Year in review…

When I sit and think how I can some up 2007 as concisely as possible it’s unusually easy.  Why?  Simply put- because 2007 was the greatest year of my life! You ask why again?  I had the honor and privilege of meeting someone this year.  This individual wasn’t a celebrity, this individual wasn’t a political figure, and this individual wasn’t a sports star.  Before I reveal who this “individual” is, let me tell you about them.  To this day, this “individual” continues to amaze me.  This “individual” amazes me with their brain, their presence, their beauty, their ability to make me smile, to make me laugh, to show me everything, no matter what, is going to be ok.  I met this “individual” in a manner in which only fate could explain.  Everything perfectly fit into place, aligned the right way, allowing our paths to cross, and since then I forever am a changed man.  I unapologetically am boastful and proud to have met this individual, my future wife, Josie Murphy.  This girl has absolutely, when I needed it the most, came into my life and showed me a whole new world.  A world filled with love, compassion, respect, and dedication!  You see many years ago I set out on a journey, through prayer, through searching, by any means necessary, to meet a girl, but not any girl, to meet “THE” girl I was put on earth to love.  Through that journey I learned patience.  I put my whole confidence and trust in the lord but that didn’t make it any easier.  I love Jesus and thank him everyday for bringing Josie and I together, but I have to admit I did get lost a time or two along the way.  I got hurt, went through a lot of Ms. Wrongs, but all I could do is wipe my brow and keep pushing through because I knew without a shadow of a doubt I was being led somewhere and that was directly to Josie!  This video explains it clearly. Because just like when God led Moses and the Israelites through the red sea, God could have drawn a straight line from me to Josie but he chose not to.  He chose for me to go through what I had to go through, and he chose for Josie to go through what she had to go through, and when the time was right, at the snap of his fingers we were ready to be together.  God doesn’t always choose the easiest way to get to where he wants you.  Sometimes God wants us to go through different things to appreciate our arrival at our destination.  You see God, if you didn’t know, is a comedian.  He knew that the second Josie and I met we would be inseparable so he, somehow, even though our paths have crossed before, delayed that fate-meeting.  I am, without a doubt, the luckiest man in the world, but the even luckier aspect of it is that 2008 and beyond, day by day, will just continue to be better, because I am still, daily, falling in love with Josie.  It’s a wonderful…wonderful…wonderful…life.  I Love You Josie, day by day, more tomorrow than today, more today than yesterday!

Anticipation at the movies 2008

I am a huge movie buff and with that comes anticipation for several movies that will be coming out in 2008.  I’ve compiled a list for your viewing pleasure, with the movie trailer.  What are you looking forward too? Enjoy….I am coach.

“WANTED”

Angelina Jolie’s back in this action flick…

Release date: June 27th, 2008.

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“THE DARK KNIGHT”

The latest in the Batman series….

Release date: July 10th, 2008.

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“Cloverfield”

J.J Abrams take on the “monster movie” is much anticipated because of when the first trailer came out the movie was untitled. Still questions arise, which makes it much anticipated.

Release date: January 18th, 2008.

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“Iron Man”

Marvel’s latest addition to the movies promises to be one of the best yet.

Release date: May 2nd, 2008

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“Wall-E”

Pixar’s latest creation comes to life.

Release date: June 27th, 2008

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“JUMPER”

A genetic anomaly allows a young man to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “jumpers”and those who have sworn to kill them. From the director of “The Bourne Identity” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”

Release date: February 15, 2008

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“INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL”

Ah yes, Indiana Jones fans it’s back to conclude the series.  I’m hoping it ends on a high note, but I simply cannot wait!

Release Date: May 22, 2008

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“Rambo IV”

Rambo is back on the attack!

Release date: January 25th, 2008

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“HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY”

Release date: July 11th, 2008

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“GET SMART”

Steve Carrel comedy, remaking a classic comedy.

Release date: June 20th, 2008.

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“VANTAGE POINT”

My most anticipated movie of 2008, CAN’T WAIT!

Release date: February 22, 2008.

