In The FACE...In The FACE!!

HAHA...gotta love the cop from the Hangover stalking the Hawks new coach before he heads up here to coach the Hawks!

Pete Carroll's Trip to Seattle Delayed from Rob Riggle

25 Most Stylish Men of 2010

The 25 Most Stylish Men in the World list is out here and there are some staples of the trade, but there are some newcomers that I just don't understand. Here is the list of the men...in order of their the votes they have received to this point.

1. Robert Pattinson
2. Johnny Depp
3. Brad Pitt
4. Anderson Cooper
5. Jude Law
6. Tom Brady
7. Davide Beckham 
8. Christiano Ronaldo
9. Ed Westwick 
10. Justin Townes Earle (Country Music Singer)
11. Lebron James
12. Ryan Gosling
13. Ichiro Suzuki
14. Andre Benjamin
15. Clint Eastwood
16. Lapo Elkann (Heir to Fiat)
17. Pharell Williams 
18. Jay-Z
19. Russell Brand
20. Daniel Day-Lewis
21. Paul Simonon (Musician, bassist for Clash)
22. Pete Doherty (Dope head musician)
23. Spike Jonze
24. David Byrne (Musician)
25. L.A. Reid (Island Def Jam CEO)

Ok. I agree with the majority of the list. Love that Ichiro is on there and guys like Lebron, Jay-Z, this Lapo Elkann guy who looks like he has a really tough life. But where is Clooney? Where are classics like Steve McQueen? Arnold Palmer? I mean, I guess I understand leaving them out because we are talking about this year...but still, Clooney should be on there.

The two in the lead here in 2010 as the Most Stylish Men in the World are Robert Pattinson and Johnny Depp. Apparently this year the look is unkempt. Don't shower, don't shave, smoke a lot and wear weird bracelets.

Men, we need to hearken back to the glory days of Hollywood. Get everything dialed in and not look like neurotic, stoned idiot that just rolled out of bed. Get yourself a black suit for starters and plain white oxford dress shirt. Do whatever you want with the tie, but I suggest starting with diagonal stripes, nothing too fancy.

After you have the black suit, go to the grey suit. Same drill. You can divert and get yourself a light blue dress shirt as well if you want to mix it up a bit. Finally, before you start going crazy with Craig Sager pinstripes, get your third staple suit, and that is the khaki suit. Keep it simple and wear either the white or the blue shirt that you already own with it. No need for a tie, unless you really want to add that in. If you do, go with something light colored, pastels preferred.

Don't fall into the culture of the grungy dirt bag. This isn't necessary. Ladies, do you really want this from your men? Pattinson and Depp are different because they are movie stars and can look however they want and still get women, but for the regular man, I say keep it simple and keep it classy.

Facebook PDA

STOP IT!

We have all seen it before. We have seen the notes, the wall postings, the status messages...it all is just too much.

Think of Facebook as a dinner party. If there is something that you would say to your partner at the table in front of your guests, then you can make it a Facebook status. Here's the thing though, unfortunately this doesn't weed out everyone from making ridiculous comments back and forth to each other.

We know that you love each other, really, if you are engaged or married we actually assume that. The Facebook 'Public Display of Affection' is one of the more nauseating things in the social networking space today.

I'm not saying you can't say nice things to your significant other, just knock off the PDA. Common sense people. You can do it. I believe in you! Until you stop, we will continue to grype about it because its just ridiculous. I mean, they make unlimited texting plans for cell phones for a reason. Oh yeah, and there is this thing called personal interaction that the two of you can have. You can actually hang out together, in the same place and you can verbally tell each other how much you love each other or that new tatoo, or new sweater. And the best part of all? We don't have to hear or see it!!

I'm just saying. Think about it before you post your next status message.

Bra-Gate

Sometimes the modern man needs to give way to his better half when she has strong opinions on something. This is one of those times. My beautiful wife Whitney has strong opinions that I support regarding the highly controversial Facebook Bra-Gate as it pertains to breast cancer awareness, the modern family and what it can do to that structure. Check it out below.

Most of you have seen by now the email going around Facebook…"Post your bra color and support breast cancer awareness!". Rumor has it that its supposed to get us all to talk so word is out about breast cancer, some others say the point is to wear a pink bra so everyone’s status would say “pink”. No matter what the point of this exercise is, I don’t see how exactly we are supporting breast cancer. And I believe we have larger problems to come.

First of all, do not think that I am being insensitive towards cancer victims or survivors. My aunt is a breast cancer survivor and my grandpa is a victim of cancer. Almost all of us can relate to cancer personally. There are so many ways out there today to support the specific cause we believe in, and no matter what it is, we should do our due diligence to make sure that our efforts (our money and/or our time) are actually going where they say they are going.

My opinion is that telling the world what color your bra is isn’t an appropriate way of raising money or awareness for breast cancer. Yeah, it got people talking about how this is breast cancer awareness month, but you know what else it did? It got plenty of men thinking about what bra “that” girl is wearing and once you start thinking about the bra why not think about the panties? Her shirt is already off, her pants might as well be too. When women start virtually stripping over the internet, it’s not as long of a fall as you might think before it becomes more dangerous.
I am sure many of you think I am making a large leap from bra color to internet pornography, but it is a prime example of where our culture is headed today. Something not so innocent becomes something normal a few years later. We all know that men are physical, visual beings. Just like women can’t help that they are emotional, men can’t help that they are physical. 47% of families say pornography is an issue in their house. If you think your house is immune to it, you’re wrong.

