Many reviews said these Green Bell nail clippers are the best.
So we bought a few of them in Japan, some for my coworkers and some for us.
They cost 1,760 yen.
Which works out to around $11.
So buying them in Japan is about half of what they cost on Amazon. But you can get them on Amazon now.
Not a good start to Wordle.
Many termite wings on top of this counter.
Neither Target nor Safeway had the salt and pepper I was looking for, but Walmart did.
I wanted some single-use super glues.
But they weren't in the tools section with the other glues.
Let's look up their location online. L7.
That's art supplies.
There they are.
Southwest often has deals, but they're rather restrictive on when you can use them, which is a pain.
A partial rainbow.
Bird from our balcony.
So many ants in the kitchen here.
We very rarely see goats on this section of road.
But there was one today.
Ogii getting a picture of me getting a picture of sunset.
And of me watching a gecko.
The gecko watching us.
Ogii works from home and can wear a robe or whatever she wants to work; I can wear an aloha shirt to work.
Yota.
Parasailers.
A tiny baby gecko.
Chase has changed how its rewards work. They used to be worth 1.25 when booked through the Chase Portal, but now they're worth 1x except certain flights and hotels which are called Points Boost which are worth 1.5x. But so far I haven't seen any Points Boost reservations I wanted. But I can still use the points I had from before October 2025 at a 1.25 rate until October 2027.
Doing the math, that extra 0.25 is worth around $364.
At Toyota to replace the clock spring.
However, I'm pretty sure they use an AI reservation system now. Which in this case was very annoying, because I made the appointment around a month ago to replace the clock spring today, but when I arrived, they didn't have a clock spring, because when I made the appointment, the AI didn't tell me they didn't have them in stock and I'd have to order one. I bet a human making the reservation would have figured that out. Now this entire appointment was a waste.
It's rather expensive to replace, around $1000. But after checking multiple sources online, that seems to be about what it costs.
Actually, it's the labor that's expensive; the part is under $100.
But you need at least a torque wrench, and I don't have one. I get could one for under $100, but since this is going behind the air bag, I'd rather not try to do it myself, just in case something goes wrong. So many things you can watch a YouTube video of nowadays to learn how, but for this, I'd rather have the professionals do it.
Going in for my dental appointment.
They don't have an AI receptionist, but they do have a remote one. Who also said they'd get me some paperwork to review and sign before my appointment, but they never did. So I asked him for it after a few minutes, he again said they'd get it, and again they didn't. These AI and remote workers are great when everything goes well as expected, but not good at handing exceptions.
If I cross my eyes a bit, the dots on the ceiling tiles line up like Magic Eye books and posters and look 3D.
Foodland has these cookies.
But I haven't seen the chocolate chips ones in Kona, only these almond ones.
Sushi.
I don't like it, but Ogii wants the spicy tuna.
These kombuchas are interesting.
Watching Big Mistakes on Netflix.
Ogii checking out her plants.
This one is starting to grow.
Working on the bed.
Time for massages.
We get them about once a month.
A gecko watching us.
Some small murals.
One gecko chasing another.
We had dinenr at Quinn's Almost by the Sea.
Nice mural on the wall.
We had ribeye steak with mushrooms and onions.
Very good.
Octopus mural.
Tree all lit up.
Up early to go to the airport for training in Honolulu for the day.
A small line for general boarding, but no line for precheck.
Into the plane.
Leaving Honolulu afterwards. A little bit of rainbow in the clouds above the mountains.
With Diamond Head.
The islands between Honolulu and Big Island: Molokai is long and skinny, Lanai looks like a kidney, Maui looks like a lopsided dumbbell, and Kahoolawe is the most irregular, with multiple bays all around it, especially the two large ones on the south side and a huge one on the east, and multiple valleys coming down from the old volcano on the east.
Ben brought back this little koala with a boomerang from Australia.
Yoga.
A ship here on Saturday.
The Celebrity Solstice. We were on that.
Ogii stretching.
Me stretching.
This sign means "sacred place for group of sharks."
This house with the awesome window etchings is giving some items away for free. I bet it's about to be sold.
Nice hills on the drive to Waimea.
We went to Kamuela Hardwoods there for the free art workshop.
Clay sculpting.
Hat making.
Watercolor painting.
Net making.
Accordion and violin music.
There were multiple vendors as well.
With a variety of goods.
Post cards.
Many planks of wood for sale.
Samples of the different types.
Just next door was the Big Island Art Fair.
The artist saw us looking at this piece and came out to tell us about it.
Including the mole hidden on the bottom.
Inside.
A variety of products.
Photography, jewelry, and others.
Some up on the stage.
Episode 31 out of Legos by Kate Long.
Which has two pictures depending on which way you look at it.
At neat mural nearby.
Beside it.
And on the other wall.
Hawaiian quote.
Painted with help from the middle school.
Some of the cowboy decorations downtown include a boot...
... and a bull roper.
The stop sign is funny.
A cowboy statue.
Some nice stained glass.
On the other side.
We had lunch at Dom De Luca's.
The bar.
The restaurant.
A painting of a green flash.
Zoomed in on it.
It's on sale.
Another painting with animals watching an eruption.
Ogii with some wine.
Chicken.
Dessert.
Waimea Park has a huge play structure.
Nice murals on the Waimea Community Center.
To the side.
Another side.
We decided to stop at Mauna Lani on the drive back home.
Nice trees on the golf course.
The beach is pretty rocky, though.
There are petroglyphs here.
The walkway to them...
...is 1.4 miles round trip.
Right at the beginning is a collection of them.
Which look like they've been cut out and placed here.
Maybe for the people who can't walk the entire way.
Some more in this little alcove.
A person.
Many people.
An animal.
A turtle.
A little plant growing out of a tree.
A mongoose watching us.
The hike was mostly through trees.
Which provided some nice cover from the sun.
Then a little hard to follow the trail through this grass.
Until it opened up again.
A few more trees.
And we're here.
There are a many of them.
The path goes around a bit.
So you can see them from the side, too.
Then to the Queens' Marketplace at Waikoloa Beach Resort. They have an Olivia Clare Boutique there as well.
Ogii checking out the sale rack.
An art studio.
Then onto the Waikoloa Beach Marriott for the Big Island Chocolate Festival.
A map of booths.
Outrigger.
With little drinks.
Four Seasons.
Us with them.
Mauna Lani had sparkly chocolates...
... little chocolate cups...
... and meat.
With a pretty flower.
Shiono Bakery had many items.
Chocolate Sable.
Mac nut brownie.
Ogii trying them.
There was a photo booth.
That took your picture.
And printed it onto a cookie.
The Marriott had ribs.
Yummy.
Chocolate fountain.
Some items you could dip in it.
Volcano Winery.
There was also a silent auction with many items for sale.
A sculpture made out of chocolate by Stephane Treand, a pastry chef from France.
There were also some booths outside.
Which also had great food.
Kealakahe High School had a volcano as a decoration.
With little cakes that looked like a volcano.
And chocolate-covered bacon.
Some dancers performing.
Onto the Fairmont Orchid.
Most of the booths had a few different items, including savory...
... and sweet.
Panadero's Baking Co.
Filipino dark chocolate.
Ogii eating the leaf.
Wandering through the hotel.
To the patio facing the ocean.
Which had a great view of sunset.
Many people watching.
Including Ogii.
Some ants were sneaking in along the window frame.
Closing up their hole with some silicone.
We moved the couch to the other side of the room so the robot vacuum could clean under where it normally is.
A nice sunset.
With the cruise ship leaving.