Hairy Scary Hiking Trail – Would You?

Vern — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:25:51 +0000

The other day when I was looking up hiking on Kauai, Hawaii this video popped into my field of view on Youtube. Initially I thought, yeah sure – scariest trail. Then I watched it. This hiking “trail” has got to be the most dangerous I’ve ever seen – and, most of it is concrete trail. [...]

Unique Jewelry Gifts for Buddhists

Vern — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:59:41 +0000

There are a lot of Buddhists in Hawaii – maybe more so per capita than in any other US State. I’ve mentioned many times on this site that I practiced Vipassana meditation for a number of months and over the years I can say I’ve gained a lot of happiness as a result. There are [...]

Job Opening Aboard Hawaii Yacht… Don’t Jump at it Yet!

Vern — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:37:36 +0000

I don’t know where I first saw this, but it was really funny to me for some reason. It’s a Craigslist Ad placed in Hawaii for someone to do video editing aboard a yacht. Is it funny to you too or just me? Surf Editor Final Cut HD This is a live-aboard position on a [...]

Fun at Work – Make Some, or Leave

Vern — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:15:18 +0000

If you’re not having fun where you work – make some, or leave. You spend WAY too much time there to have a disappointing experience everyday. GET OUT and find a job or create one where you can enjoy it everyday. If I wasn’t working for myself I’d be in a job where I was [...]

Amazing People: 8 yr Old Sings Journey Song

Vern — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:19:46 +0000

It pays to watch Twitter and follow cool people. I follow Twitter user: Hawaii, Ryan Ozawa, a Hawaii resident with Hawaii Blog website, that always pumps out great stuff. He tweeted this video and I thought it was a great fit for my amazing people category. Thanks Ryan! This was taken with a Canon 5d [...]

Follow Me People… Do As I Do!

Vern — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:55:42 +0000

This awesome video was taken at a music festival called, “Sasquatch” in Quincy, Washington during Memorial Day Weekend 2009. This video is making the rounds at some of the internet marketing places I frequent. I thought I’d share it with you here so you can turn off your TV for the rest of the day [...]

Get the Story Straight! Funny Wanna Be Internet Marketer

Vern — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:28:59 +0000

A hilarious situation found by Randy Duermyer at homebusiness.about.com when he clicked on one of the advertisements on his site. Get the story straight! > Another internet marketing post about a guy, supposedly a leading internet marketer, with a disgusting message… Jonathan Mizel is Part of the Problem >

Is Buddhist Nirvana an Illusion?

Vern — Sat, 09 May 2009 03:11:56 +0000

I guess you could say I’ve been on a search for someone that is enlightened in the classic Buddhist sense of the word. Someone free from mental pain and anguish. Someone whose mind isn’t attached in any way. Someone who has transcended the dualistic world and is just experiencing things as they come – entirely [...]

Awesome Video: Living in Space

Vern — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:54:34 +0000

Living in space, or being in space for any length of time at all is something that only a handful of people have done in the history of mankind. It’s such a rare and exclusive club that probably nobody reading this will ever have such an experience. [ad#aim468x15anywhere] So, all we have are videos through [...]

Amazing Experience: Skiing Off Cliffs with Wing Suits Video

Vern — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:10:45 +0000

Flying like a bird… sort of… this video is just a great inspiration to show what others are doing to have fun. This is what you might call pushing the limits of having fun… Fun Video > And another… this one made me laugh out loud… Surprise perspective… > Best of Life! Vern In Hawaii [...]

Want to Change Your Life? Move to Hawaii.

Vern — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:09:19 +0000

Hawaii is the most awesome place I’ve ever lived. I stayed for five years on Oahu and just over a year on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Hawaii is still part of the United States of America, yet you might question it as your plane touches down and you step out into the airport. Caucasians [...]

GTD + GFD (Getting Fun Done) = Life Success

Vern — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:31 +0000

There is GTD (Getting Things Done) and GFD (Getting Fun Done) I’d say both are of equal importance yet nobody is talking about GFD – Getting Fun Done. [ad#aim468x15anywhere] Maybe getting fun done is even MORE important than GTD. Fun is essential for your mental well being and for your relationships with others. If you’re [...]

When I Bicycle, I’m a Superhero. I’m SuperVern.

Vern — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:58:02 +0000

I’ll give up my bike again, only when I lose both my legs NEVER. What in the world was I thinking to go without a bicycle for 4 years? Sure I was dirt poor during that time – but, no matter – the bike should have always been priority number one. After riding passionately for [...]

A Job You Say You Love? Or, a Job You Really Love?

Vern — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:01:35 +0000

There are people that say they love their job and there are people that really love their job. People that say they love their job: Are usually working for someone else. Are happy with the hours and days they work. Are happy with their holidays. Are satisfied with their pay. They always want more, but [...]

Reboot Your Life: Move Across Globe to (insert country)

Vern — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:50:36 +0000

At the end of 2004 I hit Ctrl+Alt+Del a few times and I rebooted my life. I ordered my passport, packed up my stuff, used up my accumulated frequent flyer miles to buy a ticket halfway around the globe to a place I had never been and never even known anyone to vacation at. Thailand. [...]

Nirvana this Morning…

Vern — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:15:40 +0000

If you’re enlightened, why don’t you write in and tell us all about it? Daniel Ingram claims to be enlightened… Do you believe him? Why or why not? Best of Life! Vern Living in Hawaii is nirvana enough.

