Today’s Google Doodle
Go to Google.com today and check out the artwork doodle from the theme “My Best Day Ever…”
This doodle was created by Sabrina Brady, a high school senior. Here’s part of her story.
Passion
So What Happened to Gregg Hammer?
Gregg Hammer has been missing from the 98.5 Wake Up Crew for a long, long time. I thought he was on a break, but it’s been way too long so something must have happened. What, I don’t know, but I do know I hardly tune in without Hammer. Slick Vic ain’t bad, but he’s just not Hammer and doesn’t have that chemistry with Rory. While you didn’t want Gregg Hammer as the lead DJ, you needed him for his comedic genius and fast wit mixed with local style.
The morning drive just isn’t the same without Hammer. Two Voice Tuesdays, no more? Good thing I have some memories. Chris Rock and Martin Yan “Can Cook”. Will we hear Tufi Claus any more?
You remember Hammer’s rendition of his Kumu Hula singing I Ride the Dongs.
[audio:https://www.pulpconnection.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hammer-kumu-singer.mp3|titles=hammer-kumu-singer]Then there’s former UH football coach Greg McMackin’s apology which Rory and Gregg absolutely ripped into. Admit it. You laughed at this painful intrepretation.
[audio:https://www.pulpconnection.net/audio/coach-mac-apology-wake-up-crew.mp3]Wow, I’ve been following the Wake Up Crew for a long time. Their move from Hot I-94 to Island 98.5 and the rough times that ensued but got better and better.
Where ever Gregg is, I sincerely hope all is well and more so, hope to hear him on the air waves once again.
Update 4-23-2013: After posting this, I was informed that Mr. Hammer left the radio station on good terms and is now pursuing ministry as his life’s mission.
@geewhy he's pursuing ministry instead of radio
— KreyZ Oshiro (@KreyzOshiro) May 23, 2013
You can still catch Gregg at Dave & Busters monthly. Now if Gregg reunites with the Wake Up Crew on a gospel music channel, that’ll really test my music preference.
Good luck and Godspeed, Mr. Hammer!
Got Daft Punk Random Access Memories
After hearing iTunes stream of Daft Punk’s new Random Access Memories, I was sold and bought their latest. Have you? And I hope you didn’t steal the stream.
Trying Out NewsBlur RSS Reader
Since Google announced the sunset of its RSS Reader service, I’m giving NewsBlur a try. Granted RSS has become my distant third option for discovering content and reading news with Facebook and Twitter tied for my online news top spots.
But I do miss the wide capture of my RSS feeds over the year so since RSS is buzzing again, I want to see what I’m missing. NewsBlur adopts the freemium model where you pay annually for advanced features. The free version is good but limited to 64 feeds/sites. I’ve been using the web site so far and it’s very usable. I’m going to test the iOS app next. So far, I’m impressed but I still have a lot to learn. Maybe NewsBlur will be getting another paid customer…
What’s this NewsBlur blog each user gets?
Won a Tote Bag at Kipling Grand Opening
Trendy bag maker, Kipling, has come to Hawaii with its grand opening at Ala Moana. For a limited time, you can win various prizes by participating in in-store games and giveaways. Guess who won something?
Purely by luck, we beat the odds and won this Kipling tote.
Kipling tag
Kipling tote bag
From Fall 2012 collection
Inside
Meet Nina
Stop by the new store and test your luck. Thanks Kipling!
Pre-order Your Canon 200-400mm f/4L Lens
Now available to pre-order from Amazon, Canon’s new 200-400mm f/4L lens. Features image stabilization, USM for fast autofocusing, and a built-in extender that takes the lens to 280-560mm at f/5.6.
So the price is quite steep, but this is a heck of a lens!
Surfing USA by Crazy Shirts
Liking the composition of this shirt design featuring Hawaii’s surfing and the American flag.
Click on the image above to order Surfing USA from Crazy Shirts.
Last of the LEGO Minifigures Series 10
My hunt for LEGO minifigures series 10 is now done. While I don’t have the entire set, I have the ones wanted. I finally found Medusa and the librarian and also picked up the baseball player and paintball guy.
Medusa was really hard to find. I think since she’s easily recognizable, collectors nab her fast. I must say her tail is exquisite. It’s not short and stumpy but a long, windy tail. I was surprised how difficult it was to find the librarian. Keying on the coffee mug, I identified so many grandpas but only this one librarian. It’s all in the hair.
The baseball guy is common. Feel for his glove which is permanently attached to his arm. The paintball dude was kinda easy to identify with his bulky helmet. Once you feel that, you can verify by searching for his paintball gun.
Liliha Bakery on Local Kine Grindz
While digging through and converting my stack of miniDV tapes, I found this gem of Bruddah Sam and Lina Girl from Local Kine Grindz back in 2007. Along with featuring Kin Wah Chop Suey, the show’s duo had a humorous skit leading up to their visit to Liliha Bakery.
Sam and Lina should reprise their LKG roles for a storyline on Hawaii Five-0!
Who Doesn’t Like Fuzzy Cooked Rice?
Of course everyone takes rice cookers for granted. You get uncooked rice, wash it up a bit, put it in the cooker with some water, and wait. Not much to it right?
Except that there is, and you can unlock the flavors of freshly cooked rice with the Zojirushi Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker
Loving Will and Monifa
I won’t go into the backdrop of the Tonight Show prank. Just enjoy the singing and natural charisma of Will and Monifa.
Livin’ for the gas!!!
The Best Nike LunarEclipse
The heritage of Nike’s LunarEclipse running shoe dates back only three generations, but I must say that the latest LunarEclipse 3 is the best one to date. Ha, that’s an easy conclusion with so few models. But I have all three LunarEclipses, and the LunarEclipse 3 continues to improve, fixing problems in previous pairs.
Like there were improvements between the LE1 to LE2, there are more adjustments with the LE3. The LE1 featured Flywire which was ditched for the “fingers” of the LE2. Flywire makes a reappearance on the LE3 and stylishly so as cables for lockdowning your foot.
The toebox is snug like the LE2, and it feels like the LE3 includes stiffer foam under the arches for better crash protecting support. I don’t think the floating heel cup is in the LE3, but it does feature a “heel support clip” (whatever that is). Visually, the off-centered lacing gives the shoe an edginess to it, not following the norm of laces down the midline. I like it. Maybe this asymmetric orientation actually affects performance, maybe it doesn’t, but it definitely looks cool.
The sole of the LE3 looks much the same as the LE2. The flex grooves may be marginally deeper and wider.
The engineered mesh upper seemingly gives the LE3 less (visible) layers than the LE2. This should help with weight and ventilation.
As a runner who needs support both in the arches and heel, the LunarEclipse 3 provides an excellent combination. The LunarEclipse is now my running shoe of choice with its great balance of support, lightness, and comfort.
More pictures of the LunarEclipse 3 and comparisons with the LunarEclipse 2.