The Death and Return of Superman

I'll post a blog about Post Super Bowl thoughts this weekend. Plus I might have another about the mystery of why we have a Valentine's Day holiday.

Anyway I saw this video on YouTube. It's 17 minute long commentary/parady like video that was made and done by Max Landis (who if all don't know is the son of filmmaker John Landis, the guy that has done AnimalHouse, the Michael Jackson "Thriller" music video and other things.) Anyway, Max Landis is this funny video goes into the debacle back in the early 1990's of D.C. Comics trying to increase it sales thinking that people don't care about Superman anymore, so they decide to kill him off.

It makes the character popular again and they then bring him back and it's funny with all of these theories and comic book characters involved. Landis thinks it pretty much changed the comic book industry mostly for the bad since D.C and Marvel comics killed off but brought back many superheros and villians after the whole Superman death thing.

 Anyway, I'm a huge fan of Superhero movies I like a lot of them. But I would have to say the best superhero movies I've seen involve Superman, Spiderman, and Batman (I'm not including Batman & Robin that movie stunk like poop :P )

 I hope you enjoy this 17 minute parady video and it includes appearances from celebrities such as Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, and Simon Pegg.

Best Super Bowl Commercials

  Well here there are! Thanks to the power of YouTube I have listed some superbowl commercials that I have loved over the years. The Super Bowl has become an event where advertisers for companies spend huge amounts of money for air time during the big game. Many of them are funny and some are to introduce a new product like Doritos and Pepsi have done over the years. Here are what many consider to be the first great ones back in the 80's

Coke Commercial with Mean Joe Greene (1980)

1984 Apple Macintosh Commercial that changed technology forever. Those were the most famous ones but here are my favorites. Majority of them are Beer Commercials. This includes the Budweiser Frogs!!

I miss the Budweiser Frogs and especially the Lizards

Damn you PETA!! I say bring them back! Especially bring back these guys (another budweiser superbowl classic)

WASSUPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
Here's are some Bud Light Commercials

Now here are some Doritos commercials from the past Super Bowls

Now here isoneof  my favorite Career Builder Commercials that aired on super bowl sunday!

Remember these EPS Commericals. You will after watching these

This commercial made us fall in love with Betty White all over again!!

And last but not least Terry Tate: Office Linebacker

Of course they show Movie Trailers of upcoming summer movies during the super bowl. Well I hope you enjoy wasting your time watching these. Hopefully my next blog post will be a little more informative. But I wanted you to laugh and get ready for the Super Bowl (the game and the commericals). I wish I could say the same for the halftime show with Madonna :P

Who to cheer for in Super Bowl XLVI

   Well, now after another NFL season we come down to the best 2 teams meeting in less than 2 weeks in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI (that's number 46 for those who don't know roman numerals). Those two teams are the New England Patriots (AFC Champs) vs the New York Giants (NFC Champs). Now if you like me aren't a crazy fan of either team but just want to watch the game because lets face it the Super Bowl in itself is a media show. With all the activities that leadup to the game itself and pregame festivities, halftime show, and advertising the game gets blown out of hand. Speaking of advertising Super Bowl Commericials are almost fun to watch as the game itself.  I'll post some of my favorite Super Bowl Commercials I'll probably find on YouTube in my next blog post.
  Back to the topic, who to casually root for in the game. For me I'm going to be looking at this from an Ohio State Fan prospective and cheer for the team that has the most former Buckeyes on it. I've looked at both rosters and found that there is nobody on the New England Patroits roster that is a former Buckeye. To add on to that their quarterback is of course Tom Brady!! :P

  There is one of him in action and the other with his supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen. Now I admit reading his biography Brady had to work real hard to achieve what he had accomplished but Buckeye fans doesn't it make your blood boil a little bit that this man went to Michigan. You just love to hate Tom Brady for all of this. I mean he is already guaranteed a head bust in Canton at the Pro Football Hall of Fame for leading the Patroits to 3 Super Bowl Wins and getting MVP and great QB stats. Those reasons alone plus there are no Buckeyes on the team is why I'm not rooting for the Patriots.

