WrestleMania 23 this weekend

Can you believe it has been 23 years since Hulk Hogan and Mr. T teamed up to take on Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in the first ever WrestleMania? I can remember it like it was yesterday. I have attended two WrestleManias #9 in Las Vegas and #10 in New York. I hope to attend next year as it will be in Orlando and I can pair that up with a trip to Disney.

Well back to this weekend, I am looking forward to a few matches like Cena vs Shawn Michaels, Lashley vs Umaga, the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and the ECW Originals vs The New Breed but I am disappointed that more titles are not being defended. Consider this; the ECW World title, the Intercontinental title, the World Tag Team Titles, the WWE Tag Team titles, or the Cruiserweight Title are not being contested for. Now granted the ECW Champion, Bobby Lashley, and the Intercontinental Champion, Umaga, have a high-profile match with 'The Battle of the Billionaires' but what about the other championships? I'm sure that they will tie in another couple of matches considering this is to be a 4 hour pay per view but I wish they would give us a little bit more. Either way I plan to watch it and am looking forward to the show.

Here is the card as of now:

World Heavyweight Champion Batista vs. Undertaker
WWE Champion John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels
Battle of the Billionaires (Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga)
Money in the Bank Ladder Match (C.M. Punk, Mr. Kennedy, The Hardys, Edge, Randy Orton, King Booker, Fit Finlay)
ECW Originals vs. New Breed
Women's Champion Melina vs. Ashley
Kane vs. The Great Khali
United States Champion Chris Benoit vs. MVP

It starts at 7:00pm on Sunday on pay-per-view don't miss it beeeeeeee there!

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Frustrating situation

All I have to say is this...

"You can have everything you want in life if you help enough OTHER people get what THEY want"

Too bad more people don't subscribe to this thought.

Breakfast with The Veggie Tales, Dora and Diego

Next Saturday April 7 we are taking Greg version 2.0 and his cousin Joshua to Stone Mountain to have breakfast with Bob and Larry of the Veggie Tales, Dora, and Diego. I am looking forward to this as I am a huge mark for characters and enjoy having my picture taken with them just as much as the kids do. We have had the character dining at Disney World but nowhere else so I am curious to see how it compares but as long as the kids have fun that is all that really matters. Later that day Joshua is having his birthday party and Spiderman is coming to help celebrate. How cool is that? In one day we will meet Bob, Larry, Dora, Diego, and Spiderman now that is what I am talking about!

Go to www.stonemountainpark.com for more info.

Finished a book....

As I wrote in an earlier post I have had a hard time reading as of late and have been trying to finish The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki for weeks. Well I finally finished it! The most frustrating part of taking so long to read it was that the book was lent to me and I don't like hanging onto other people stuff too long. Well onto my mini review; to put it simply the book was a great! If you are going to start a small group, a business, a non-profit, a website, anything read this book. The author, Guy Kawasaki, was instrumental in the entire Mac launch at Apple and gives you mistakes they made and how they changed their approach as they went along. The book will give you so many ideas and will show you real life examples of what others did when they started companies or launched new products to the world. The book is easy to read and has quite a bit of humor in it. You could easily sit down and read this book cover to cover and not get bored. The Art of the Start reads almost like a prequel to Built to Last and Good to Great by Jim Collins. Check this one out and remember it is also available at the library and library cards are FREE!

Bible Study yesterday

Yesterday I had the privilege of leading a bible study class at church. Melissa has been a volunteer for several weeks but this was my first venture into Kingdom Safari (that what the kid's ministry is called). Well normally you get to observe a class first then come in and teach but this week I was needed to step up and lead and that's what I did. This was a very cool experience and one that I am already looking forward to next week. After the class I asked one of the kids if I did alright and here is his answer "yes you did good and I was surprised. Most teachers come in their first time and let us (the kids) lead but you jumped right in and started teaching and you did a good job." That meant a lot to me since I have never lead a bible class in my entire life. Next Sunday can't come soon enough.

