Making a wrong a right. Top 5 Arnold Movies

This top 5 is much harder than Sly's top 5. Arnold blows Sly away when it comes to action moives. Here is the link to all of Arnold's movies. As you can see, he also made some bad ones too. Someone here suggested I do bottom 5 Arnold movies. Not a bad call. Without further ado, for the govenor's 61st birthday, my top 5.

1. Predator - It is my favorite plus two future govenors. You can not go wrong with this movie. We will pretend the sequels never happened.
2. Conan the Barbarian - A classic Arnold movie. An original comic book movie.
3. T2 - This movie was ahead of its time when it comes to special effects. Lets pretent 3 never happened.
4. The Running Man - Action movie/game show with Arnold and Richard Dawson! Sign me up!
5. Twins - I have a soft spot for this movie. For some reason, I can never turn it off when I see it is on. It is so ridiculous that it cracks me up.

A few honorable mentions have to go to Total Recall, Commando, Conan the Destroyer, True Lies, Red Heat, and Pumping Iron.

I need to have an Arnold day sometime this winter...

Huge Mistake!

So all this work is quite distracting! I did not have enough time to do my research for top 5. I apologize. I picked top 5 sly movies on the DAY that Arnold Schwarzenegger turns 61. Happy birthday Arnold. A little later today I will be posting another top 5, top 5 Arnold movies. Check back tomorrow to see it. Again, my apologies.

Top 5 a 'sly" way

Happy hump day! I am giving a little shout out to Sylvester Stallone this week. I am listing my top 5 favorite Stallone movies. After looking at imdb.com, I was shocked at how many movies he has been in that I have seen. Without further ado, here is the list.


1. Rocky III - I love the Rocky movies so the list must start here. I also love Hulk Hogan. This seems like an obvious choice.
2. First Blood - There is not as much action in this movie but it the original and a very good movie.
3. Over the Top - It's like a switch! Go Lincoln Hawk! Added bonus - wrestler Terry Funk is in this movie...i am noticing Stallone likes putting wrestlers in his movies.
4. Cobra - Your last name is Cobretti so your nickname will be Cobra...very original.
5. Rocky IV - He single handedly ended the cold war. Enough said.


On a sidenote, I have never seen Victory. I know. This is a travesty and I am pretty sure when I see it, this will crack my top 5 Sly movies of all time.

Have a great day!

My apologies and few random thoughts (including a b-day)

I have not been blogging much lately. I am ridiculously busy at work so will not see much of me this week. Top 5 will be here tomorrow and then maybe a post on Friday. Here are a few random thoughts

- Happy birthday dad! He turns 69 today! He is still kicking my arse on the golf course (although that does not take much...).

- Dark Knight will break the record for fastest movie to $400m. The old record was 43 days. It will do it in about 18...wow. I do not think it has enough momentum to catch Titanic at $600m. I hope I am wrong.

- I am having a hard time working out the last couple months. The summer I find it harder to stay consistent than the winter just because there is so much going on. I still make it three times a week but hardly get 4 or 5 in.

- Bye in softball this week. This is good because we are driving down to Nashville on Thursday night. I am still working on Friday. Boo!

- I am PUMPED for Nashville. PUMPED!

Goodbye Rod Smith

Rod Smith officially retired today from the NFL. It is a sad day for me, any Bronco fans, and the entire Bronco organization. He went undrafted in the NFL and had the best career of anyone that has never got drafted. He rewrote all the records for WR in the Broncos organization and he has a chance of making the pro football hall of fame.

Here is a great quote from Rod. "I didn't have any dances, I didn't spike the ball, I didn't say 'Hey, look at me,' " Smith said. "And the reason is I knew those other 10 guys had more to do with it than I did. I was just the end result."

Here is Rod doing what he did best...



I salute you Rod, back to back champ!



Enjoy retirement!

Vacation Hangover

So I want to discuss vacation hangover a little bit with you all. I think you all will agree for the most part with my findings.

