
Friday, March 21, 2008
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot...

Friday, March 14, 2008
Netflix Reviews...
I had never seen this movie...I use to go through these phases when I didn't want to see THE MOVIE everyone was talking about. The weird thing is that I really enjoy Clint Eastwood movies, most of the time. So I avoided this movie until last night.
The beginning is very sad (with the car ride), and then the rest of the movie takes off. I was never bored during the film and if I had seen it in the theatre, I think I would have really gotten into it (Kaylee was chewing VERY LOUDLY on a hoof, as a result I couldn't get caught up in the story). Also, like GONE BABY GONE (another book, by the same author, turned movie) it was enjoyable to see locales near where I live. Sean Penn was good (MAYBE not Oscar good), Kevin Bacon was great, and Tim Robbins was sensational. I also enjoyed the rest of the supporting cast, Laura Linney was amazing with the little amount of face time she had.
- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT -
This was a movie I really wanted to see in the theatres, and would have if I could still get called in to the local AMC (when management changed, so did their sign-in policy).
Very much a B movie, but it knows it. Lots of blood and gore (exactly what you want out of a vampire story), it also doesn't hurt that it takes place in snow covered Alaska. So when the blood spurts happen you really see it all. Josh Hartnett's character is so human, and watching him transform with the situations he's put in is interesting. I also didn't see the ending coming, but it is AWESOME!!! It's something I could see myself doing (possibly) if in that situation.
- INDIANA JONES TRILOGY -
I got all 3 movies because Letha hadn't seen all of them...and I wanted to get reaquainted with them before the fourth one comes out. These movies are so much fun to watch, if you haven't seen them lately, please enjoy them for yourself once again.
RAIDERS - The first and best one of the series...it is a fast movie that never lets up for long. Something I noticed about this series...Indiana talks more and more as the trilogy goes along. The first movie he doesn't have TONS of dialogue and he's a man of action, but he's still a MAN. Entertainment Weekly (this week) has an article about Indiana Jones and why everyone loved him so much, because he's a normal guy. Kind of like John McLaine in DIE HARD...the odds are stacked against him, he's way outnumbered, but he's gonna find a way. I just hope that they don't mess up the fourth IJ movie the way they screwed up the fourth DH movie.
DOOM - The second movie and the one MOST people don't like. Spielberg has gone on record saying this was his least favorite IJ movie. I actually like this one quite a bit (except the magical dance number at the beginning that comes from nowhere). Sure the girl and kid are annoying, but the movie still has the same charm about it that the first one does. Done only 3 years after the first film it's FEEL ws still intact.
CRUSADE - The last movie and MY least favorite. Lucas has some serious Daddy issues (Darth Vader and the too busy Henry Jones, Sr.). This one lost the charm the other 2 had and made Marcus into an idiot (he could have still been the comedic relief without being stupid). They focused too much on the father/son aspect of the story, in my opinion.
SIDENOTE: Indiana's mother is only mentioned in the 3rd film. It talks about her keeping her "illness" from both Jones'. I wondered if she was keeping quiet hoping that Sr. would find the Grail and save her...before she passed.
Here's to hoping that the 4th one will be good enough...
- FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS -
The first of Clint Eastwood's war epic films. I didn't like the movie a whole lot, it is very character heavy and analyze's how the World War II effected a certain group of soldiers. My mistake was watching LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA first. I think it was an okay movie, worth watching but not worth owning.
- LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA -
The second movie, which I watched first. This movie was gripping and tense through out the entire length of time. It's the battle from the Japanese perspective, which at times was gruesome. Ken Watanabe was great to watch, he seemed to really jump into the role. There were some scenes that were hard to watch. Great film and worth owning to lend to people, not sure how many times I'd watch it.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Rajon Rondo is CRAZY...

