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Poor Man’s Pasta
I’m a husband/father that works in customer service, radio and I’m a musician. In other words… I’m poor. I enjoy spending any money that I do have on my family and so when it comes to myself… let’s...
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Everyday Fishbone
I wish everyday the sun would shine Take me to another place in my mind Where everything is beautiful And no wants or needs Nor sign of greed Could rule our soul How I wish the sun would shine How I...
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Mourning a Monkee
I feel horrible in saying that one person’s death saddens me more than another. The recent death of Whitney Houston affected many generations X-ers, as we lived along her public rise and fall. The...
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A Cold Bottle of Delirium
I recently began tagging along with my wife and daughter on their regular trips to Whole Foods. It turns out the organic food haven offers more than the tasty curries and salads that were brought home...
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Controlling Online Rage
Road rage… online rage. What’s the difference? Not much. Both can cause you to perform actions that you’ll later regret. Road Rage: Honking at a car in front of you. You give ‘em the one-fingered...
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Roadside Saviors: Social Networking to the Rescue
We see them all the time. A car on the side of the road with its hood up, leaking fluids and/or billowing smoke. What are our common reactions? I’m no mechanic. There’s nothing I could do to help....
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Too Many Cats
Allow me to cough and/or sneeze from the dust collected on this blog as I have not posted anything since becoming a full-time blogger for being808. Now that I’m starting to get into the rhythm of...
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Returning to the Rat
Last week I attended a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese’s. It was my first time back through their doors since retiring my furry gloves. Yes, I was a costume character there from 1994 – 1996. It was...
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Predicting the Next Hipster Trend… Vikings!
Image from collider.com My band recently performed at bar which was home base to a Zombie Apocalypse Pub Crawl. Honolulu’s Chinatown district was packed with zombies and for once, it wasn’t the...
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Movie Review: Wreck-It Ralph
Last night I hosted an advance 3-D screening of the new Disney animated film, “Wreck-It Ralph.” If you ask most radio personalities, hosting these types of events are about as fun as a kick to the...
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Mr. Selfridge – it’s Entourage in Old Timey London
I was at a Starbucks when I noticed Jeremy Piven on a free download card. It was for a free episode of a new television series called Mr. Selfridge. Being in between seasons of Boardwalk Empire, I was...
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The Coolest Bar in America
What makes a bar, “cool?” Is it the booze? Is it the favorable odds of getting laid? Is it the entertainment (band/dancers/DJs)? I believe the correct answer is all of the above AND none of the above....
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Omaha Has Ruined Me for All Other Zoos
My band and I started the day in Des Moines, Iowa – taking turns for our “morning duties” in our shared motel room. After our room checkout, we were going to make our first drive to Omaha, Nebraska....
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Breakfast with a Broke Ass: McDonald’s Egg White Delight
The good people at Klout recently sent me a perk to help me start the day. In an effort to cater to a health-minded market, McDonald’s poked the yoke out of one of their signature breakfast menu items...
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Butterflies, Bro
You know you’re a dad when can’t wait to get up in the morning to head down to your local mall and check out their new butterfly exhibit. Who can blame me? Butterflies are like catnip for toddlers....
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Ewa Bird Show: I came for the birds but I stayed for the worms
Another Saturday rolled around and I asked my daughter where she wanted to go. “We can go anywhere you want,” I said in my most enchanting Willy Wonka-esque voice. After rattling off a few options, she...
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Product Review: One Wipe Charlies
I recently became a member of the Dollar Shave Club and I kinda feel like a sucker for doing so. Klout awarded me a perk a few months ago where I could test drive Dollar Shave Club’s new Shave Butter....
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By the way, I’m totally into saving the planet now.
It was an RC Cola commercial in the mid-80s. A boy walks with his Radio Flyer wagon around the city, picking up aluminum cans. He eventually makes it to a redemption center that looks something like a...
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The Green Mouse Project
About one month ago, my three-year-old daughter had her first fish funeral. As we both kneeled in front of our toilet, she sobbed and thanked “Mr. Fishy Fish” for being her pet. While we watched her...
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The fernrocks guide to buying your own home
This month marks one year from when I first strolled into a mortgage lender’s office with a few bank statements and paycheck stubs. I had no idea if I was even in the ballpark of owning a home. As it...
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