Merry Christmas

I am chillin over here with the family in the mainland and I am having a great time. Just wanted to tell everyone Merry Christmas and that I will be back in Hawaii after the New Year!

Bears Survive Scare, Clinch Home Field Advantage

If you only watched the first half of this game, then you would have expected the Bears to totally blow out Tampa Bay. With a 24-3 lead half time lead, the Bears had little to worry about, but things being as they may, the Bucs came storming back in the fourth quarter. At the end of regulation, the Bears were tied with the Bucs, but a field goal in OT changed all that. With a New Orleans loss, the Bears have now secured home field advantage through out the playoffs. February cannot come fast enough. Go Bears!

The Road to the Superbowl Goes Through Chicago

With all of the quarterback talk that has been happening this week, we might have thought that the Bears were a team who were on the verge of not making the playoffs. All of the Rex haters were put to rest tonight as the Bears showed once again why they are the best team in the NFC. While it was not a pretty win, it was one that moved the Bears to 11-2 on the season and tied them for the best record in the NFL.

Hester has another magnificent performance why he returned to kicks for touchdown and set the single season record of 6 TD's returned. With the way that the Bears were gelling on offense and special teams, the defense could pretty much take the night off. The Bears are not guaranteed to have a bye in the first round and with a couple of more wins, they could secure that every NFC game would have to come through Chicago. We are now one win closer to securing another Superbowl in Chicago.

Movie Review: Apocalypto-3.25 out of 4

Apocalypto is the latest epic directed my Mel Gibson. While this is no Braveheart, it is still a very good movie. Like The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto is spoken entirely in a foreign language. If you are one who does not read very well, this movie is not for you.

For me, the movie was more interesting than entertaining. Some might go for the gore and war, but the story and the culture is what intrigued me the most. Having lived in a third world country, it was very interesting to see the interactions of people in village life. Everyone knows everyones business and everyone has their own role in the village. The village life does not last long as the village is attacked by another tribe and the adults that do not die in this battle are taken hostage. The children are left behind to fend for themselves and care for their own well being.

We are then taken to the main capital where sacrifices take place. I will just say that it is interesting how far from true religion this society had come at this point. Truly amazing! To put the story in a nut shell, it is one of courage and hope of a family tie that helps them in their survival or a cruel world. In watching the movie, I was pretty puzzled how the movie would end, but now, I understand that this was the down fall of the civilization. I would say that this movie is a least a rental, but it would be better experienced on the big screen.

A Number of Updates

Well I have not really updated my blog in a while. I have been really busy with other things, but I am going to try to put a some news items.

1. I received my first Wii injury today. Today was my works Christmas party and I decided to bring along the Wii to show everyone and play. Well as usual, trash talking got to be what it was and our Wii Sports game got pretty intense. In trying to return the ball, I have the Wiimote a big swing and nailed the nuckles of my other hand. The are only a tad bit swollen, but I will survive. I think that I need to take a day off in order to heal my wounds.

2. My brother Nate got engaged over Thanksgiving break and is set to get married on February 3. The reception is at our house a couple of weeks later in Michigan. I will be attending, of course, so if anyone wants to come out and show their love for my brother, please feel free.

3. My birthday was November 29th, so that makes me 26 now. Yes it is true, that I am not yet married, but I am having too much fun with life right now. For those that don't know, my favorite color is green and I am hoping to be seeing more green in the near future. My contract is supposed to be up in June, but I there is talk of an extension and more money in the near future. I can only hope.

Well that is all for now. I hope to have more updates in the near future.