Reading Ain't Easy

Man I have a hard time finishing a book. It seems like it takes me forever, I mean when I have time to read it seems like I really don't have the time to read. I have been trying to finish "The Art of the Start" for what seems like weeks. I also have "The Disney Way", Sam Walton's autobiography, "God Plays Golf", Eddie Guerrero's biography, I have three books at the library just waiting on me, and I want to read "Hardcore Diaries" and "Somebody's Gotta Say It". I am going to make sure I get back to reading at lunch time and at night after Greg2 goes to bed. I guess it just comes down to priorities but I must say I haven't watched much TV lately either so don't think that is where the time has gone. I will review the books as I go along so you can keep up with my progress.

Movie Reviews

I figured it had been awhile since I reviewed some movies so here we go:

DALE the Movie: this is a special look into the life of The Intimidator Dale Earnhardt. This movie is a special release only shown in conjunction with where ever the race is. The movie was very well done and includes many comments from Teresa Earnhardt, Dale Jr, Kerry, Taylor Nicole, Richard Childress, and Darrell Waltrip to name a few. It has some cool family pictures and home movies included in the movie. If you are a NASCAR fan at all this is a film you should see. One of the best parts comes during the closing credits as Dale has a few bloopers while doing an interview. I won't spoil it but if you go see it stay for the credits.

Toy Story and Toy Story 2: I know these have been out a long time but this is what I have watched lately. You already know these are GREAT movies but I wanted to point something out to you. In #1 when Woody is trying to catch Buzz the family van pull into a gas station. Guess what gas station they go to?....Dinoco. Make the connection? In Cars The King's sponsor is Dinoco. I thought that was funny, Pixar always makes reference to their other movies. In Monsters Inc. there was a Jesse doll on Boo's bed. I notice stuff like that.

Proud Poppa!!!!

Many know my interest in pro wrestling and many may know that I have been a fan since I was in the fourth grade. I have made an effort to not let Greg 2 watch it on a regular basis due to the fact he may try to be Sabu and do an Arabian Face Buster on some poor sap at daycare or something. Well last night I was laying on the couch and all of a sudden he said "daddy lets play ECW" then he grabbed a pillow and said "I got a chair" and he proceeded to smack me in the head with it. I'm sure my reaction of taking a bump didn't discourage him any. So of course like any proud poppa would do, I told him to go hit his mom with his 'chair'. She didn't seem to find the same amount of humor in this that I did, so as you can imagine I got into a little trouble over that one but it was well worth it. I guess that age old saying "like father like son" really does ring true.

On last thing from G-n-G.....ECW, ECW, ECW!!!

What I watch on TV?

It is funny how our priorities change as we get older and have kids. I remember when I 'had' to be home to watch several tv programs but not anymore. I was recently asked what tv shows do you watch and i just looked at the person. The only ones I watch EVERY week are The Apprentice (Sundays at 10:00 on NBC) America's Next Top Model (Wednesdays at 8:00pm on CW). and ECW (Tuesdays at 10:00pm on Sci-Fi). That's it, three shows, and most of the time I don't watch them in real time I watch them on my DVR.
Don't get me wrong I watch at a few other shows like Gilmore Girls (yeah I know, keep your comments), American Idol(seems like everyday during the week on FOX), and The Search for the next Doll (Tuesdays at 9:00pm on CW) but I don't watch them entirely or even at all some weeks. I more enjoy reading, attending the men's growth group, and just playing with Greg 2 (hockey or trains) or watching stuff he wants to watch (lately The Little Mermaid and Toy Story). It is funny how our interests change over time. Just one of those things that makes ya go hmmmmmmmm...

Firehouse Subs

Have ya been to Firehouse Subs yet? It seems over the past few years sub sandwiches have started pooping up everywhere. Once Subway started taking off here came Quiznos then here is Firehouse. Well I like Quiznos quite a bit but Firehouse, dude ya gotta check'em out. I don't know how they toast it or whatever but they put Subway to shame and are just different than Quiznos. I have had the Italian a few times and haven't tried the others. Plus their brownies are freakin' good too. Only down side is they have Pepsi products but I can live with that. I'm gettin' hungry just thinking about it.