People are going through the 5 stages of grief with COVID-19 and I'm here to bring you to acceptance: Denial - "It's not going to affect me, it's overblown by the media. The flu is worse! It's only old people that have to worry. All I need is a lime in my corona to beat... Continue Reading →
Kottonmouth Kings Named Time’s 2019 Person of the Year
It's early 2000, you're in seventh grade, it's after school and you're in your friend Mike's basement. His older brother is making you a burnt cd from songs he's downloaded off Kazaaa. There's a little room left on the cd after he puts the Static X and Eminem songs you've asked for and he includes... Continue Reading →
Rejected Wedding Entrance Ideas: Mission Impossible, Mortal Kombat, Chewbacca
In less than 30 days I marry the love of my life. Now we may love each other, but that doesn't mean we agree on everything, and one point of contention has been our wedding reception entrance. I work in marketing and at my encense, I'm an idea man. I come up with ideas and... Continue Reading →
April is Going to Be the Tits for TV & Movies – Avengers, Game of Thrones, Cobra KAI
(Photo courtesy of HBO and Marvel, all rights reserved) This April Winter is here, we are in the Endgame, and COBRA Kai is freaking back! With the return of Game of Thrones and Avengers Endgame, April 2019 is going to smash every TV ratings and box office record. We have the dates and info on each return... Continue Reading →
Fat Chris: the Journey & Final Fight
It's summertime, 1995, Batman Forever is in the theatres and Seal's "Kiss From a Rose" is burning up the airwaves. I'm 8 years old and attending Sports Camp in Braintree, Massachusetts. Sports camp is really cool. We play games like kingpin (dodgeball that incorporates bowling pins, that if you knock over you win and/or get... Continue Reading →
An American in Lebanon
Many years ago, my fiancee, Ranna was promised in marriage to the prominent son of a neighboring village's leader in Lebanon. However, fate intervened and she fell in love with a Braintree bad boy with Irish roots and terrible handwriting...me. In order for us to be wed, I had to travel to Lebanon... Continue Reading →
50 Cent Gym Bangers (Songs You Probably Don’t Know)
I worked 20 hours this weekend and I also wrote 2,000 words of a Lebanon blog that still isn't finished. I'm going to continue to work on the Lebanon blog this week to do it justice and get it done right. However, in order to keep my streak alive of blogs, here are some 50... Continue Reading →
Tavern at the End of the World – Charlestown Irish Bar Under New Ownership – Spend All Day at the Bar then Sleep Upstairs!
If you lived in Mission Hill during the last twenty years, and like to have a good time, there's a strong chance you made some lasting memories at Flann O'Brien's. Flanns was the neighborhood Irish bar that had a great atmosphere, friendly staff, fast service, and savory meals. The bartenders would remember your name and... Continue Reading →
New England Fans are Spoiled Rotten and I Love it – LETS GO PATS
It's January 19, 2002, I'm 14, and I'm at Sugarloaf mountain leaving a dinner party with my brother. We see two girls outside from the party and they ask if they can have a ride back to the cabins with us. We agree and start driving through the snowy night to the cabins. Then one... Continue Reading →
O-Man’s 2 Minute Guide to Retirement Investing
I can talk your ear off about investing for retirement. It's a passion I found a few years ago after getting myself out of debt. I've read book after book, blog after blog, and I am big fan/lurker of the FIRE Reddit thread (Financial Independence Retirement Early). I've quickly learned it's not a subject most... Continue Reading →
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