{"id":6528,"date":"2025-01-22T02:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T09:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/?p=6528"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:59:16","slug":"hawaii-five-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2025\/01\/22\/hawaii-five-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Five-Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>We kicked off the new year by installing a Toto washlet<\/a> to keep our bottoms warm against the winter chill. We hired an electrician<\/a> to install the GFCI outlet, but I bumped into the toilet paper holder while installing the bidet, requiring us to call in another contractor to patch the hole. I was at least successful cutting a hole into Melody\u2019s closet wall to install another outlet to power her paper shredder. Meanwhile, we satisfied my jjampong craving at Doma<\/a> and Melody\u2019s bagel-curiosity comparing Forgotten Bakery\u2019s<\/a> version with Noah\u2019s<\/a>, which Westley pointed out tasted more like bread with a hole in the middle. The two of us also had back-to-back meetings in Hawaii this month. Melody took the first trip to Honolulu, which gave me time to hang out with Westley over gundam<\/a>, MTG<\/a>, Astro Bot<\/a>, and Disney+<\/a> shows like Skeleton Crew<\/a> and I am Groot<\/a>. I then took the next trip to Hawaiian Eye<\/a> in Kauai. Unlike my last visit there in 2020, this was a rush job. I landed in Lihue on MLK Monday afternoon, and managed to squeeze in a poke bowl<\/a>, snorkel<\/a>, and hotel<\/a> check-in before ad boarding<\/a> at a private residence<\/a> with a personal chef. I awoke Tuesday to give my talk, then filled on Tip Top<\/a> oxtail soup and loco moco on the way to the airport for my flight home. Perhaps it was the sea turtle encounter, speaker-of-the-day<\/a> win, or industry-sponsored first-class flights, but my 24-hours on the island felt productive and invigorating. Hopefully, this will help fill the hole in my soul left by the incoming administration that promises tough times ahead for science and healthcare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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