While most men can hear about their wife’s best friend’s bra color and not dwell on it, some cannot. Some men don’t have the strength to put it out of sight, out of mind. Some men have a real issue with pornography, and the internet makes it that much easier to obtain. I don’t think most men start their addiction by calling up a hooker and going hard-core. They start is by seeing something simple, something fairly innocent on the internet that peaks their interest, that keeps coming back into their head to make them wonder, what if there’s more out there? If her bra color is red, is she wearing matching panties? I wonder how they look in person? Personally, I only want my husband thinking about me in that way.

As for me and my house, I believe in doing everything in my power to protect the sanctity of our marriage. Even Matt is not immune to pornography. If it was in front of his face everyday, I wouldn’t blame him for going back to it. It takes effort from all of us to protect our families from the growing grasp of pornography. 57% of pastors say pornography addiction is the most damaging issue in their congregations. Yes, the majority of men are probably strong enough to not let a little Facebook gimmick get to them, but what if one isn’t? I would hope that I would never contribute to even one man slipping and becoming gripped by the prison of pornography.

Statistics from www.safefamilies.org

The Bet

With every new year comes a clean slate and a fresh list of goals and opportunities. This year is certainly different for me than any year that I have ever encountered before.

I am a newly minted married man so now I have this interesting dichotomy with my New Years Resolutions or any goals that I create because I have double input now on everything. Its not a bad thing, its just one of the many adjustments that come with marriage.

One of the other interesting nuances of marriage is that sometimes goals are suggested by the other person. This is when things get really interesting. One of these exciting situations occured over the Christmas holiday. My wife is always in tip-top shape physically and that has not necessarily one of my strong points post college. SO...naturally, she proposes a friendly wager...

On February 25th we fly down to Arizona to visit my family. That is roughly two months away. My wife bet me that I can't lose 15 pounds by that time. She bet me that I cannot lose the weight. Again, that I can NOT lose the weight. Maybe that shows a lack of confidence, maybe it is her form of motivation, I am still new at this so I am trying to figure it out.

There are doubts in her mind, but hopefully as we close in on D-Day she will come around. The goal here is to lose the weight the right way and keep it off for the year, changing my habits and then immediately buying myself some different jeans. I will keep you all updated on the goings ons each day as we count down toward Feb. 25th.

Tonight I stepped on the scale under strict supervision. I weighed in at 290. Awesome. So, to win the bet I need to drop down to 275 in 48 days. Mark your calendars and follow the updates! I feel like I'm on the Biggest Loser, but that's whatever.

To win this wager I had to turn to a good friend to give me some sustainable weight loss tips.  A good friend name Mike Sorrentino, better known as the 'The Situation' from the greatest reality show of all time 'The Jersey Shore'. 2010 and about creating my own situation and who better to help me than 'The Situation' himself?

He is very wise and will help me be victorious! Stay Tuned!

Jersey Shore - MTV Shows

The Resolutions

Its that time of the year again...January. Its time for the gyms to be packed full, and the alarm clocks are set super early, budgets are made, goals are set and people get off the coach and do their best to make THIS year, the greatest ever.

Typically by March, there is parking at the gym again, the snooze button gets pushed, and THIS year turns into just another. That is typically what happens. It doesn't always have to, but it typically does. The key is setting reasonable goals at the beginning of the year. Goals that you can attain, goals that can make you feel good about the progress made.

What are your goals this year? What are your goals for 2010? Moving up at work? Losing a certain amount of weight? Making a certain amount of money? Think over some of your goals and the realism behind each of those goals. Make realistic ones and stay motivated.

I'm not trying to sound like a personal trainer or something, just trying to put the resolutions in perspective. I have some fairly typical resolutions. They primarily have to do with setting my family up for success in the next year and beyond.  Being the type of man that I am called to be. And that is no easy task. The modern man needs to set goals, and fulfill them. If he doesn't, his family suffers. If his family suffers, then that is not good.

The modern family man needs to do everything possible to keep family at the forefront of his resolutions. For all those family men out there, keep this in mind when making some resoltions this year. Its great to have resulotions and to share them with your wife, but don't make ridiculous ones because you will just get discouraged. Most of you won't make a million dollars this year, so don't make that a resolution. Set some goals with your significant other and you all of a sudden have someone to encourage you along your journey to fulfilling those numerous resolutions that you have set for 2010.

Tiger's Road to Recovery

Much more on my opinions regarding this topic later, but here is a start. Can I get Tiger to follow my blog??

Ultimate Douchebaggery

Tiger Woods just continues to amaze me. I mean, who the hell is running his PR campaign?? This is just ridiculous. The golfer is featured on the latest issue of Vanity Fair...but he looks like a complete sociopath.

I bet Tiger and A-Rod hang out. This is just too much. As if 14 mistresses wasn't enough, he thinks it is a good idea to come out with this photospread. Someone needs to put Tiger in his cage. What is next???

Who thinks this is good for Tiger's image?? Plus, who the hell lifts weights with a beanie on?