I know, I know, I know...... If you are going to have a blog at least have the common courtesy to actually "blog" from time to time. Life has been a whirlwind of events over the last few weeks. I have officially began my job as the new head basketball coach at Gaylesville, and it is a constant barrage of things that need to be done, people that need to be called, and rooms that need to be cleaned. However, I would not trade this for all the tea in China....or Gallant which is a little closer to where I live.
I have been reading my brother Joshs' blog and have been swept into a time warp of memories and nostalgia. One of his recent blogs listed his six favorite action heroes of all time. While he is entitled to his opinion I hardly think that a person that plays "penny games" (A game in which only he knows the rules) can be trusted to compile a truly objective list. So, in an effort to provide some objectivity to the discussion here is my own list.

1. Darth Vader: Not really classified as a hero but a huge icon of the silver screen none the less. I don't care who you are no one can deny that Darth Vader is the baddest hombre this side of the sarlac pit. How many people do you know that can choke a man just by pincing two of his fingers togehter. Naturally he had a light sabre as a weapon, but come on....we all know that he did not really need it. It served as outfit decoration. So here's to you Lord Vader......you rock. And Capt. Nieda .....Who is your daddy?
2. Decepticons: For those of you that don't know these were the villans of the hallowed Transformers universe. Their hearts were as cold as the outer casings of their armor. Characters such as, Megatron, Soundwave(who had the coolest voice ever), Starscream, and the Destructicons. Always and forever the baddest robots in Cybertron.
3. Indiana Jones: This is more of a sentimental choice than anything else. When I was six years old my dad took me to my first "Late Show". We were going to see Raiders of the Lost Ark, but we could not go until my younger brother had gone to sleep. It seemed like it took him an eternity to go to sleep so that I could leave, when in reality it probably took about 15 minutes. I was so enthralled with the boldness of this professor of archeology that wielded a bull whip and six shooter revolver that I felt compelled to have my own whip....which I eventually got. Only someone with the cahones of Indiana Jones would, when challenged to a sword fight, shoot the man before the first blade was swung.
4. James Malone: Screen name taken by Sean Connery in the epic classic The Untouchables. He plaeyed the seasoned cop that was drawn into the bloodbath of the Chicago gangland during the days of Prohibition in the 1920's. He used his wits and intuition rather than his tommy gun to accomplish his goals. He was the unspoken tutor of Elliot Ness and the Untouchables. My favorite quote from that movie...."You want to know how to get Capone? He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That's the Chicago way, and that's how you get Capone." Great Stuff!!
I could probably go on, but I will leave you to ponder the validity of this list, and possibly come up with your own.