So after dog class night, Letha and I came home and watched the rest of the Celtics game. They were playing the Detroit Pistons, and it was a great game to watch (we got in during the 3rd quarter).
Not only is it fun to watch this year's BIG THREE, but the other guys are so much fun to watch. Glen "BIG BABY" Davis is so clumsy and looks like he has no control over his body, but he still comes up with BIG rebounds and some good put backs or dunks.
I would have to say that my FAVORITE part of this year is watching Rajon Rondo. I watched last year's Celtics when I could, and I would say this kid didn't look like anything special. This year he was told the team was his to run, and run he does. He his turning into a hell of a point guard...he still has plenty to work on, but the fun is watching him turn into the player he is becoming. If you didn't see the dunk he did last night, then watch this... :-)
Editor's Note: The original video had been removed from You Tube...so here's a highlight reel for Rondo from that night's game.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
What I've been up to...


Speaking of Kaylee...she got spayed 2 weeks ago and is recovering nicely. She is lively as ever...I will put up some pics of her in her cone (to keep her from getting at the stitches) in the next couple of days...
I saw FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and THE LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA on DVD at home. FLAGS was an okay movie...not Eastwood's greatest, but LETTERS was great. For being a movie from the Japanese perspective...I thought it was done superbly.
On other movie news...Letha and I are watching the Indiana Jones trilogy currently (she hasn't seen all of them). I also wanted to see all of them before the new movie coming out this summer. We watched RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK...still a great film over 20 years later. We just got TEMPLE OF DOOM in the mail, and we're going to watch that one in the next couple of days...
Speaking of movies and rentals...Letha and I are members of NetFlix. This service is awesome, I don't accumliate anything that takes up space (mind you, that I will still buy movies if it's something special). We got a subscription for Christmas (Thank you, McNear) and it's been great since we started watching DVDs at home more than going to the movies.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Biggest choke...
This loss goes up there with the New York Yankees collapse in the '04 post season, the Red Sox mess up in '86, the Bills making it to 4 Super Bowls and NOT winning, and the Patriots collapse last year in the AFC Championship.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! THIS JUST IN...
Tiki Barber just released a statement to the press. According to him, he NEVER actually filled out his retirement papers and the Giants never released him either. He his now owed his entire salary and his Super Bowl ring. "I felt I should keep this news close to my chest until the proper time, WE'RE SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!!!!," was the way he chose to end his press release.
And now back to reality...
Our defense was amazing last night...but a defense can't play the whole game without making some mistakes. The Patriots D was present for 50 minutes of last night's defeat. The offense is another mess...they might have shown up to play for 10 minutes last night. That's half of the the game, and we were in it till the end. Tom looked horrible all night long.
Congrats to the NEW YORK fans...to the rest of you that are celebrating (like your team won it all) when someone else's team wins...you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Hey...I'm not too sad, the Red Sox won the World Series, and baseball season is coming up shortly...the Celtics will make it deep in the playoffs, most likely...and we only have 6 months until preseason starts all over again.
Monday, January 21, 2008
And on to Arizona...



Thursday, January 03, 2008
And a happy new year...
So the new year is here and the first topic is...
16-0, BABY!!!!!


This guy is amazing...I was one of the people who thought he had a bad attitude and I wasn't sure if he'd fit in right...but he proved me (and a lot of other people) wrong. His one handed grab against the Colts, was one of the best catches I have seen in the last couple of years (as well as the grab Marvin Harrison had against us last year in Foxborough). But the one I will remember for a LONG time is the catch that took him and Brady past the record books. He streaks as fast as he can and Brady underthrows him...so what do the Pats do? They go back to the same route and THIS time Brady hits him in stride. It was beautiful...the cornerback was so wasted (from running with Randy the first time) he didn't have a prayer of keeping up with Moss this time (see picture).

