Star Wars Pop Culture- post 6

I love star wars. I love everything about it, the good the bad and the ugly. Star wars has ingrained itself in pop culture. I see references in commercials, TV shows, movies. If someone said said " I am your father" most everybody would know where that reference comes from. I love the idea of star war universe. The creator George Lucas is a genius. The movies have been seen all over the world and kids and adult love getting caught up in a "Galaxy Far Far Away". But why does this movie capture our minds and hearts? Was it the great acting, the memorable scenes, the futuristic weapons, the robots, the theme of good vs. evil or was it just that it was all of it tied into one incredible movie. What kid would have love to have his very own lightsaber? This kid, or a blaster to shoot stormtroopers, or have the ability that the Force gave the Jedi? As a dad I can now share my love for starwars to my son and daughter. It is fun when we have lightsaber battles and for holloween we dressed up like starwars characters.

Of course Lucas has capitalized on his films popularity and had done very well marketing everything starwars.
You can buy almost anything with a starwars theme or logo on it.

If you have not see the original movies you need to see them and if you think that the new ones are better that the old ones then you should know that these movies were made in the late 70 and probably before they were born and they should not wreck the best movies of all time. I can appreciate the new ones for what they are, the beginning of the adventure. Yes there are characters that I did not like such as the Ewoks and the Jar Jar from the new movies, but they were a necessary evil to make the movie what it is. The end of the part six was not the end of the story. The story continues in book form and keeps going on and on. So if you don't want the story to end I encourage you to pick up a book and get ready to be immersed in wonder and amazement.

Worst womens shoes ever- Post 5

Ok first I am going to say that I do not wear women shoes....Now that we cleared up the air we can begin. It started when I was talking to a friend at work and we were commenting on today's fashion and we started talking about women shoes. Now I do know a bit about this, my wife loves shoes and I like buying them to go with her outfits. What husband doesn't want there wife to look good right? Well here are a list that I have come up with that I think are ugly shoes that for some reason have been or are popular at this time.

1. The Ug boots. They look like they would be warm if you were and Eskimo but we live in Florida.

2. Crocs. Really... I can see little kids wearing them because they are easily cleaned and you can slip them on but they look so ugly that any adult with them on needs to have there head examined.

3. Birkenstocks. Much like crocs  however they were a hippie and old lady favorite in there hayday.

4. Boat shoes. Are we all sailing on a yacht?

5. Gladiator sandals. We are not in Rome.

That concludes my rant. I am sure that fashion will give us a lot a winners in the future, I just can't wait to see what is next.

Are you a Watch man? Post 4

Ever since there had been the first wristwatch there has been a fascination with wristwatches. It may be just a accessory for some but for others it is the way he and other people see him or his personality. Why would someone care what they wear around there wrist one might ask? I guess it relates to fashion and we way we see ourselves. If we do not care what we look like we will most likely not care what we wear and how we wear clothing, shoe, hair ect. If we do not care then what kind of feeling of self worth do you have? Either very confident one or not at all.

 Common watch for the young

My fascination with watches came at an early age.  My dad had a drawer of old watches he kept when we live in Chile and I use to sneak in his office and were the watches. They were to big and heavy for my wrist so i pretended I was a business man going to close a bid deal. My first watch was a Mickey Mouse Disney watch. I loved it and I wore it out only to Sunday dinners when we went out. I was only in the 3rd grade when I received this. I soon got a Casio digital watch which I could wear out all the time. Those Casio watches could take a beating. After that time I kind of lost my watches and never replaced them. Only when I was in college did I need something to tell me when I had to get out of the surf to go back to school, did I purchase a Rip Curl Tide master watch. At that time I considered watches to be something that restricted you, they told you when you had to leave or arrive, I know that sounds crazy. When I graduated college my wife bought me another watch for work, it was a Freestyle steel bracelet watch. I began to get into watches again soon after that and began to look what kind of watches were out there. Well I found out that watches is a big buisness and that watchmaking skill that goes into some these timepieces are exceptional. I can put it into 3 catagories. 1. Fashion watches such as Fossil, Armani, Guess, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole and Gucci just to name a few. These watches range in price but are usually made in Japan and are quartz movements which means that they require a battery. Nice watches due to the price and availability. 2. Semi-Luxury watches. Prices start at a few hundred dollars to 1000 they include names like Tissot, Victorinox, Seiko, Movado , Luminox and Hamilton. Many of these watches are mechanical and quartz and have Swiss movements which is typically associated with good craftsmanship.

