Local Food Spotlight: The Rebel House

If you’re from South Florida, you’ve probably heard of Charm City Burgers. If you read my posts, you’ve heard of El Jefe Luchador; now hear about The Rebel House. An upscale restaurant from the same family that specializes in making one relax and have a good time.

UFC 159 Picks, Not Predictions

So after a season of minimal trash talking on The Ultimate Fighter, and even less trash talking in the promotion of the fight, Chael Sonnen will take on Jon Jones for the Light Heavyweight Title. I do not care to tell you who is actually going to win, so if you bet based on my expertise, well let me know how you do.

Main Card

Chael Sonnen vs. Jon Jones
So many people say Sonnen has done nothing to deserve this fight. So many people say Sonnen will lose in the first round. So many people say this fight hurts the legitimacy of MMA. So many people are going to lose out. Chael Sonnen will walk into that cage, smash Jon Jones into a million pieces and walk out. Will he be the champion? I’m not sure, it depends on the rules of DQ with a title change. I do however know that Chael Sonnen will win, just because I really would like to see how the UFC uses Jones after a loss.
Chael by Decision.

Alan Belcher vs. Michael Bisping
Alan Belcher hates people. He was once quoted as saying so. That’s a problem for Bisping, because he is exactly what Belcher hates. Okay, I don’t think any of that is true. In fact, I’m pretty sure Belcher hates Bisping for the same reason most of his opponents do, talking crap. Belcher will come out to some awesomely American song, and Bisping will come out to Song 2 again. I hate Song 2.
Belcher by TKO in 2.

Roy Nelson vs. Cheick Kongo
Nelson made a promise to the Devil once. He agreed that in exchange for awesome head and facial hair, he’d knock out anyone. Kongo on the other hand, made a similar deal with God in exchange for a perfectly smooth head. The problem in this fight lies in whether you believe the Devil was good or evil. Well, it doesn’t matter because the Devil’s guy punches harder.
Nelson by TKO in 2.

Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes
Vinny has spent time with Sonnen, a lot of time. There’s no way someone can spend that much time around greatness and not have some rub off on them (See). Davis is at a major disadvantage there. Fighting has nothing to do with skill, it’s all luck. Just ask Leonard Garcia .
Vinny by Sub in 2

Jim Miller vs. Pat Healy
Jim Miller is from Jersey. Where’s Jersey? I don’t know either. They say he’s going to fight with the spirit of some guy named “The Boss”. Healy is from Strikeforce and everyone from Strikeforce fights with a chip on their shoulder, because they aren’t good. Honestly they’re horrible, nobody even saw them on that channel. These two bearded men will be fighting in the hopes that someone can point out where their from on a TV Guide, or better yet a map.
Miller by Sub in 1

The rest can be found here.

Check Out The New Spider-Man Costume

Comingsoon.net has posted a first-look at the new costume in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Now this looks muy Amazing

Finally, the costume looks more traditional. In fact, it looks very similar to The Ultimate version of Spider-Man, which is exactly where the film seems to be headed plot-wise.

I enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man and thought that the best things it had going for it were the cast and crew. They had to re-tell the origin story, which was fine too, I just wasn’t a big fan of The Lizard. That said, I’m looking forward to the sequel and trust in the creative team developing the film to finally give Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone a chance to blow the first film out of the water. With a fresh new story and casting like Jamie Foxx as Electro and Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, I have faith that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will impress everyone.

If nothing else, the costume looks good so far.

IOC Drops Wrestling, Let’s Get It Back

Starting in 2020, the Olympics will no longer contain wrestling.(ESPN) I don’t understand this move one bit. What I do understand though is how to get this sport back in the games. I’m not going to sit here and be cynical about which sports to take out, instead I’m going to suggest we boycott these products until we know wrestling is safe.

Xbox Pushing Me to Play Station?

With the news of a required internet connection and no used games presented by Kotaku, I am leaning towards Sony now more than ever.

Having to be connected to the internet is not a major deal, if you live in an area that has high-speed internet. In the United States, having high-speed internet isn’t available everywhere. This is going to push people away, but the biggest problem lies in the one time activation code that one can use to play a game.