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Also, the prequel to “The Da Vinci Code”, “ANGELS AND DEMONS” will be pushed back into 2009 because of the Writers Strike.

ENJOY!

Could we trust her?

Let me preface this video by letting you know that is was a paid for ad by John Edwards, however it is pretty self explanatory. Decide for yourself. But after watching this ask yourself this question, “Can I trust this woman?”

Which Romney is running for President?

Now I know positions can change, especially from a Governor run to Presidential run, however this is a major issue to be waffling on.  Personally I am Pro-Life, so I hope he affirms his position (Like I hope all the candidates do to Pro-Life) but it is troubling that someone can indeed change so drastically.

You Decide!

I am coach.

Perusing the world of YouTube- MERRY CHRISTMAS

 So I WANTED TO DO SOME PERUSING OF YOUTUBE, TO SEE WHAT INTERESTING VIDEOS I COULD FIND FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURES. ENJOY.

I AM COACH.

A Modern Day, real life smurf. THE BLUE MAN.

the real spiderman

the evil eye baby. (wow)

amazing choreographed fight

liquid lady

The Latest Presidential Polling. (and presidential beef)

With the first Presidential primary getting closer and closer I wanted to provide you all with the latest poll information.  The first, especially the first three, are so very important because it sets up a nice roll for whoever walks out of New Hampshire the winner. 

Below are the latest Republican/Democrat polls:

IOWA-(THURSDAY, JANUARY 3^RD)(This poll is an average of 6 overall polls: CNN, Insider Advantage, Rasmussen, ABC Washington Post, American Res. Group, Strategic Vision (R))

Poll	Date	Huckabee	Romney	McCain	Thompson	Giuliani	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	12/13 – 12/19	30.0	24.8	10.7	9.7	8.5	5.8	Huckabee +5.2

Poll	Date	Sample	Obama	Clinton	Edwards	Richardson	Biden	Spread
RCP Average	12/13 – 12/19	-	28.3	28.3	23.2	6.8	5.0	Tie

 NEW HAMPSHIRE- (TUESDAY, JANUARY 8^TH)(This poll is an average of 5 overall polls: Fox News, Boston Globe, USA Today, Rasmussen, American Res. Group)

Poll	Date	Romney	McCain	Giuliani	Huckabee	Paul	Thompson	Spread
RCP Average	12/11 – 12/20	30.4	25.0	14.0	10.4	7.2	3.2	Romney +5.4

Poll	Date	Sample	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Richardson	Biden	Spread
RCP Average	12/11 – 12/20	-	32.6	27.8	16.0	6.8	3.0	Clinton +4.8

 MICHIGAN- (TUESDAY, JANUARY 15^TH)(This poll is an average of 4 overall polls: Detroit News, MRG (R), Rasmussen, Rossman Group (D))

Poll	Date	Romney	Huckabee	McCain	Giuliani	Thompson	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	11/30 – 12/19	19.8	18.8	13.0	12.5	6.5	4.3	Romney +1.0

Poll	Date	Sample	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Richardson	Spread
RCP Average	09/01 – 11/13	-	44.7	21.7	13.0	4.3	Clinton +23.0

 SOUTH CAROLINA-(SATURDAY, JANUARY 19^TH)

Poll	Date	Huckabee	Romney	Thompson	McCain	Giuliani	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	12/09 – 12/18	25.8	19.3	13.5	13.0	12.8	6.3	Huckabee +6.5

DEMOCRATS-(SATURDAY, JANUARY 26^TH)

Poll	Date	Huckabee	Romney	Thompson	McCain	Giuliani	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	12/09 – 12/18	25.8	19.3	13.5	13.0	12.8	6.3	Huckabee +6.5

 NEVADA-(SATURDAY, JANUARY 19^TH)

Poll	Date	Huckabee	Romney	Thompson	McCain	Giuliani	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	12/09 – 12/18	25.8	19.3	13.5	13.0	12.8	6.3	Huckabee +6.5

Poll	Date	Sample	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Richardson	Spread
RCP Average	11/16 – 12/06	-	41.3	21.3	11.7	5.7	Clinton +20.0

 FLORIDA (TUESDAY, JANUARY 29^TH)

Poll	Date	Giuliani	Huckabee	Romney	McCain	Thompson	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	12/12 – 12/18	25.3	23.3	19.0	11.0	8.8	3.3	Giuliani +2.0

Poll	Date	Sample	Clinton	Obama	Edwards	Spread
RCP Average	12/12 – 12/18	-	47.3	22.5	14.5	Clinton +24.8

  A lot can change in a hurry, but these polls, to say the least, are very interesting.