 

   Now, the New York Giants. At one point they almost didn't even make it to the playoffs. They were 7-7 and had to beat the Jets and the Cowboys to win the NFC East to make it which they did. Ending up killing the Atlanta Falcons 24-2, upsetting the defending Super Bowl Champions Green Bay Packers 37-20, and beating a very stout San Francisco 49ers team 20-17 in overtime to get to the Super Bowl. There are 2 Former Ohio State Buckeyes on the team, offensive lineman Jim Cordle, and Tight End Jake Ballard who has become a surprise this season and become the 3rd leading receiver behind Hakeem Hicks and Victor Cruz.

Jake Ballard with an amazing TD Catch

Well whomever you root for this seems to be a great matchup between 2 teams whom have met before 4 years ago in Super Bowl 42 when Eli Manning drove the Giants down the field to a game winning score to win 17-14 and the biggest plays of the game happened on Manning's pass to David Tyree.

I'm not a fan of either team but since I don't want Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady to win another Super Bowl and it would be cool to see Jake Ballard get a ring for the Giants. I hope the game is great to watch and the commercials will be better to watch this year. Can't say the same for the Halftime show, Madonna is performing my suggestion is to turn to something else for 20 minutes before the game comes back on.

That's my two cents!!!

New Years' Resolution

  HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!! Yeah I know I'm posting this a few days after the new year but it still feels like it's almost 2011 with the weather finally being cold and snowy. Ohio didn't get a White Christmas and now we have to suffer through the next approximately 2 1/2 months of winter. But that's ok because the cold weather is what makes us from the north tough. We can deal with all four seasons in the North/Midwest and that's how I like it. To me it makes training for a spring marathon much more satisfying.
 
   In fact, that's what I'm doing today writing about my new years resolution. Running a spring marathon and PR'ing is on that list of course. Now when people make New Years Resolution for them it's hard to stick with them. You always see the gyms crowded the first month of the year. After that the attendance at these gyms die down. You can always tell the regulars from the non ones. People complain it gets too busy for them with work or what not. That's sometimes the problem. There are those who can't develop good or healthly habits and they tend to fall into bad routines instead of good routines.
  
   For me, last year around this time I thought about starting a blog. I didn't know how this would effect me. I started this back in February but almost a year into it I started to realize who reads this and give me their opinions of my blog post. I tried to be informative on my opinions on certain things. I don't talk about politics too much or not at all because everyone has an opinion and I don't want to get too dicey with mine.

(To be honest many of them like to smell their own S*** if you know what I mean)

  Like I mention in my very first blog I usually write about my faith, sports, some thoughts in life, anything running or training related, and defintely something funny. Keep it informative but entertaining has been my goal for this.

  Throughout the year I think I've been very funny with Jack Bauer vs MacGyver   and with Pro Wrestling Part 1 and Part 2 They have been some of my most read and popular ones. I've seen my beloved Buckeyes in trouble with the NCAA, Lebron be the quitter that he is. Also I share some thought on Gratitude & Contentment in my faith.

 I believe the best ones I shared this year were when I shared my  Blood, Sweat & Tears and was able to run the Boston Marathon. Through the rough times and great times had this year while also turning 30 years old finally, I think my friends and family for being there with me. I'll try to update or write in my blog still. It's hard when you get busy but at least 3 a month would be alright.

To show you what I plan to aim for this new year I don't think is that far off I believe. I mean you don't want to go to high and end up in disappointment. These seem very obtainable in the new year.

