I have a theory…that there has never been a bad baseball movie.  So I decided to share my top 5 favorite baseball movies of all-time: #5 – Mr. Baseball (I’m a huge Tom Selleck fan!)  #4 – Major League (How can you not love Willie Mays Hayes and crew?) #3 – Field of Dreams  ("If you build it, they will come" – One of the most classic movie lines ever!)  #2 – The Natural (It’s hard to put this movie at number 2 because I’ve never been able to watch this movie and not cry. Roy Hobbs is one of … Read More

My wife had the idea of who are the top 5 people I’d like to have lunch with (This list if all people who are living.  the next list will be people who aren’t living) , so here’s the list… #5 – John Mayer – John is amazing song writer, and an extremely talented guitar player.  He seems like a cool guy to hang with.  #4 – Theo Epstein – If you don’t know who this is, you obviously don’t live anywhere near Boston.  Theo is the general manager of the Boston Red Sox.  I met Theo in Tampa and … Read More

Since last week I talked about the books that have most influenced me, I decided to have this week’s top 5 be the 5 communicators who have influenced my communicating…  #5 – Ed Young – I remember hearing Ed for the first time.  I was taken back by how relevant the message was to everyone in the room.  I still talk about "The Chairs" or different types of people in different circumstances of life that we preach to each weekend.  That’s a common phrase in our office.  His use of visuals and video has changed the way I communicate.  Major … Read More

I thought I’d do a Top 5 this week that’s a little more serious and talk about the books that most influenced me as a Christian.  All of these books I have read more than once and I refer to them on occasion.  These books are in no particular order because each of them played a significant role in my life when I read it.  To borrow a phrase from the movie "The Hurricane": "Sometimes you pick the book.  Sometimes, the book picks you."  That was me with these old "friends"…    #5 – The Pursuit of God by A. … Read More

Here is my top 5 for this week. It’s a double top 5 (Which does not make it a top 10). It is just a top 5 from both perspectives: Top 5 Things I Love about losing weight: #5 – When reading about body types, not having to check off other and writing in “Snowman Shape”! #4 – Being able to fit into an airplane seat! #3 – Not having to “Suck in my gut” to get the airplane seat belt on because I refuse to ask for an extension! #2 – Feeling like I’ve done something right when I’ve … Read More

Here they are – the Top 5 Sporting Events I wish I had Attended: #5 – Game 6 of the 1986 World Series (The Buckner Game – I know it’s sick, but I feel if I saw it for myself it would make more sense to me) #4 – 1980 Winter Olympics Hockey game where the USA beat the USSR #3 – SuperBowl XXXVI to see the Patriots win their 1st Superbowl Ever! #2 – Game 6 of the 1975 World Series (Carlton Fisk’s Home Run is one of the greatest moments in sports history) And #1 – Game 4 … Read More

I guess the “If you were on a desert island, what CD’s would you want with you” is kind of played out, but since I’m a huge fan of the show “Lost”, let me give you my top 5 CD’s I’d want with me if I were stuck on that weird island (That is, of course if Sawyer hadn’t confiscated them)… #5 – Kiss Alive II by Kiss #4 – Illuminate by David Crowder Band #3 – Films about Ghosts by Counting Crows #2 – Jesus Freak by D.C. Talk (the Best Christian album ever!) …And #1 – Room for … Read More

Well, last week we honored the best and now we honor the worst. In light of this Sunday being Father’s Day, here are the Top 5 worst TV dads (Drum roll please)… #5 – Homer Simpson – The Simpson’s #4 – Frank Constanza – Seinfeld #3 – Archie Bunker – All in the Family #2 – Ozzy Osbourne – The Osbourne’s #1 – Al Bundy – Married…With Children Aren’t you glad you aren’t related to these guys? I think I’ll call my dad now…

In the spirit of the movie “High Fidelity”, I’ve decided to start a weekly post sharing my top 5 lists on whatever subject I’m thinking about currently. So in light of Father’s Day, here’s my top 5 best TV Dads list… Top 5 Best TV Dads 5. Steven Keaton (Family Ties) 4. Jason Seaver (Growing Pains) 3. Mr. Drummond (Different Strokes) 2. Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable (The Cosby Show) And the greatest TV dad ever… 1. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) Was there really another choice?