Beach Walk #220 OTR – Get the Skinny with Tony

September 30, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tony Katz and I talk about the whole skinny is bad/good thing as Beach Walks goes on the road for a few weeks.

Beach Walk #220 OTR - Get the Skinny with Tony

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For those of you who are new here, I usually walk the beach with my dog Lexi in Hawai’i. But I am on the road traveling for my job, so you get to come along with me! I like to think of Beach Walks as much as an attitude as a place. A place where we explore the edges of the known world, and explore new ways of thinking about all kinds of different things.

My guest today is Tony Katz of Talk Show on the Go. On the surface, Tony and I are quite different – from gender, to hair color, to many of our opinions. What I love about Tony is what a marvelously articulate and entertaining speaker he is, and how willing he is to engage with people who don’t necessarily agree with him. That’s a very “Beach Walks” attitude.

I’d love to hear your comments, so let us know what you think!

Hawaiian words
Koʻikoʻi: passionate
KÅ«lana: attitude
Kūʻē: opposite

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Beach Walk #219 OTR – Rox’s Travel Tips

September 29, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

I made it through security with my one-way ticket hassle-free! Now for some on board insider travel tips!

Beach Walk #219 OTR - Rox's Travel Tips

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Watch this video to learn how to get a more comfortable seat and how to avoid being exposed to all those flu germs that are concentrated inside airplanes!

Day one at the expo has been great. I love seeing so many of you who I’ve only been in touch with by virtual space, and the hugs are great! (Dorothy, Philip, Chris Brogan, Greg Narain, Jim Kirks, Zadi and Steve, Tony Katz, Casey and Rudy, Robert Scoble, Kent Nichols, Mike Hudack, Gary Rosenzweig, Daniel McVicar, Dave Slusher, Tiffany Young & Ben Freedman, Ted Tagami, Phoebe Ventouras, Andrew Baron, Vic Podcaster, Victor Cajiao, Yukako Tajima, Eric Rice, Nathan Greene, Mike McAllen, Matt Harris, and more!)

I’ll be at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo through Saturday, then in Orange County for a few days, before heading on to Santa Fe to work with some of our clients there.

Hawaiian words
Kaʻahele: travel
ʻOlu: comfort

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Beach Walk #218 – Safe Travel, Darling

September 28, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

It’s the last swim in the Pacific for a few weeks (for me) as Beach Walks goes on the road again.

Beach Walk #218 - Safe Travel, Darling

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I was running late but Secret Cameraman made sure Lexi and I made it down to the beach for one quick last swim before I head out to the mainland for a few weeks. “The mainland” is what we call the continental USA. Or as some call it, the “really big island.”

I’ll be at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo through Saturday, then in Orange County for a few days, before heading on to Santa Fe to work with some of our clients there.

Hawaiian words
Aina: the land

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Beach Walk #217 – Give Change a Chance

September 27, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Back when I learned about the dark side of sunscreen, I was also hearing about problems with sunglasses. I am going to change my habits and see what happens.

Beach Walk #217 - Give Change a Chance

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Quite a while back in Show #67 I learned that sunscreen may actually be contributing to more skin cancer, not less! This really took me by surprise, but I am a scientist at heart so I looked at the data and changed my ways.

Now I am going to tackle the issue of wearing sunglasses.

I have grown quite dependent on them, and really can hardly bear to be outside without them. But some people think they may cause more eye problems, and I am meeting more and more people who forgo them.

But the main topic of today’s show is how hard it can be to suffer through the change period when I want to try an alternate or opposite approach to something. I don’t think it’s a fair assessment to just stop at the start and say, “This does not feel good” when I haven’t really allowed myself time to acclimate. So I’ll be trying to find out if I can learn to be more comfortable and healthy without sunglasses. What would you like to try changing, knowing that the transition might not feel so good? Leave a comment or email me with yours.

Hawaiian words
Loli: change

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Beach Walk #216 – Breakfast With Champions!

September 26, 2006 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Lucky me, I’m walking the beach with two outrigger canoe champions as we talk about women and sports. It’s not always pretty.

Beach Walk #216 - Breakfast With Champions!

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So I met Mindy Clark through videoblogging. I had no idea she was a 10-time Na Wahine O Ke Kai Champion with the well-known Offshore Canoe Club of California! She didn’t race this year, but her protégé Julie did, helping her crew take 1st place in the Masters Division. (And a previous overall 1st place as well!)

Mindy and Julie exuded a wonderful open-hearted energy, which surprised me a bit, until I thought more about it. When a person truly is successful at something, they can relax into their kind selves and leave behind the bickering that occurs so often “on the way to the top.” I couldn’t find a Hawaiian word for “catty.” That made me feel good. Make no mistake these women are tough competitors though.

Mindy Clark’s Outrigger Canoe Video Blog. She’s also featured in the book Moloka’i-Oahu through the Years.

Hawaiian words
Mākonā: mean, cruel
Wahine: woman

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