America’s Sick Reality

Vern — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:21:14 +0000

I have this thing about me – call it a personality flaw or whatever you wish. I have a serious problem with something I experience in life. Those that know me might never know what it is. A few know. I’d go so far as saying it’s a dysfunction I think. Yes, it’s fair to [...]

Fly Often? Ever See This?

Vern — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:38:39 +0000

I see dis! Ho wow laulau – wat kine dis?! Get zip tie’s holding da plane together?! WASSAP WIT DAT! I read a blog by a Hawaiian guy, Braddah Lance, from “Wassap Wit Dat?” that speaks in the local pidgin “Da kine” it’s sometimes called. When someone uses the “da kine” it can mean the [...]

The Ultimate Meaning of Life…

Vern — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:58:24 +0000

I’ve come to what I think is a conclusion now about the meaning of life. In the previous article I talked about the meaning of life for the individual. Often times we come to our own conclusion about the meaning of life for us personally. Whatever you come up with for your own life I [...]

Video 3: Meditation, Two Types

Vern — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:10:30 +0000

In this video podcast or video blog (vlog)I I talk about what I see as the two major types of meditation. There are meditation systems which encompasses a very large, rule-filled system for meditation and there is simple meditation that is almost a pure physical effort without any of the fluff. Video 3, Meditation: Two [...]

Quieting the Subconscious Through Meditation

Vern — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:06:04 +0000

In the last post we looked at using dream interpretation as a tool for looking at the subconscious mind using a conscious effort. In this article I’ll talk about using meditation as a tool to reduce the subconscious popcorn flying around in your head, reducing the amount that can affect your consciousness. Meditation is an [...]

Quieting Recurring Subconscious Popcorn Through Dream Interpretation

Vern — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:57:42 +0000

As I was going through my undergrad psychology program I got really interested in finding out about myself. I wanted to know everything I could about me. Why am I like this? Who am I? Why is this group of things important to me but not to other people? Why are some things of great [...]

Is Competition FUN at Forty?

Vern — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:28:40 +0000

The problem with competitive sports… As you get into your thirties and forties you might reach a point like I did where you realize that competition is stressing you out more than it’s enriching your life. What I mean is… When I was in my twenties I did a lot of running races, bicycle racing [...]

31 Reasons to Smile Big!

Vern — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:40:22 +0000

Thirty One Reasons to Smile Big Today! 1. Burger King strawberry milkshakes are still being made on another planet and imported. 2. You woke up hungry. And, there’s food available you just have to go get it. 3. You’re not doing hard-time in jail. 4. If you have been to jail you learned a lot [...]

Cheating on Your Spouse? Consider this…

Vern — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00:57 +0000

This applies to a man or a woman, though a woman would probably have much more success with it. What have you got to lose? Just your marriage if you don’t try it! Cut off all the hair from your head. In 1996 as I began to meditate I realized something about the way women [...]

Does Ginkgo Biloba Improve Concentration? My experience…

Vern — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:37:50 +0000

I’m really of the anti-supplement mindset. I’ve used them in the past especially when doing triathlons and bicycle racing but for the last 8 years I’ve stayed away from any kind of supplements. I guess I think I’m always eating enough variety and it’d be a waste of time to take more of what I [...]

What is the Purest Experience Available to Humankind?

Vern — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:21:36 +0000

One topic of great interest to me is flow. Flow is that state where a person is totally involved in doing something, so much so that no ego, thought or anything extraneous to the ‘doing’ exists for that person. Runners experience it. Graphic artists experience it. Engineers and artists experience it. Anyone that is doing [...]

The Creative Flow State… OWN IT!

Vern — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:55:19 +0000

Flow is something that’s talked about by aspiring zenists, Feng Shui practicioners, archers, golfers, chess players and those addicted to computer games. In the flow state time passes without being noticed. Activity is effortless. You may not remember all the details of the state. There’s nothing interfering with your brain and the activity. Quite the [...]

3-D Baby Preview – in the Womb! An Amazing Experience…

Vern — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:49:27 +0000

There’s a slight chance that this is not breaking news to you… especially if you had a child recently, you may have contemplated whether you wanted to find a facility that would provide this really cool service… 3-D baby imaging! [ad#ad2] The main site I found for this is located in Canada. I realize most [...]

Awesome Experience: KIDS! An Unexpected Visit…

Vern — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:46:10 +0000

I was working on the computer in my room – as usual. It was hot outside, the sun blazing. I lock myself away in my cave and work straight until I get too hungry and need to go grab some takeout and bring it back to the room. Either that, or it gets above 90 [...]

Awesome Experience: Flying Like a Bird!

Vern — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:47:22 +0000

[ad#aim468x15anywhere] This is not a prank. Apparently this guy really did this. He’s the first. Maybe the last. I’m of the notion that you don’t want to push it too far if you’ve got a good (but dangerous) thing going. Sure, ham it up once for the cameras, and then get back to the drawing [...]

What was the MOST FUN you’ve EVER had in your LIFE?

Vern — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:07:48 +0000

What was the most fun you’ve ever had in your life? Have you ever asked yourself that question? I just did. I’ve never asked my self – well, not true. I think I’ve asked it but it remained unanswered. [ad#aim468x15anywhere] First, I’ll define ‘fun’. I don’t mean funny. I have laid on the floor laughing [...]

Amazing Photography + Magic = Amazing Experience for Us!

Vern — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:29:05 +0000

I was going through Flickr and I stumbled into something that was so amazing I had blog it right away, even though I don’t have time to blog it I must. A photographer, Eric Rousset, created some galleries of different places he’s been. One of them was Thailand, which has some phenomenal images in – [...]