This code isn’t for online play, it’s for play in general. Now I have younger brothers and friends, we borrow each other’s games and often play on each other’s systems. How is one expected to buy several copies of one game to play in a household? Microsoft may be digging their grave here. Think about all the people you know with more than one kid or sibling, then think of how likely it’ll be for them to buy two copies of the same game just so that they can both play on their own gamer tags. Not coming up with too many people? Yeah, me either. Sony already has the Blu-ray feature, and will have a much cheaper, if not still free online option so there’s two advantages gone. If they have no activation code, they’re already in the positive for anyone over the age of 15, because let’s face the facts Kinect isn’t really impressive. Right now Sony is winning, just because of the Xbox reports, I don’t think information about a new system is supposed to hurt you when the competition has absolutely nothing to fight back with.

Would you buy a system with these two features?

It’s Official. J.J. Abrams Will Direct Star Wars Episode 7

…Awesome.

In a galaxy far, far away, the director of Star Trek decided to make a really wise decision…

J.J. Abrams is undeniably a talented filmmaker. I mean, he made Star Trek good, right? And as a Star Wars fan, that’s saying a lot.

Sure, he can direct amazing blockbuster films with huge action sequences and stunning CGI. Who can’t these days, right? But what Abrams does best is give us characters we care about. Every film of his has a level of humanization and raw emotion that you can’t help but get sucked into. Now while Abrams is on board to direct the next Star Wars film, I hope that he has more creative control of the story and bringing out some humanity in this universe that we were definitely lacking in the first trilogy.

I’m sure that there are a bunch of Trekkies out there who are pretty pissed right now, but you know what? Get over it. You are gonna have two great Star Trek films thanks to this man. That’s two more than I ever thought there’d be.

Star Wars Episode 7 is a chance to reignite Star Wars for another generation. With the production team they’ve set up already with J.J. Abrams directing and Michael Arndt writing the screenplay, I have a feeling that the start of this trilogy is going to create a new hope for Star Wars fans everywhere.

Minus The Bear – Listing Video

While you’re at it go check out Live From Daryl’s House where Daryl Hall preformed with Minus The Bear.

Stream Paramore-Now

Okay here it is, new Paramore. If you’re interested follow the link to hear a song that I honestly can’t get into. Ilan Rubin is great on drums, but the lack of Josh Farro on guitar is standing out. Make your own opinions. Listen Here

Buy My First Novel For FREE: Today Only

It’s my birthday. To celebrate this momentous occasion, I have put my novel, Daylight Hours up for FREE on Amazon. If you have a Kindle, now’s your chance to download the entire novel for no cost.

Yep. This is my book. Click image to buy it for FREE

Charles helped me edit this novel and we are both currently working on the second book in the series.

If you love to read or know someone who does, then spread the word and let them know what’s happening.

I’m grateful for any and all support from everyone in the world who wants to see an indie author make his dreams come true.

Manti Te’o is a Real Boy, I Think.

Presswire

Okay, so thanks to Deadspin, we know that his girlfriend is (or was?) fake. The story goes like this, Manti’s grandma died, then shortly after on the same day, or a couple of days after his girlfriend died. Deadspin has done exhaustive research and discovered that the woman in all those pictures weren’t Te’o's girlfriend, but an old high school friend of a guy named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. (Te’o's boyfriend, whether he knew it of not)

Here’s where it’s time to speculate, and keep in mind this is completely based off the posts online by various sources as I do not know Te’o and do not claim this to be true. There are only three options for truth in this scenario. Option one is Manti is innocent, while highly unlikely it’s possible. That situation plays out in a not so intricate manner and is the easiest lie to tell. Ronaiah either has a very feminine voice, or a close friend willing to dupe Te’o and played an elaborate hoax on his friend, totally fucked up if true. This means that everything that Manti fell in love with was a part of Ronaiah’s disturbed mind. I’m not so willing to buy this, but it’s possible. However if his Wonderlic score is higher than 40, I’m calling bullshit.