Good News

No one else named Clausen will be playing at Tennessee. Jimmy Clausen has decided to go play for Charlie Weiss at Notre Dame. I am not really a Vols fan, and I am certainly not a Clausen fan. Jimmy is purported to be the best of the three brothers, but that really isn't saying too much. I do hope that he goes on to have a fantastic career at ND and fully takes advantage of the great coaches they have there. It's creepy how much he looks like Casey, I hope he isn't as arrogant.

Cell phones while driving

No Kidding!

Tom Cruise (off the deep end)

So, did anyone see this guy last night with Diane Sawyer? I think he has lost his marbles, everything he said sounded like he was a used car salesman trying to convince the world to buy some borken down rust bucket. I don't know who is managing his medication, but the crazy mood swings between Oprah and last night are pretty entertaining. By the way he also can't remember the last time he had a cold and attributes that to Scientology. Scientology is just a fantastic topic on its own, but can bea easily summed up with the word Xenu. Xenu has enslaved us all with his psychic influence, and L. Ron Hubbard figured out how to save us all. by the way Xenu is an alien, not a protest marching alien a real "I got a flying saucer" alien. Here's some fun reading on the religion that seems to be very popular right now. Pretty soon I won't be able to go to the movies anymore, all the actors irritate me too much. I wish they would just go back to being pretty.

I'm so buff

I have been wanting a Bowflex for several years, and finally broke down and bought one. I am already feeling the benefits and I haven't used it. It's like it grows muscle for you, just lugging the three hundred or so odd pounds up the stairs made me feel incredibly fit. Perhaps I will use it again three years from now. I debated some before and after type photos, but the before stuff would honestly just be bad news for everyone, and the after might be six or seven years from now.

Movie Review (Wedding Crashers)

This movie was fun to watch despite one or two small shortcomings. First let me say you must enjoy juvenile typically "male" humor to like this movie at all. If that's your bag, you will be in stitches during certain portions of this movie. Truly the only thing I didn't like was the tendency to drop some F-bombs in th emiddle of a scene that was funny enough without extra swearing. This type of problem was also evident in the movie The 40 Year Old Virgin. That being said the story is a riot balancing between tense moments of being busted and laugh out loud moments where I could not contain myself at all. For those of you that have seen this flick, the conversation on the stairs in the mansion between the two main charachters was a timeless piece of comedy. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are perfect for this and will hopefully work more together in the future. Christopher Walken also delivered a perfectly balanced and well-acted charachter, something that is all too rare at the movies today. I do recemmend seeing this if you don't mind the premise and the sometimes overly strong language.

Movie Review (Monster In-Law)

This movie sucks, and I don't mean "I'm a guy who doesn't like romantic comedies" type suck. I mean "Perhaps you can die of boredom" type sucking. I belive the story and script are well-written, but the acting was horrid. Jennifer Lopez and Alias dude were mediocre, and Jane Fonda was TERRIBLE. Wanda Sykes could have made the movie, but all she said the whole time was stupid stuff like "Oh, shit!" The main reason I think it was the acting and not the story was that when J-Lo's roomates are in a scene it's pretty decent. Unfortunately, those scenes are pretty rare. The story was predictable but could have been funny if the acting or perhaps the directing of certain actors had been better. I recommend avoiding this picture at all costs.

Representative McKinney's apology (or not?)

I would like to first say that I appreciate the efforts of our lawmakers and elected representatives. They make enormous sacrifices and work very hard. Now please read this "apology".

"There should not have been any physical contact in this incident," McKinney said.

"I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all, and I regret its escalation and I apologize," she said surrounded by colleagues on the House floor.

She said she would vote for a resolution expressing support for the efforts of Capitol Police.

Is she apologizing for her actions, or the actions of the officer? This is the kind of double-talk that gives both Democrats and Republicans a bad name. It's the way petulant children apologize when forced by a parent.
Example given:

"I am sorry you are such an idiot!"

Great Video

Eye Opener

I recently had to quit the praise team at church for a few months because I am actively serving in too many areas. This was a difficult decision since I get so much enjoyment from leading worship, and being around my fellow band members. The eye opener was two weeks ago my 6 year old was worshipping next to me during the praise service, and in the middle of the second song she stopped cold and said "Why aren't you up there?" I realized my children have never seen their father not leading worship. I knelt down and explained to her that "Daddy is too busy right now." My beautiful sensitive little girl stuck her hands on her hips, looked me up and down then asked "Doing what?!?" As far as she is concerned I should be up there since I can be out in the congregation at that moment, unfortunately the 3-6 hours a week that ministry involves just aren't there for me right now. I am very hopeful that I will be able to rejoin the band soon, I miss it.