Will Anyone Watch the NFL This Year?

So last year, many people, including myself didn’t watch football.  I didn’t watch for a few reasons:

1. My Redskins are terrible.  I don’t root against them.  I just needed some time to stop paying attention.  This team is in such disarray management, players, coaches.  It’s not worth it.  My analogy is that if this team was a restaurant where you kept getting bad service, the food was terrible, and was always messy we would stop going.  So why do fans continue to cheer for this team?  No other sport gets this kind of treatment.  Some of them I can’t figure out what team they are watching when I hear things on the radio like “No, man, look, if the Redskins win their next 3 they are back at .500!”  Ok, so what did you see in their 1-4 start that leads you to believe they can win 3 in a row?  I am a fan, just not a fanatic.  I watch with a logical eye and have no problem critiquing when necessary.  Oh this goes for my Nationals, too!  I love them, but I wont panic or get pissed that the bullpen gave up 2 runs in the 9th and the Nats win 5-4.  I always offer the same response – “they did win the game, right?”
2. I’m tired of football taking up all of my time.  Do you have any idea how many awesome things there are to do outside on a lovely fall September day? I can’t waste it inside anymore.  Not to mention, it is so overdone all week on sports talk radio and TV.  How about giving as much time to the Nats throwing a no-hitter as you do some injury to the left tackle?  Not to mention 3 hour pre-game shows, post game shows, it is all way too much.
3. The NFL itself.  Let’s face it, the character of NFL players is not good after all that as happened with physical assaults and the like in the last few years.  Not to mention, the No Fun League itself.  Lack of celebrations.  Just stupid!  Let teams celebrate!  These are all grown men who beat each other up for a living!  If they cant handle a guy slam dunking a football after a TD — grow the hell up!  And while we are at it, can we talk about the new stupid OT rule?  Once again, what is this kindergarten?  Everyone needs a chance?  Bullshit.  They had the easiest fix in the world to fix it and they blew it.  You know how you fix it?  Take away the sudden death aspect of it.  D’uh.  15 full minutes (or 10, whatever).  Play another full quarter and whatever happens happens.
4. That leads us to the other obvious reason I am pissed off —

Colin Kapernick.

Every American should be pissed off at this rich not – so – good athlete trying to lead the way for oppressed people.  He is not helping.  What’s worse is grown up adults (regular people and commentators)  saying they are ok with it.  There is nothing to be ok with here.  There are thousands of ways to help besides his hypocrisy.

And no, he is not that good.  We can see that from the 49ers record the last couple years.   The guy had a few good games to get the starting job from an injured QB that’s it.

So that leads me to my question –

People like me didn’t watch last year because of him and will more than likely continue to not watch because of these faux protests.  But NOW other people are threatening to boycott because he ISNT signed!

So then who is left to watch football?

 

 

 

Charlottesville

I really hate to keep using the phrase “but you didn’t do this when Obama was president,”  But I can’t help it.

The Libs have been so incensed about what Trump said after the events in VA, but I cant help but wonder where all this outrage was when Obama rushed out to play golf after a quick comment about an American beheaded by ISIS?  Where was it after Ft. Hood when Obama felt the need to start out that speech by giving a ‘shout out’  to a buddy of his?  Why are all of you liberals so upset by Trump’s word choice, yet for the last 8 years didn’t give a damn that Obama’s administration refused to call any attack a terrorist attack?

I’m serious, do any of you even understand your own lack of self-awareness or are you just so brainwashed that it doesn’t matter?

Do you even understand what you’re upset about in what happened in Charlottesville?  Are you upset that people didn’t want a statue removed?  Or do you think that they deserved to be attacked?  Can you even see how many more riots that your side causes?  That’s all that you know how to do. It’s disgusting.  Did that woman deserve to die?  Are you proud of what this guy did because “that will show us white people and us conservatives?”  do you even know what is the right side to be on?

The Political Life

So I have decided to start this blog just to vent and share things going on in my life.  Facebook tends to be a bit too open, sometimes, and I really do want to write more.  I have a couple books in my mind that I want to write, so hopefully if I can keep my juices flowing on my blogs, then I will be motivated to write a bit more frequently.

