In memoriam - 2010

Potpourri

• 49ers fire Mike Singletary. 
• I quite enjoy Candace Swanepoel in Christmas garb.
• HitFix rates the Worst 10 movies of 2010. 
• RIP Teena Marie.
• Sarah Palin's favorability ratings are not too hot in Alaska.
• NFL Pro-Bowl rosters announced.
• Brett Favre fined, not suspended, for sexting his penis. 
• Chuck Liddell retires, it's about time.
• Elisabetta Canalis in a bikini again, no complaints here.
• Say a prayer for Harmon Killebrew.
  

The Pacific

I just finished watching "The Pacific" on DVD.  What another great mini-series from HBO, I'd rate it maybe a bit below "Band of Brothers" but right up there with "Generation Kill".  I highly recommend all 3 series, they all give a good perspective on some very historic military actions.  I hope they keep on making similar series going forward, they've still got WWI, Korea, Viet Nam and Afghanistan to cover if they so choose.  Well done HBO.

Random Hot Girl Dancing

Vikings 24, Eagles 14

WTF?  The 14 point underdog Minnesota Vikings knocked off the Philadelphia Eagles 24-14 tonight, I wasn't expecting that.  The Eagles just did not look like they showed up to play tonight, they looked lethargic from the get go, that can't happen in the NFL.  This win moves the Vikings to 6-9 on the year, as nice as the win was, a loss would have probably helped the Vikings out more long term (in that they'd get a higher draft pick).  Other observations?  1) This win could have sewn up the head coaching job for Leslie Frazier, he had them ready to play tonight, the stability of keeping mostly the same coaching staff together would probably give them a head start on next season (given how many coaches seem in line to be fired shortly and given what appears to be upcoming labor strife).  2) Joe Webb is a freak, he also looked pretty good tonight, I'm not ready to crown him the QB of the future quite yet, but I was impressed, he looked very poised, very athletic, he didn't turn the ball over, he has a chance to be a good one.  3) Antoine Winfield is without a doubt the best CB the Vikings have ever had, the guy is tough as nails, they need more like him.  4) Adrian Peterson had another nice game, they really need to get him locked up long term soon.  5) Next week, in Detroit to take on the Lions to close the season.

Lucky SOB's

Potpourri

• This just in, Emanuela De Paula is hot. 
• Snowball Gate is the epitome of everything that is wrong with this country. 
• RIP Bud Greenspan.
• Hugh Hefner engaged again.
• Newsweek Magazines Top 10 Movies of 2010. 
• Vikings vs Eagles snowed out, moved to Tuesday night. 
• Could the Vikings play outdoors in 2011?
• Check out the most intriguing Arizonans of 2010 here.
• Marisa Miller gets naked for skin cancer.
• Brandon Webb signs with the Texas Rangers.
  

Cardinals 27, Cowboys 26

Cards win 27-26 tonight on a late FG by Jay Feeley.  As hard as they tried to give it away (they were up 21-3 at one point), they somehow managed to pull it out.  They really got pretty lucky in this one though, they returned 2 INT's for TD and John Skelton hit Andre Roberts on a 74 yard TD after the CB fell down.  Outside of those 3 plays they for the most part weren't too impressive.  Other observations?  1) They probably would have been better off with a lose, the higher draft pick would have been more beneficial than a meaningless win.  2) Calais Campbell had another good game, I think he is set at DE for quite some time to come.  3) I'm still uncertain about John Skelton, he didn't make any glaring mistakes tonight and his game winning scoring drive was impressive but I honestly wasn't blown away either.  Still, he's a better long term option than Max Hall or Derek Anderson.  4) Andre Roberts had a decent game, he may push injury prone Early Doucet for playing time next year.  5) O'Brien Scofield looks like he may have a chance to be a decent DE/OLB also, I be interested to see him next year when he's completely healthy and has gone through a full off season of workouts.  6) The season wraps up next week in San Francisco against the 49ers, as much as I dislike the 49ers I wouldn't mind seeing them knock off the Cards in a close game (hey, the higher the draft pick the better right?). 

Merry Christmas and ......

Happy Festivus!

Best Christmas Movies

1. A Christmas Story - 1983 - Peter Billingsly
2. It's a Wonderful Life - 1946 - Jimmy Stewart
3. Christmas Vacation - 1989 - Chevy Chase
4. Elf - 2003 - Will Ferrell
5. A Christmas Carol - 1951 - Alistair Sim
6. Scrooged - 1988 - Bill Murray
7. Bad Santa - 2003 - Billy Bob Thornton
8. Home Alone - 1990 - Macaulay Culkin
9. The Santa Clause - 1994 - Tim Allen
10. The Polar Express - 2004

Potpourri

• 'Austerity' is name the 2010 Word of  the Year. 
• Count me as a fan of chicks with washboard abs.
• RIP Steve Landesberg.
• UConn women basketball team breaks consecutive wins record.
• Oregon's Chip Kelly named AP NCAA football Coach of the Year.
• Popeaters best Christmas movies of all time. 
• The hammer drops on the Ohio St University.
• Rex Ryan apparently has a bit of a foot fetish. 
• Barack Obama had a quite impressive lame duck session. 
• You've got to like the NHL Ice Girls. 
  

Megan Fox

Just because......

Tru Grit

The Coen brother's remake of 'True Grit' opens today, given the track record of the Coen brothers I'm guessing this will be a good movie.  Anyways, here's my list of the Top 10 Western movies:

1. Unforgiven - 1992  - Clint Eastwood
2. Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid - 1969 - Robert Redford & Paul Newman
3. The Outlaw Josey Wales - 1976 - Clint Eastwood
4. Pale Rider - 1985  - Clint Eastwood
5. Jeremiah Johnson -1972 - Robert Redford
6. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 1966 - Clint Eastwood
7. Dances With Wolves - 1990 - Kevin Costner
8. Tombstone - 1992 - Kurt Russell & Val Kilmer
9. 3:10 to Yuma - 2007 -  Russell Crow & Christian Bale
10. Wyatt Earp - 1994 - Kevin Costner

Black Swan

I really need to see "Black Swan" with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis.

Bears 40, Vikings 14

It really is amazing how far the Vikings have fallen this year, they are just not a good football team, the Bears kicked them all over the field again tonight, 40-14.  It was a pretty disgusting performance, I saw very little effort out anyone in purple.  Other observations?   1) It was good to see the Vikings playing outside for the first time in 29 years, that was about the only good thing about the game.  It'll be interesting to see if they consider an outdoor stadium if/when they build a new stadium for the Vikings.  The positives would be that it would be much cheaper to build, the upkeep would be cheaper too (no heating or A/C required), the main negative being that it would only be used 10-15 times a year (a dome could be put to use year round).  2) It was a valiant effort on the part of Brett Favre to play today, but he should have just stayed on the sidelines, he has nothing to prove to anyone at this point.  3) The Vikings secondary is just horrendous, outside of Antoine Winfield, none of them has shown me anything, they really need an upgrade or 3 here.  4) The Vikings offensive line is also just horrendous, especially with Steve Hutchinson out with an injury (not to mention Anthony Herrera), they really need an upgrade or 2 here too.  5) Joe Webb is not the answer at QB, with his athletic ability they need to get him back to WR next year.  6) My feelings about bringing back Leslie Frazier as head coach are slowly eroding, I've seen almost no effort out of anybody the last 2 weeks, that's not a good sign.  Bill Cowher has said he's open to a return to coaching, Zygy Wilf needs to empty the vault to bring him to Minnesota.  7) Next week, in Philadelphia to take on the Eagles, bet the house on the Eagles.