Usually for me, there is a lot of stress around vacation at work. Before you leave, you need to make sure everything is done and out. In addition, you need to make sure someone is covering things that will be happening those five days you miss, those long FIVE days you miss.

I am off the point a little here. Usually, when you get back to work, not much has happened. I mean it was ONLY five days. You have work piled up that needs to be done asap. Here is where the vacation hangover comes in.

On vacation, you were used to taking a nap around 2, getting up later, having a few beers in the middle of the day. Your energy level, stress level are all down on vacation. So that Monday back at work by noon you are tired. Then by two you are fighting to stay away at your desk just hoping to get through the day. The bad thing is that you have a lot of work to do. Your concentration level which you did not use for 10 hours a day on vacation is not there.

I hope you all know what I am talking about. It took me until Wednesday to get back into the full swing of the work week, get back into the routine.

It is funny to me that you take off 5 days but in reality it affects about 8 business days in all.

Hump Day Top 5 is back!

I am back in full swing at work. The last two days have flown by. I thought of this topic while munching on some doritos in the beach house in NC. We are going with top 5 snacks. No candy is allowed. I am more focusing on chips, salty snacks. Here is a list that popped into my head: preztel rods, pretzels, sun chips, gold fish, doritos, potato chips, potato skins, cheez-its (not the diseased kind either Jess...), wheat thins, triscuits, pringles, combos, cheetos, fritos, chex mix, etc. Now, I am not including beef jerky on this list. Here goes:

1. Andy Capp Hot Fries - It is not even close! These are heavenly. Greatest snack EVER!
2. Nacho Cheese Doritos or the regular kind - Do not get me wrong. I like the different flavors but the original is my favorite. Sooooo good!
3. Tostitos with a hint of lime - I love that lime flavor. I can never stop eating these
4. Cheedar Cheese Goldfish - So much flavor in these little guys and then I love the texture when you have a bunch in your mouth.
5. This one is hard. I love flaming hot cheetos but I have to go with sun chips. For some reason, I love these.

Flaming hot cheetos and Clancy's cheedar party mix (a cheedar chex mix for you non Aldi people) get honorable mention.

I now need to go wipe the drool off of my desk.

A few movies

So I have rented a few movies the couple weeks. Here are my thoughts on them.

The Hammer - I give this two thumbs up. If you are an Adam Carolla fan, you will like this movie. This is his movie that all the big movie labels passed on. I enjoyed it and actually, Michelle enjoyed it too.

The Bank Job - I really liked this movie. The opening scene was in the caribbean and involved a Ménage à Trois. I almost stopped the movie to make sure I had the right one. It is about a robbing a bank right? Either way, it was the right movie and it was good. Two thumbs up.

Simon Birch - I rented this because it is loosely based on the book I just read, A Prayer for Owen Meany. The movie basically covered the first part of the book but I did not like it very much. Two thumbs down.

Happy Tuesday!

Back to the grind!

Well, it is good to be home but not so good to be back to work. Boooo!

Here are a few thoughts from the last week.

- Oak Island was great. It was not crowded at all. There are golf courses everywhere.
- Horseshoes was fun on Friday but not any other day...maybe because I sucked every other day.
- Someone put a hex on my driver. Whoever did that please take it off.
- Toby's bird game was AWESOME.
- Renata's Tour de France game was ever more fun, even though I never won.
- Clearly babies like my loud colorful personality...now only if adults did too...
- Dark Knight is a great movie. Heath Ledger should win an Oscar.
- I read my first fiction novel maybe since college, A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving. it was really good.
- I already have an idea for top 5 this week. Get ready!

I will not be posting much since I am buried at work much like I was buried in the sand last week.

Cheers!

See ya!

So here I am sitting at my desk. I have so much work to do today but I am struggling in a few ways. Let me tell you.

1. Friar Tucks night was last night. I am not 25 anymore or ever again. I was smart enough not to close the bar but not smart enough not to be hungover
2. I leave tomorrow morning. Yes, I am excited. How am I supposed to work?
3. I have some tedious work to do...i know...i need to suck it up.

