Good actor or Superstar?

Is there a difference? I think there is. An actor is someone who can actually act. A Superstar is someone who got a couple of good/great roles in their careers, and now we go see them no matter what they do.

Here is the list of my top 5 actors

1 - Gene Hackman - I don't think anyone is better. This is a guy that has never disappointed me in any of his roles, from the original Lex Luther in Superman all the way through Welcome to Mooseport.

2 - Denzel Washington - most notably to me, Fallen, Training Day, and The Bone Collector.

3 - Matt Damon - Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with Ben Affleck, The Talented Mr. Ripley, where he plays a gay man, the Bourne Series, Rounders, all the way back to Mystic Pizza.

4 - Will Smith - fresh Prince of Bel Aire to Hitch, not to mention Men in Black, the Legend of Bagger Vance, Bad Boys, Wild Wild West, and I Robot.

5 - John Wayne - No explanation needed.

Superstars, you know the people that make blockbuster movies.

1 - Harrison Ford - I like his movies, but I don't think he's that good. I think the roles make him.

2 - Ben Affleck - Besides Jersey Girl, where has he actuall acted?

3 - Collin Farrel - What did he actually have to stretch for, Phone Booth? Also, he probably likes kissing guys, see Alexander.

4 - Brad Pitt - Besides A River Runs Through It, what did he do that was hard, play Geena Davis' one night stand in Thelma and Louise? Yeah, he might be good, but I don't want to admit it, I'm running out of names.

5 - Clint Eastwood - The Bridges of Madison County and Million Dollar Baby are the only films where he is not a gruff old asshole, oh wait, he is that in Million Dollar Baby for the most part.

By the way, Million Dollar Baby is the best movie I have seen in years.

That's about it, how far off am I? How far off am I. Actually just looking for something to talk about. Thought I'd throw it out and see how many people think I am a complete idiot.

Let me know,

See ya then,

Jim

Biggest Loser

Here we go, I'm only missing one person, and if she is your sister, would you please tell her to get me her damn weight!

As for the rest of us, way to go. That's 105 pounds combined even before #16 chimes in. Keep it up.

Here are what each row represents

1 - this weeks weight
2 - this weeks weight loss
3 - this weeks percentage loss
4 - total weight lost
5 - total percentage lost


------1--------2-------3-------4------5

01 - 193------0------0--------5-----2.52
02 - 163------0------0--------2-----1.23
03 - 253------5------1.98----14-----5.24
04 - 246------3------1.2-----10-----3.91
05 - 199------3------1.49----11-----5.24
06 - 132------1------0.75-----3-----2.22
07 - 228------3------1.30-----5-----2.15
08 - 249------4------1.58----16-----6.04
09 - 240-----+3-----+1.27-----0-----0
10 - 235------1------0.42-----1-----0.42
11 - 176------4------2.22-----7-----3.83
12 - 190------5------2.63-----5-----2.63
13 - 158------1------0.63-----2-----1.25
14 - 269------6------2.18-----8-----2.89
15 - 224------7------3.03-----8-----3.45
16 -
17 - 239------6------2.45-----8-----3.24

And for all interested parties, here are the people that are playing for money, in order of weight loss percentage

03 - 253------5------1.98----14-----5.24
04 - 246------3------1.2-----10-----3.91
11 - 176------4------2.22-----7-----3.83
17 - 239------6------2.45-----8-----3.24
14 - 269------6------2.18-----8-----2.89
01 - 193------0------0--------5-----2.52
06 - 132------1------0.75-----3-----2.22
10 - 235------1------0.42-----1-----0.42

Matthew

OK, I skipped last weeks basketball game for two reasons. #1: It was a freakin blowout, we were up 20-2 after the first quarter. I had to tell the boys to take it easy, start passing more, get your teammates involved, stuff like that. #2: As bad as it sounds, I was dissappointed in Matthew. He did nothing in the game like he did in practice. He was nowhere near the basket, ran around with his hands in the pockets of his warmups and freakin high-stepped like Deion Sanders down the court. That's not my boy, my boy is aggressive, maybe even a little bit crazy. I guess I have to let that game go because it was his first ever basketball game. By the way, we won 48-30.

Today's game was much different in two ways. #1: It was not a blowout at all. #2: I could not be prouder of Matthew. First off, we only won the game by four points, 52-48, man it was a nail biter the whole way. We were down 2-0 and 4-2, but we tied it up and never lost the lead, but it was close the whole way. They did tie us at 20-20, but we pulled back to a 12 point lead near the end of the game, only to have them come back to within 4 points at the end. Matthew did not score, but he did have his chances, as I told him he would if he stayed under the basket, got the rebound and shot it back up without dribbling. He told me later that he was excited after getting the rebounds and rushed the shots. Close but no cigar. Also, he played tremendous defense. He was the only one that stayed with his man all the time, and kept himself between his guy and the basket. His man only scored 4 points while Matt was on him, and he was a good player. The quarter that Matt sat out, he scored about 8-10, so I am very happy. No hands in the pocket, no high-stepping, good defense, 4-6 rebounds and a couple of scoring opportunities. Not bad for his second game ever. I will personally guarantee that Matthew scores next Saturday!!!

In other news, Grandman and Grandpa Racecar are here and were at the game. They had to make fuel deliveries on Friday and stayed for the game. Thanks for coming and thanks for the support during the game, not to mention the help with all the stuff around the house.

Brayden has slept the past 3 nights all the way through, for the first time ever. We have had a couple of full night's sleep in the past year, but not many. It sounds like he is on his way to a fourth right now, I hope I dont jinx it. He is walking everywhere, and plays like nobody's business.

Natalie is seriously craving some softball, and to be honest, so am I. I saw a couple of my players from last year, and they can't wait to go either. So hopefully it will get started soon and we will have as good a year this year as we did last year. I know it will be more fun, since most of the girls will know each other and the positions that they are playing better.

Well, I guess that's about it for now,

I can't wait to see how everyone did this past week in the weight loss competition. Good Luck everyone, let's get skinny.

See ya then,

Jim