I want to be a Super Hero too!

There is just something about watching the super hero movies that are made from comic books.  I think they are great.  I know, I know....I am still a silly kid.  Can't help it.  That is just me and the way I am. I just got back from seeing the new Captain America movie and thought they did a great job on the story. It had been a big thing in the past for our family to watch the newest comic hero movies when they first came out.  No kids these days to take with me so my wonderful wife agreed to go along. We even created our own Comic Heroes for our own family......IONIC 6.

Over the years there has been some duds when it comes to some of the comic heroes.  Some great ones and then not so great, but they are always fun regardless. There are some new remakes that are pretty bad.....but then again some are really awesome. We all have our favorites and sometimes it goes back to when we were kids and we were first introduced to the characters.

Do you remember the old television versions of Superman with George Reeves.  That was classic. Watching him swish away and the noise was so hilarious. How about the Batman with Adam West and Burt Ward....."Holy _________, Batman!" was the greatest catch phrase. Loved it....so goofy too. The villains were always the best in that show. Bill Bixby as the Incredible Hulk or that Lou Ferrigno. Totally awesome. Even Woman Woman was pretty cool....especially for a teenage boy! Those were good.  Bad ones were Captain America, The Flash....so so., cant remember too many others.

The Superman movies were fun at first however you look back at them and they are laughable.....the remake.....not so good.....not sure what is coming around the corner.  Smallville, when they weren't too wacky was fun. I am still waiting for the perfect Superman. Lois and Clark was always fun.  I enjoyed watching that series. I think the best Superman would be something just a little darker......I know, Superman is always clean cut...but I am just saying....maybe a bit of a dark streak.

Batman first time out the darkness of the movie I thought was pretty good.....then it kept changing Batmans and was really really bad. Come on really? Michael Keaton? Val Kilmer? George Clooney? Not. The recent redeux with Christian Bale has the best look. The Dark Knight was an awesome movie and The Joker played by Heath Ledger was incredible.....so evil! "Why so Serious?" He made the movie! Cant wait to see the next villain.

Aquaman never took off well. Hulk is too.....I don't know.....cartoony maybe is the word. That will be hard to make good. However the Ironman has been awesome and fun. Love the two so far. Green Lantern wasn't too bad.  I enjoyed it. Thor was okay. Not really sure about that character.  It wasn't ever really my favorite. XMen are okay but wasnt my favorite comic either. The Spiderman was pretty good series.....now they are already redeuxing that one.....not sure I will like it.

Then there is the whole thing with Super heroines......I think that it is okay but honestly it seems like it is more about sex appeal instead of the character and her powers. The wonderful thing about spandex and squeezing one's.....shall I just say...."abundance" into a tight fitting outfit which leaves little to the imagination...or maybe it does.  Whatever! Most are spin-offs or knock-offs of the guys.  Superwoman, Spiderwoman, She-Hulk, Catwoman, some of the XMen characters, and so many more I cannot name them here.

We all have our favorites and I continue to look forward to the next movie version coming out.  Yes...just a kid! But it is always so much fun to watch and dream of being a superhero yourself. I really want to be a Superhero too!......when I grow up!

Tell me your favorites and why.

Have a SUPER day my friends!

Exhausted, Drained, Empty and Worn Out....and it is the first thing in the morning

Have you ever woke up in the morning and felt more tired than you did when you went to bed? Like you are already pooped before the day even begins? What happened to that iconic image of waking up to the sunlight pouring into you room from the nearby windows and you stretch and smile and say "What a wonderful day!". Yeah Right! Me too. Somewhere in the middle of this millennium I lost morning wake up smile.  Usually I wake up because my back hurts and I cannot lay there in bed any longer.  Or...I got to go pee. I am up and usually hear the snap, crackle and pop of my bones....most of them in my neck.....snap, crackle and pop are even a bit soggy these days.

Self motivation is hard to come by these days. It takes a lot more effort to move this sack of potatoes than it did twenty years ago. Things appear a bit more pessimistic than they did back then as well. Now I am not trying to bring anyone down.  Just giving the State of the Union address here and wishing (maybe self-motivating thru these words) to get up and running again. I have enjoyed my sanctuary garden in the back patio but that sometimes wears off its excitement too. "Waking up to Folgers" doesn't always do the eye-opening trick either.  But it does help.

Sometimes, Mavrick....our bit-of-a-pain-cause-I-chew-everything-but-still-so-cute puppy wakes me up standing on my chest licking my face. He brings in one of his chewed-upon toys in wanting to play. Wet paws and all from his morning jont around the backyard. Not sure that helps but you can't help but smile.

I haven't seen the movie yet but I have seen the previews of Captain America.  You know where the skinny weak guy climbs in some hyperbolic chamber and then climbs out a tough muscle bound stud. I need one of those machines! Or even waking up in the morning and feeling like it was Christmas. That would be awesome as well.

Sometimes we get lost along the path of life and loose the JOY in our lives.  Our lives become routine and lacks adventure.  Yes I did say adventure.  I don't have to be a pirate or secret agent to have adventure.  We all need adventure even it is small.  I have bucket list and some of those things are quite adventuresome.  I can't wait to start marking some of them off. Adventure keeps our lives from getting into the doldrums. LIFE itself can take a beating on you and it takes a bit of self-motivation to shake it off and wake up with that smile and say......Good Morning! I really mean it.

So my friends.....Have a Great Day.....and make it an adventure.

Share you adventure...great or small.