1.) PR in the marathon and the half marathon at a new age!! (Getting much healthlier)
2.) Read my bible a little more (This I need to work on, good thing my bible study friends keep me up with this.)
3.) If not PR in marathon then get a time where I can run again in the First Wave & First Corral at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
4.) Keep my place clean (LOL)
5.) Save my money a little bit more!!
6.) Read more into the Track and Field Officiating Rule Book to become a better Track Official.
7.) Yeah another thing. READ a little bit more. (Goes along with # 2 & # 6)
8.) Run USATF Club XC Nationals again in December (This one would be my 7th in a row if I continue to run it).
9.) Take any certification test in order to get a license in becoming a Personal Running Coach this year (Idea has been put into my head for awhile. I would like to work with anybody in training for anything up from 5k-Marathon. All speeds. Hopefully or maybe get back into coaching Junior High or High School Cross Country/Track & Field.)
10.) Keep myself positive and date a little bit more in hopes that I may get closer to finding THE ONE!!

I think those aren't out of reach!!! What are your New Years Resolutions.

Christmas Cartoons, Movies, and Specials to watch over the Holidays

  Well, right now as I am typing this in Ohio with the temperature in the 50's it doesn't feel like it's a White Chirstmas outside, but it helps that since Christmas is getting closer to look at some of the Best Christmas Cartoons, Movies, and Specials to watch over the Holiday Season. Now in the last blog I listed the worst chirstmas movies, specials, and cartoons to watch. Well, here now is the best starting with cartoons.

CARTOONS

5.) A Garfield Christmas (1987) 

   -Garfield, Odie, and their owner Jon go to Jon's family for a down on the farm Christmas. Funny Garfield humor mixed in the message of spending time and importance of family at Christmas.

4. ) Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)

- Funny Looney Tunes Christmas related cartoons. You can watch them on YouTube.

3.) A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)

 -Awesome christmas special that has 6 musical numbers with stop motion animation. It features The California Raisins, but everyone of those musical shorts are great especially this one. Giving you a sneak peak. Watch the rest on YouTube.

2. )  Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

- I bet everyone has read the book or has seen this TV special about the Grinch who is sick of the Whos celebrating Christmas and decides to dress as Santa and steal it from them. But, he learns that Christmas is more than gifts and decorations when he hears the Whos sing as they awake on Christmas!

and the best Christmas Cartoon of ALL TIME is of Course. Drum Roll............................

1.) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

-An All-Time Classic. Charlie Brown isn't happy during Christmas with all the commercialism. Lucy gets him involved in directing the Christmas Play but everyone goofs off. They decide to get a Christmas tree. But, Charlie Brown gets the smallest and weakest tree in the Tree lot and everyone makes fun of him. He gives up hope until Linus reassures him by telling what Christmas is truly about.

Right there are those cartoons you must see at Christmas time if you watch any I highly recommend it.

As for Movies I could go on but I don't want to waste too much of the blog or free time so I just give you all a list of movies to watch around Christmas time.

- White Christmas (I showed the movie poster above in the blog)
- A Christmas Story (Ralphie wants a gun)
- Home Alone
- Elf  ( SANTA, I KNOW HIM)
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

- Die Hard (Ok not a christmas movie persay but the guy saves peoples lives during a christmas party in a L.A. building during Christmas season)

- and anything Muppets related, that would include A Muppets Christmas Carol, Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, and John Denver & The Muppets Special: A Christmas Together

Well I hope you have time to watch these all while spending time with your family, friends this holiday season. Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and of course Happy Festivus to all of you!!! More importantly Happy Holiday and New Year to all!!

Avoid watching these during the Holiday Season

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

Fandango.com, another movie website did a poll for the worst Christmas Movies to watch during the Holiday season.

Here were the results

http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/poll-results-top-10-worst-christmas-movies-688796.html

Yep, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is #1. Some other bad movies in there I agree with. Like Silent Night Deadly Night. A horror film about a kid who gets messed up when he witnesses a Santa imposter kill his family and he grows up messed up and kills people. Fandango should have listed its sequel on there as well which it's famous for this chessy clip

I disagree with Jingle All The Way being there, its not the best Christmas Movie but it showed a time when ARNOLD was ARNOLD and not the Governator!! Take a quick look.

PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!
I defintely would not have included Ernest Saves Christmas. I thought that was funny. Everything else on that list most likely especially Hulk Hogan's movie at # 5, Santa with Muscles.

If we are including Holiday Specials on the list then The Star Wars Holiday Special is definitely a must!!