He's so far gone that the people on the sidelines can't believe it...look at how their mouths drop in awe...
The second topic is the Playoffs...with the AFC teams being...
The Patriots
Colts
Steelers
Chargers
Jaguars
Titans
Now the first match ups are Jags at Steelers and Titans at Chargers.
Game: Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers:
Everyone gives a lot of credit to the Jags (and they should). I normally wouldn't believe they could go into Pittsburgh TWICE in one year and beat the Steelers, but the Steelers did lose their BEST weapon for the season (Willie Parker) and I don't see Big Ben winning this game on just his arm. Game Winner: Jags
Game: Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers:
The best running back in the NFL (LT) is going against a good defense. The key to this game is taking away LT and making Rivers beat you with his questionable arm. This kid is still green and gets rattled VERY easily. Tennessee...put 8 men in the box and keep your eye on LT, while you blitz the hell out of Rivers, make him hurt. Don't let LT get on a roll, or you'll be in trouble with the play action, which I do thing will happen against the Titans. Game Winner: Chargers
If the playoffs go this way...then the next games would be...
Game: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts:
The Colts defense showed up this year...just as important as their offense at some points. The key is the same as it would have been for the Titans...STOP LT. The Colts can I think better than the Titans. Plus, if you get in a shoot out who do you want on your side? Manning or Rivers... Game Winner: Colts
Game: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots:
The Jags are the one team that we haven't played in our conference this year, that I wished we did. Their running style is amazing and poses the biggest threat in the playoffs for the Pats. If they can control the clock and keep Brady off the field, they have a very good chance of beating us. On the flipside, Brady and Moss don't need much time to get it down the field. If the Jags get up by more than 2 TDs in the second half, than I would think they could hold on. Do I think they can get up that much on THESE Patriots in the playoffs? I don't, and Brady has proved many times that all he needs is a little over a minute to get down the length of the field. Game winner: Patriots
The AFC Championship (the way it should be this year)...
The Colts and Pats have matched up so many times since they stopped being divisional rivals, they might as well be in the same division. THIS will be by far the HARDEST game to play for the Pats. These two teams are so evenly matched, you might as well flip a coin. But since I am a Pats fan, I say that Gostkowski is going to kick the winning field goal as time expires... Game winner: Patriots
and the NFC teams being...
Cowboys
Packers
Bucs
Giants
Seahawks
Redskins
Let the games begin...I don't know much about the NFC (as I'm a Pats fan and the wife is a Colts fan) I watch mostly AFC games. But I think that the Giants beat the Bucs, the Skins beat the Seahawks, the Giants lose to the Cowboys, the Packers lose to the Sins, then the Cowboys beat the Skins to make it to the Super Bowl.
We have already played them once on their field...(and I hope not to make you mad Justin, Noah or Joel, if you read this) but I think the Patriots are playing on a higher level this year. I think it will be a close game for most of it, but at some point the Patriots are going to turn on the afterburners and win by 10-14 points.
Now with all of this being said...it is of course my opinion and watch my Patriots make an arse out of me and lose in the divisional round, while the Titans win the whole thing. That is after all why we watch, so we may be entertained. So no matter what team you root for be happy...it's playoff time.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Terminator 4?
But then I saw this article on Comingsoon.Net.
I can only hope that one of the men that SAVED the Batman franchise can also save the Terminator franchise. Just ditch the NOW storyline and fast forward to when humans are hunted down by SkyNet.
It's sort of like what I want with an Alien vs. Predator movie. Give me the colonial marines in the middle of a battle of Aliens and Predator(s), that is something you could make kick some arse. I don't get why the war is ALL OF A SUDDEN happening on Earth every couple of years. It doesn't have to happen now, give me a story line of some marines that get in a sticky situation while Ripley is asleep (for 75 years).
Friday, November 09, 2007
Monday, November 05, 2007
9-0...
Our defense played REALLY well (I'll go more into it below).

Joseph Addai ATE us UP. But, it might have been the idea all along. Let's take Manning's receivers away from him. Let's let their running game beat us. Which is different than we've played Manning before. It was always...stop the run and make Manning throw it all day long.