I am Coach.

coaches presidential beef number 1-

some controversy from republican candidate mike huckabee-

watch first-

then this one…

Only 14 remaining.

Don’t worry… If you have been following my Presidential Endorsement Series of posts I haven’t stopped them, just broke from them to change it up. I’ll be finishing it up in the coming days… 

In the, “what have you done for me lately” world of College Football, Coaching changes have picked up the kind of steam the NFL-Draft now has.  There are 66 BCS schools, including Notre Dame, and of those schools only 14 of them have NOT made coaching changes this decade.

The 14: Auburn, Clemson, Connecticut, Florida State, Iowa, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, USF and Virginia Tech.

Of the 14, who will be next?  If I was a betting man, my money would be on Tennessee.

On the other end of the spectrum: Alabama, Stanford, and Indiana all have changed coaches 3 different times.

COACHES BOWL PICK ‘EM UPDATE-

So far I am 1-1 in the Bowl Pick’ems with today coming three more bowl games, as the bowl season continues to gain steam.

I underestimated Florida Atlantic’s ability to move the ball. Congrats on getting their first ever Bowl win.

On the slate to-day/night:

Papajohns.com Birmingham, Ala.	Cincinnati vs. Southern MissCOACHES PICK-CINCINNATI	Dec. 22, 1 p.m.	ESPN2
New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M.	Nevada vs. New Mexico COACHES PICK-NEVADA	Dec. 22, 4:30 p.m.	ESPN
Las Vegas Las Vegas	UCLA vs. BYU COACHES PICK-BYU (BIG!)	Dec. 22, 8 p.m.	ESPN

I am Coach.

The Endorsements. Part IV (Mitt Romney)

Mitt Romney’s biggest endorsement, to date, without a doubt is: THE NATIONAL REVIEW.

Other Romney endorsers include:

Romney’s endorsers include:

• Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert,
• Senator Bob Bennett of Utah,
• Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah,
• Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina,
• Senator Wayne Allard of Colorado.
• Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire.

• Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
• Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.)
• Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.) 
• Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.)
• Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.)
• Rep. Chris Cannon (R-Utah)
• Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas)
• Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.)
• Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.)
• Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) 
• Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
• Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.)
• Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.)
• Rep. Ron Lewis (R-Ky.)
• Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) 
• Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.)
• Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.)
• Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif)
• Rep. Thomas Petri (R-WI)
• Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.)
• Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Ohio)
• Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.)
• Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
• Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)
• Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
• Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
• Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)

In addition, he has been endorsed by:

• Missouri Governor Matt Blunt;
• Nebraska Governor David Heineman
• Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri
• Former Colorado Governor Bill Owens;
• Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld
• Former Montana Governor Tim Babcock
• Former South Carolina Governor James B. Edwards
• Former Missouri Senator Jim Talent
• Virginia Lt. Governor Bill Bolling
• Utah Lt. Governor Gary Herbert
• Idaho Lt. Governor James E. Risch
• Alaska Lt. Governor Sean Parnell
• Former Massachusetts Lt. Governor and 2006 Republican Gubernatorial nominee Kerry Healey
• Former Michigan Lt. Governor and 2002 Republican Gubernatorial nominee Dick Posthumus
• Former Michigan Lt. Governor Connie Binsfeld
• Former Florida Lt. Governor Toni Jennings
• Colorado Attorney General John Suthers
• Indiana Secretary Of State Todd Rokita
• Montana Secretary of State Brad Johnson
• Former Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood
• Republican Leader of the California State Senate Dick Ackerman
• Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton
• Former U.S. Representative (R-CO) and 2006 Republican Gubernatorial nominee Bob Beauprez
• Former U.S. Representative (R-IN) Chris Chocola
• Former U.S. Representative (R-TX) Henry Bonilla
• Former U.S. Representative (R-MN) Vin Weber
• Former U.S. Representative (R-NC) Cass Ballenger
• Late Former U.S. Representative (R-WA) Jennifer Dunn
• Sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan and 2006 Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Bouchard
• Jacksonville, Florida Mayor John Peyton
• Jacksonville, Florida Sheriff John H. Rutherford
• New Jersey Senate Minority Leader Leonard Lance
• Former Iowa Senate Majority Leader Stewart Iverson
• Illinois State Senator and 2006 Republican nominee for Secretary of State Dan Rutherford
• Ron Saxton, 2006 Republican Candidate for Oregon Governor
• Kevin Mannix, 2002 Republican Candidate for Oregon Governor, Chairman of the Oregon Republican Party from 2003-2005.
• Two of Massachusetts’s five Republican state senators (Scott Brown, Robert Hedlund) as well as eighteen of the nineteen Republican Massachusetts state representatives
• Also in Massachusetts, one of two Republican mayors (Michael J. Sullivan, Lawrence), three of four Republican sheriffs (Frank Cousins, James Cummings, Tom Hodgson), and all three Republican district attorneys (Tim Cruz, Michael O’Keefe, Elizabeth Scheibel)
• Missouri State Senator Gary Nodler
• Missouri State Representative Bryan Pratt
• Former Missouri State Representative Jack Jackson.
• Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio,
• Coolidge, Arizona Mayor Tom Shope
• Queen Creek, Arizona Art Sanders
• Arizona State Senator Chuck Gray
• Arizona State Representative Mark Anderson
• Arizona State Representative Rich Crandall
• Florida State Representative Don Davis
• Ohio State Senator Kevin Coughlin
• New Jersey State Senator Joe Kyrillos
• Economist, Brian Reardon
• Pro-life attorney James Bopp Jr.
• Alberto R. Cardenas, international business consultant and GOP adviser
• Former ambassador to the Organization of American States Roger Noriega
• Ambassador Jose S. Sorzano, former deputy representative at the United Nations
• Former ambassador to Bolivia V. Manuel Rocha
• Former ambassador to The Bahamas John Rood
• Former Assistant Secretary Of State for International Narcotics And Law Enforcement Affairs Robert Charles
• Jay Sekulow, chief council for American Center for Law and Justice
• Judge Robert Bork, former Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
• Paul Weyrich founder of the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council, and Chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Research and Education Foundation
• Dr. John Willke, former president of the National Right to Life Committee, and current President of Life Issues Institute, Inc., and International Right to Life Federation.
• David Keene Chairman Of the American Conservative Union
• Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay.
• Ricky Schroeder, actor
• Bob Jones III, Chancellor and former President of Bob Jones University
• Robert R. Taylor, dean of Bob Jones University college of arts and sciences
• California Republican Assembly, California’s oldest and largest Republican volunteer organization

My Favorite Romney moment:

The Endorsements. Part III (Barack Obama)

Barack has reeled in the most powerful (and richest) woman in the world. 

The Below says it all:

My favorite, to date, Obama moment:

The Endorsements. Part II (John McCain)

This is part II of the political candidates Endorsements.  In this post we will deal with Republican Senator from Arizona, John McCain.

1. Henry Kissinger, Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford.
2. Charles R. Schwab, famous investor and founder of the brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corporation
3. Lawrence Eagleburger, Former Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush
4. Alexander Haig, Former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan
5. George Schultz, Former Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan
6. John Thain, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
7. James Woolsey, former CIA Director under President Bill Clinton
8. Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox pitcher
9. Former Presidential Candidate, Democrat Joe Lieberman

Who will the coach endorse? (assuming it matters) you’ll find out at the end of this political “series”Who will you put your support behind? My advice would be to pray about it and seek direction from up above. That is what I am doing. I am coach.

Below is my favorite, to date, john mccain moment. (in case you didn’t know, john mccain was a prisoner of war for several years)