I'm not even putting a video up here because it is so awful. I watched in one day online when I had nothing to do and it is terrible. I'm a Star Wars Fanatic and it is just as bad as JAR JAR BINKS!!

I would also include any Disney Christmas cartoon besides the Goofy Skiing one. I don't like Disney Cartoons as much as Looney Tunes.

Now in the next blog I'll show you a list of Christmas Movies, Cartoons, and specials to watch during the holidays to either get you in the mood or watch with your family and friends!!!

I've been Tebow-ed!!!!

I'm talking about Tim Tebow, MAN!!!!!!!!! But first here a funny video on youtube about him!

Pretty cool. Yeah, I know he played for Florida and was part of the 2006-07 National Championship Florida Gator team that took my beloved Ohio State Buckeyes to the woodsheld 41-14. But, I think I'm over that now that Urban Meyer is the new OSU head coach and Tebow is in the pros. Believe or not it's hard to hate Tebow in general.

Since taking over as the Denver Broncos starting QB when they were 1-4, they have gone 7-1 with him as the starter and they are 8-5 in first of the AFC West Division and are looking at the playoffs possibly. Now quite a bit of it has to do with the great defense the Broncos got. For instance in overtime this weekend against the Chicago Bears the D forced a fumble, they got the ball back and Tebow drove them down the field for the kicker to kick the field goal to win 13-10.

Of course his stats aren't the greatest either.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/24000

Of course he's got a good defense right behind him, but many would say and so would Tebow that Football is a team sport and everyone on that team is doing there part. It's all about right now. Even though there are those rumors that the Broncos may not include Tebow in their long term plans

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AkSpd26sHD9Ynb1i9fwVlDlDubYF?slug=ap-tebowsfuture

From a football perspective I don't really know how long term or how long his career is going to last, but what I've seen and heard from him in the press conferences is that he tends to look at one game at a time. That's what as human beings we should do as well taking one work day at a time and not let anything bother us to much. Tebow says that he tries to be the best person God intended to be.

That brings me to another point. Many tend to go overboard with how big of a Christian he is, his faith and all. But we could all pretty much blame the media for that. I guess the way they see how he acts and practices his faith they would try to find some flaw and use it against him and try to bring it down. Even they try to link him to certain famous celebrities he has become friends with such as olympic skater Lindsey Vonn. Even a former QB from Denver Jake Plummer even thinks Tim Tebow shouldn't voice his faith too much. Read the article below. I love Tim Tebow's response to it.

http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=231707

Plummer would go on to apologize. Like I said I think the media is often to blame for trying to over expose Tebow and his relationship with Jesus. My advice to the media, LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!  But, of course they won't he is a hot story right now with his winning. It's his business on who he dates and trying to save himself for marriage. I like the way he conducts himself in interviews but on the field he goes out there and bust his ASS to help his team win or do the best they can. From what I heard he is not the most out spoken Christian playing in the NFL. Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive Back Troy Polamalu has been know to cross himself before every play. He has been practing Greek Orthodox Christian for awhile. Good for the guy that also is known for his hair.

Back to Tebow, he would be the first to admit he is not perfect. Even as Christians we aren't. I'll be the one to admit that I get selfish and act silly. But we as Christians have to keep trying to do the best we can, act humble by not putting ourselves first and doing what is the right way to live and that's what Tim Tebow is doing dispite the media attention around him.

As a great of a competitor he is it shows on the field for his great leadership. I mean unlike many other NFL players we don't see him involved in a dog fighting scheme (Michael Vick). He hasn't gone to clubs with a gun and accidently shot himself in the leg (Plaxico Burress). Also, on the field he hasn't step on an opposing player when they are trying to get up (Ndamukong Suh).

The Broncos should keep Tebow as long as they can be winning or doing great. No matter what Tim Tebow will land on his feet whenever he has a great career or not. Because all he is doing is working hard but dispite it he is still keeping the faith, and that is something as believers or not we can do for everyone. 

I'm D-Money and that's my Two Cents.