Friday, November 02, 2007
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Double standards...
"How's this for a four-game stretch of NFL greatness?
W, 49-14
W, 41-10
W, 41-9
W, 51-24
That quartet of one-sided scores comes to you courtesy of the 2004 Indianapolis Colts from a November-December period during which Peyton Manning and Company annihilated the Texans, Bears, Lions, and Titans, respectively. And, you know it's funny, I don't remember one person whining about them running up the score."
This was written by Eric Wilbur for the Boston Globe, please feel free to read the rest of the article here, it's interesting.
I still don't know how I feel about the Patriots doing what they are doing. On one hand I think they should do whatever they want. Then I also wonder why they're doing it this way?
I can't wait for Sunday to be over.
Happy Birthday...
To the man that did Letha and I's wedding ceramony....
Happy Birthday to You.
Happy Brithday to You.
Happy Birthday dear David, Happy Birthday to You.
I love you brother, see you Sunday.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Honeymoon...
We arrived on Monday night around 9:30. When checking in they informed us that they over-booked our room type. So to apologize they were bumping us up to a suite. The suite was NASTY (in a good way), I mean NASTY!!!! It was two floors (16th and 17th), 2 full bathrooms with a hot tub...and EACH floor had a GINORMOUS window overlooking the falls. It was a nice place to spend our first night there, the only down fall was that we had to move to one of OUR type rooms the next day.
The next morning we went down stairs to get our new room. We were then informed that we could stay in the suite for an extra $150 a night. It was nice...just not that nice. We get to our regular room (mind you that it's a queen bed with a hot tub and another HUGE window over looking the falls) and open the window to another beautiful view. Afterwards we walked down to the Falls. It is such an unreal place, it doesn't look like it could really be real. It is awe inspiring to watch as the water flows over the side. I think for the 61 hours we were there, I must have watched the falls for a good 16 of it. After gawking at the waterfalls for a while we did a little bit of shopping and then hit one of the casinos. We walked out $30 richer, not a whole lot, but we were there for less than an hour and only played slots. After we got ready at the hotel we headed out to the TOURIST AREA (I'm not kidding, they actually mark it as THE TOURIST AREA) and went to Marvel Adventure City. It was a lame attempt to cash in on the tourists (Imagine what use to be Block Party, half the size and everything has Marvel Comic characters on it), I was such a sheep that night. It would have been cool to go with my neice and nephew, they would have LOVED it.
The next day we did the ADVENTURE PASS.
First on the adventure pass was the JOURNEY BEHIND THE FALLS. You get to go down and be almost parallel with the river, right next to the falls, pretty impressive. Also, they have tunnels that they have dug behind the falls to light it up at night, you get to walk down 2 of these tunnels and see the water rushing in front of you (it's basically a white wall of loud moving water), but it was cool to see.
Second was the MAID OF THE MIST. This is where you get on a boat and you get kind of close to the American Falls before going in the middle of the Horseshoe Falls. You get soaked but it is also something to marvel at.
Third was the WHITE WATER WALK. This part of the pass takes you down the river and brings you back down towards river level to show you how massive the rapids are (they are classified as a Class 6, some of the deadliest in the world). It was really cool.
That evening we went to eat at Wolfgang Puck's restaraunt (really good food for a high reasonable price) as our dress up dinner for the trip. Afterwards we headed back to the casino, only to lose $100 in less than an hour. That's when we called it an evening. I also found that evening Kinder Eggs, which I use to get ALL the time when my family and I lived in Germany.
The next day was just us backing up and heading home. It was a great time and I was glad we did it for the Honeymoon.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Your 2007 World Champion...

Then to top it all off, we have a ton of YOUNG players that are only going to get better.


Sunday, October 28, 2007
The BIG day...
Then the beginning happened. Our mothers lit the unity candles, the bridesmaids came down followed by the flower girl and ring bearer. Then the beautiful bride (escorted by horse and carriage) began walking down the aisle.
Top 25...
This is an article that was on EW.com. It has some good points, but I don't agree with it all.
#1 is right on the money. Enjoy looking thru them, I know I did.
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20153598,00.html
Happy Halloween Week...

So this brings back some really good memories.
One week...
The 2 last undefeated teams in the NFL (The Patriots and the Colts, the best 2 teams in the league for the last couple of years) are going to meet on November 4th.
Brady is leading the highest scoring offense vs. Manning leading a team that can score at will.

It's hard to pick who will win this game. As a Patriots fan I hope and expect them to win. As a football fan I think the Colts are one hell of a team, that is going to be hard to beat. I'm not too worried about it, no matter who wins...there will be a rematch in the playoffs.

Brady was absolutey nasty today. He threw for 3 TDs and ran for another 2. I was more mad about us giving up points compared to scoring so much. I'll see how much I am willing to write a blog after next week's game. We will be celbrating the birth of David Maier next Sunday. His birthday is Thursday this week.