Like everyone else, I have things going on in my world.   I hate when people say “I hate drama.”  I feel like people who have no drama, not only have the most in their life, but at the same time may also be afraid to live.  My main purpose of this blog will be to share not just things going on in my life, but my opinions and views on topics in life.

And I think the first thing that I need to do is talk politics.

Yeah, sorry.

Yes, I voted for Trump.  I was as stunned as anyone that he actually won.  I am thankful every day that HRC didn’t win.

But what really got me were the liberals and how sad they were.  It was very sad to me to see.  Oh yeah, the rioting, but also all this other crap like college students needing coloring books.  It wasn’t just sad, it was embarrassing.

For 8 years I was told to get over it, Obama won, and now they can’t. They still cant see their own lack of self awareness.

But what has really hurt me since November has been all my ‘friends.’  Once again, for the previous 8 years I had to stand by while they continued not just their almost sexual fantasies about Barack Obama, but their insults to conservatives.  That was ok.  They all knew I leaned right.  It didn’t bother them.

But what did bother them was my posting on Facebook that I was happy with the outcome and HRC losing.

In other words, I was not allowed to be happy.

I can’t tell you how many people no longer talk to me.  I have been unfriended and ignored.  I truly don’t know what changed.  As I said, maybe 95% knew my political views.  I still feel like if they hate me that much they should all just unfriend me.  That way I know.  I would love to post that on Facebook, but I wont. But I will say it here to my friends whom I have travelled with and worked out with – I love you all.  We were friends.  Why are you so upset with me when you knew my views? Why were you so surprised?  If you are still that upset with me, since you basically have ignored all my messages, please unfriend me like a few have done. That way I know it is really over.

 

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Republicans are from Earth, Dems are from Venus

The most fascinating thing to me about dems and liberals, well there are many, but it’s the fact that they can’t even comprehend that people could disagree with them. The can’t even fathom that someone may not want to pay a bag tax or that they think we need to secure the border much less vote for Trump. All of my clients this week so far when I greeted them with a “how are you?” of some sort, have responded with all negativity ” I’m sad/annoyed, etc.” I don’t even talk politics with my clients! I had one client even admit that – “I know you don’t talk politics, but we’re traumatized.” Tramutized? Good lord! Why the F are you traumatized? Because your side lost an election? Jesus H. Christ – this was an election, not a Redskins/Cowboys football game. Get the fuck over it. Your side lost the election, but you woke up Wed. morning, you have a good family, your health, the sun is shining, heck, you probably even got laid within the last week! And you’re allowing an election to determine your mood? We can control 4 things in our lives every day: Our actions, our efforts, how we react, AND our attitude! Are you really going to let an election destroy your entire mood for four years? What if a Republican wins in ’28**? will you keep being sad? and ’32?

** ooh wouldn’t be great if it were someone like Nicki Haley? You want to see the dems get REALLY pissed off – I would love for our first female president to be a Republican! that would be soo awesome! They will explode like never before.

Control your actions people, and just because you’re sad, doesn’t mean other people are. I had a buddy I used to work with send me a video in 2016 dissing Trump. I told him to just be careful who he sends that to. Just because you don’t like him doesn’t mean everyone you know agrees with you.

My two favorite moments over the last couple days:

One client saying “I don’t know how we can have our sisterhood dinner after this.” WTF – like the world will stop? this is an older woman in her 70s

AND another one – we have THE FIRST person leaving the country because of the election! I have another client who just cancelled to whole memebership and is moving because of this.

SMH, people. And we are supposed to take your politics seriously??

Just be Fucking Thankful

We’re getting to that time of year where people my age (in my 50s) who grew up appreciating the Pilgrims and the Indians, are now brainwashed, and have brainwashed their kids that this is an awful holiday full of nothing but evil.

Do me a favor, do yourselves and your families a favor –

Keep your politics and your opinions out.

You don’t like the day fine. I’m not even saying you’re wrong. I just don’t need to hear it and I don’t care.

But maybe instead of thinking about that, you just use it as a day to just remember all you are thankful for and how good of a year you had.

be fucking thankful.