Will someone please stop the jackhammer in my head?

So no wi-fi down in NC, so no top 5 next week. I know...you are sad...

Have a great weekend and week!

Hump Day Top 5 - Shout out to moms!

Happy Wednesday to all! Today's topic should is a little fun and I need to give a shout out to Big Z for giving me the idea. Top 5 hottest tv moms of all time! We have to narrow this down a little, top 5 hottest SITCOM moms. She had to be in a sitcom. Iam excluding Rachel Green aka Jennifer Aniston from Friends even though she was a mom for like 5 minutes of the show. The character had to be a mom for a significant part of the show. Without further ado, here are mine!

1. Laura Petrie - Mary Tyler Moore - The Dick Van Dyke Show - The show is too old for me but I have seen many reruns and she looked good!

2. Aunt Becky - Lori Loughlin - Full House - I believe the picture says it all.

3. Samantha Stephens - Elizabeth Montgomery - Bewitched - Again, I was a little young for this show but saw enough reruns to know she had game.

4. Jessica Ne...oh wait...she was not in a sitcom....lets move on.

4. Elyse Keaton - Meredith Baxter - Family Ties - I just loved this show so much. How could I not include her?

5. Debra Barone - Patricia Heaton - Everybody Loves Raymond - I am not a very big fan of the show but she does warrant mention.

A special shout out goes to Lilly Munster, seriously, look her up, Claire Huxtable, and Betty Rubble. All of them could have made my list!

Golf, BBQs and A wedding

Basically, those three things sum up my four day weekend.

I golfed on Thursday and Saturday. I made it to two BBQs on Friday. On Saturday afternoon and night, I was at a wedding. The wedding was fabulous. If anyone is ever thinking of having a wedding in Chicago, Fulton's is a great place for a reception. Wow.

Yesterday, I spent 6 or 7 hours working while watching what I can easily call the greatest tennis match I have ever watched. It was awesome. Too bad someone has to be coined the "loser" of the match. Both played phenomenal.

It was a good weekend for soaking in some sun, catching up with old friends and losing golf balls.

Back to work...for a week...North Carolina...right around the corner...

Congratulations Jon!

I just found out that my cousin took first place in a tournament this week. After looking at his scorecard, I noticed he had 5 birdies in 10 holes. Can anyone say "ON FIRE"?

Anyway, I just want to give a shout out.

Lets hope I can golf 1/10 as good tomorrow...probably not...

Hump Day Top 5

Today is PwC's friday! Yeah to a long weekend! Before I get too far into this blog, I wanted to wish everyone a happy 4th of July! If you have the opportunity, celebrate 4th of July the right way and beat up a Brit! On to the top 5!

I am sticking with an American theme, the top 5 American brewed beers. This one is dairly simple. What american beers are your favorite to drink? One rule. You must have drank it at some point in your life.

1. PBR light - PBR ME ASAP! The beer in a bottle is my favorite. You can never go wrong and the price is low. Great combo!
2. Sam Adams Oktoberfest - If this beer was sold year around, I would probably be 15-20 pounds heavier. I am in general not a Sam Adams fan but they got this recipe correct.
3. Coors light - Oh, Golden, CO is a beautiful place. That rocky mountain brew is so good. Ummm, thirsty...
4. Yuengling - America's oldest brewery. This is brewed in PA but for some reason is hard to find here. WTF! Never had it? I highly recommend it.
5. Dead guy Ale - Rogue is the brewery that makes it. It is located in Oregon. I really need to make a visit to the upper west coast. I think there are a lot of breweries up there that I would like. It would probably change my list a lot! Some day...

If dead guy is 5a, miller light is 5b, such a great light beer. Well, I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

Half way home

Hello July! Half of 2008 is GONE!

Yikes...I am quickly approaching a birthday...never good...

New year's resolution? What was it? If it was linear, are you half way home? You should be. Why not make a resolution for the 2nd half of the year. Start today!

Sorry for the lack of posts...work has been hammering down lately.

Have a good day and get ready for top 5 tomorrow!