In hopes of speeding up the load time on my page, I removed a few sidebar distractions that were pulling from external sites. Do you notice the difference?

And, you patient folks, thanks for coming back time and again, despite the sloth-like load on my page.

Attention Bon Dance enthusiasts!

I have been notified of a change to the Moiliili Hongwanji practice sessions that were incorrectly printed in the initial bon dance schedule. The corrections have been made to the calendar, so if you plan to attend the practice sessions for the Moiliili Hongwanji, please be sure to download a new copy of the schedule or take note of the changes:

Moiliili Hongwanji practice sessions
Monday & Tuesday, July 2 & 3, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Moiliili Community Center, 2535 S. King Street, Honolulu

Rod posted some interesting tidbits on DaScoops.com, including a link to the Honolulu Advertiser article on the ubiquitous Ryan Ozawa’s newest pursuit: lifecasting. Check it out!

Photos from last night’s bon dance at Hawaii’s Plantation Village (Waipahu, Hawaii) are uploaded to my Flickr. You can also check out the Obon 2007 photoset which will undoubtedly grow to outrageous proportions as the summer progresses.

I posted a new entry to champuru h&f (health & fitness) entitled “give and take.”