Omega Speedmaster Pro
"Moon Watch"

3 The luxury watches range from plus 1000. Most common name here is Rolex and Tag Hauer with other such as Patek Philips, Zenith, Omega, Baum & Mercer, Oris. These watches  have mostly Swiss movements and are a status symbol. Do they show the time like a fossil watch? Yes they do but people with unlimited funds can afford to have a $5000 watch on there wrist. I do own an Omega watch it was made in the 70's and is collectible watch. I do see the fine attention to detail in there watches and  really enjoy it. So are you a watch guy? I am. I will probably never own a Rolex and I am ok I would not wear on if someone gave it to me but that is my preference and my choice, you must make your own choice.

Motorcycles- Traditional Cruiser and my changing views- Post3

Typical Harley guys

When someone mentions motorcycles most people will automatically think of a traditional cruiser such as a Harley, they should. Harley has along rich history and it is in-twined with mysticism about what it is to ride a Harley.They have panted there sound and have an image to market. They are also a status symbol due to there hefty price tag and a must for people who want to have that "bad boy" image.  Most MC or motorcycle clubs notorious for less than civil acts will only ride a Harley.  I have owned a Honda 250cc Nighthawk and my bike that i currently own is a Yamaha V-Star 1100cc. When I first started riding i did it out of necessity, since i did not own a car. My dad saw my need and filled that need. He only bought the bike to pass the motorcycle test after that he brought it to me in college. I was very happy to be able to travel around town and knew that it would be cheap transportation since it just sipped on gas. Ever since I was given the motorcycle, I have been hooked and love riding. I have never been in a accident, so luck has been on my side. I have attended a few rallies since Daytona Beach was so close, my friends and I would drive down for Bike week every year. At Bike week  there are about 85 percent traditional cruisers and most of those are Harley's. You have the occasional sport bike but mainly cruisers type motorcycles. On main street all the shops and bars cater toward the bikers. There is just a sea of black leather clad bikers everywhere you look, loud pipes and loud music. When I just started riding I started gravitation toward this style. Most 20 somethings would op for a very fast and sleek sports bike. I thought I was more traditional. I rode with a leather jacket, boots and no helmet unless I go out of state which has only happened a few times. I have done some overnight traveling on my bike but nothing over 6 hours away. I now am trying to sell my bike and see that that image and style of riding doesn't appeal to me anymore in fact I go the other way, so what has changed?

My Dad

There are 3 main factors that have contributed toward my current views. 1. I now have 2 kids and I do not have a lot of time to ride or risk if something were to happen to me, it would be very bad since my family depends on me. 2. My dad. He rides a BMW 1200 GS Adventurer and has traveled the globe on his bike, that kind of riding is appealing to me. 3. My trip to Peru. Riding in the Andes mountains on a dual purpose Honda Falcon 400cc. Where riding over big mountain passes and thru the jungle are what real riding is all about. When I see Harley guys riding past me I just think they don't know what real riding is. Don't get me wrong i am sure they love riding and it make them feel good but there are so many weekend warriors out there that bought a bike when they are older since young people cant afford Harley's, they only use it once a month to get out and get that feeling. They will not go out in the rain since they do not want to get themselves or their bikes wet. Will trailer there bike to Bike week since it is to far to drive etc, etc. 

Overlooking the Andea

When I was in Peru mountains you are one with your bike. you have to handle all the hazards such as dirt roads, huge potholes, blind curves, night riding, foggy and rainy weather, animals crossing you path and the speed bumps that do not look any different that the dirt ground you are riding on. This kind of riding, is for good reason called adventure riding and it is a different style than riding on smooth paved road that cruiser bikes were made for. Along with all the hazards that you have to watch out for there are huge payoffs, you can get to remote places that that few others could only imagine. But the destination is only one part, the real part is just riding and testing ones limits. The true reward if you can come out of it with minor or no injury will be this "I did it and if I can do this I can do anything!"

Cell Phones Today- Post #2

Telecommunication are one of most rapidly evolving technologies that there are today. It seems that everybody owns a cell phone. I have had my current cell phone for about 4 years, yeah I know that thing must be a razor or something like it you must be thinking.I am finally in the market for new phone and the options are mind blowing. The reason that I have kept my phone for such a long time is that I have used it for one purpose and that is making a calls. Just last year I began texting and found it a weird but efficient way of communicating. Today phones do everything from playing music, taking video/movie, Internet possibilities, email, GPS and the list goes on and on. Prices have also gone way up along with the phone and service contracts that must be purchase in order to use such high tech devices. So the question is, what is best for me?

After much investigation I have settled on a mid range smart phone. Compared to my old phone this this thing is like comparing a model T to a Porch. It has everything I would want in a phone it has 4G, Wifi, Video Chat, Hd video recording, Android, Touch Screen and not to big. The price was reasonable and the data plan only started at 10$ a month with 200mb which is plenty for my needs.
Phones change so quickly that next year this will be old news and some new technology will be out. I for one am anxious to see what the big telephone companies have in store for us.