What about the dems’ violent rhetoric??

I really need to rant about politics, but I don’t want to.

I’d rather talk about health and fitness, and positivity.

I’d rather talk about what is great sex.

Heck, I think I’d even rather rant about paint drying than politics.

But I haven’t ranted about it in a while, and it’s time.

Because I can’t get away from the election no matter how hard I try.

But some of these headlines I keep seeing about Trump make me want to scream to the democrats, “YOU NEED TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN DAMN PARTY!!”

This party that can’t define women, thinks men can get pregnant, and that men should compete against women is so worried about what is’ happening’ to the republican party, but shouldn’t they worry more about what is happening to them??

I also keep reading about all the violence of the republicans and I want to remind them, THEY were the pro-violent ones in 2020 – all of our cities on fire? How great was that?

**BTW, I cannot comment on MSN articles with words like that, because apparently the truth and logic are offensive. Maybe I should just remind them that ‘All Lives Matter’ and watch them all get their panties in a bunch.

And the racism? Why is it racist to vote for Trump? Please just stop with that nonsense. They play this crap with Hillster as well. Seriously, this is why we need Condoleeza Rice to run for pres. that should shut them all up, but in reality, they would just make racist comments towards her and it would be ok.

The problem with Krazy Kamala and the Hillster in my always honest opinion is that they don’t know how to play the game. they need to understand that the insults thrown at them are part of the game, not because of their race or gender.

Oh, should we talk sex, too? Because apparently, Trump discussing in private what he would do to a woman he finds attractive is much worse than what Billy Boy actually DID in the oval office.*

*another question, dems – did you ever have an affair on your sig other and try to tell him or her that ‘it wasn’t sex.” the way Bill did? how’d that work out for you?

i just think all of this is insane. I know what’s happened the last 4 years. that’s why we don’t need another dem in office – especially this one! This woman who has not done ANYTHING! This woman who dropped out of a primary before it started. this woman who was only made president because she has a colored vagina. this woman who – remember this dems – SHE WAS NOT NOMINATED! SHE WAS ANNOINTED! She hasn’t earned a damn thing! She was MADE your nominee when YOU FORCED your nominee Joe Biden out of the office! How the F can any of you be ok with that? That pisses me off and it’s not my party. And now all of you are so brainwashed that you have taken this woman who had the worst approval rating in history and all of the sudden want her as president? Why? because she has D by her name. that’s it.

Y’all need to work on yourselves.

How Do You Make Friends?

I am 54 years old and I’m trying to make new friends. I really have none. I have a fantastic gf, but no friends. I am an introvert and grew up with depression and anxiety, so friends have always been difficult for me.

But I am different now. Stronger and more confident. I want and need friends. I want friends who dream and have goals. I want to be the 5 people I spend the most time with. I am a fitness coach and entrepreneur. I want friends I can talk sports and movies with.

I know who I want, but finding those people is hard. What do you do?

Ken

Fucking Liberals and Democrats

I am so pissed right now I can’t even focus.

I just got home from dinner, I’m trying to watch TV and I see there has been an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Good Lord – is what politics is now? We don’t like our opponent and we can’t win because our candidate basically has dementia so let’s kill our opponent, so we don’t have to change ours?

Trump was wrong – there ARE NOT good people on both sides.

Dems are pure evil. This is disgusting.

I swear, I can’t even focus right now.

How in the world can anyone fucking defend this?

Go ahead, Dems, please, I am waiting.

No really – you all unfriended me and stopped talking to me because you didn’t like my politics, so please tell me why this is ok.

YOU ALL DON’T EVEN LIKE GUNS – REMEMBER? YOU HATE THE 2ND AMMENDMENT! YOU THINK THE DAMN AMMENDMENT WAS ABOUT HUNTING OR SOMETHING!

Evil. Pure evil.

The best part is – You just made Trump a martyr. You think this helps you? You’re as dumb as you look. No. You just made every independent voter see that you are the assholes you are. You just made every undecided voter see your insanity even more than what it is in thinking men can get pregnant, or that they should be allowed in women’s events. No, you just showed how indecent and uncivilized you are.

You all have no chance now.

So to all of you whom I was friends with for 10-15 years before the ’16 election and decided to stop being my friend, and to everyone else, like Brucie from the Jdate chatrooms so many years ago, and all you’re little friends who have no common sense –

Fuck off all of you!

It’s Time to Make Some Rules

If you don’t have a list of NON-NEGOTIABLES…

You could be missing out on one of your best tools for staying on track when you find your healthy habits slipping away.

Let’s say your schedule suddenly gets crazy.

So you grab a takeout meal (or two)… miss a workout… and sleep takes a back seat.

And before you know it, you feel back to square one.

Instead, your non-negotiables can protect you from that happening in the first place.

They’re something you stick to every day — NO MATTER WHAT.

Here are some examples of non-negotiables:

• A daily walk, no matter the weather
• 20-mins of exercise each day (could also be stretching on your rest days)
• Eating protein at every meal

These work as an anchor to your self-care, your health, and your well-being.

Plus, they’re a reminder to yourself that YOU matter… and will help bring you back to center.

So, do you have non-negotiables? If you don’t, it’s time to think about creating some!

I have several things that I do every day: write in my journal, read my books, and yes, workout! I block out time on my work schedule every day as “unavailable’ so I have time to get my workouts in.

Committed to your success,

Ken Sandler, NASM CPT, CES, SFS, ACE Health Coach, Pn1, PnSSR

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Did Watching Porn Make Me a Better Lover?

A little background first –

I was the guy you all ignored, hated and picked on in school. I had no friends, much less no dates. I didn’t lose my virginity until AFTER college. And honestly, it was very rare I had a date. I am not even sure I made it passed second base before college.

I grew up with a ton of anxiety and depression and anger. I had no friends and always felt all alone. My sexual encounters were few and far between. I couldn’t handle it. Even with women I was ‘dating’. Mentally is was too much for me. Like I had done something wrong. More importantly, physically, I never lasted long. I was lucky if I lasted a minute. It was embarrassing. I would date someone for a bit, mess it up, and then literally, 3-4 years before i would get to the sexual point with someone again, then the same thing. My depression caused me to push some wonderful people away.

Then about 9 years ago I was able to beat my depression. I found happiness and have been living a better, more positive life ever since. My social life has still struggled, even though I have become a better person. I KNEW someone good would come along!

I lived with someone for about 9 months. And shortly after that ended, I began dating someone else. Sexually, we were patient. We waited about 3 weeks before our first time and it was awesome! Yes, I was nervous and told her to be patient with me. I did masturbate before our date/weekend together, but even though that was hours before, I thought and hoped it help. We were fantastic together! It was truly the first time i had ever had sex the way I always thought it was supposed to feel like. Before all of our dates, i took care of business before I saw her to feel “safe” – like I would be able to last a bit. In fact, later in our relationship, I asked her why she thought our sex was so good. She said exactly what I had been thinking, “Because we love each other.”

That relationship ended after about 6 months. That was 4 years ago. No dates since. Porn of some type has always been part of my routine. Look, I was alone, and needed release. A previous woman I dated only a couple of times introduced me to Red Tube – free porn online was so much better than the magazines I was reading! I got into it.

The woman I am dating now I have been dating for about 3 months. The first time we had sex I didn’t have a chance to get off before we did it. But it was amazing! To have someone tell me she thinks I am a fantastic lover after all I have been through is a great compliment! While there have been a few times I have masturbated while we dated, it’s only been when I knew we weren’t seeing each other for a few days. We had a conversation about porn the other night. She gets me when I told her I watched. She knows about my depression and loneliness. But one of the things she said to me is that maybe she thinks it makes me a better lover.

I hadn’t thought of that. My thoughts were that not only do we love each other, but I am not depressed anymore and I have a confident attitude about life. I like watching porn (BTW – Bellesa is my go-to), but is it possible that watching people have sex has made me a better lover?

Thoughts?

Why do we seem to pick and choose?

Sometimes we people fascinate me with how we think, and what we pay attention to and what inspires us and bothers us.

I am not saying that we shouldn’t have our political or sports opinions or anything else, I am questioning though, the timing I suppose, and why we choose to allow ourselves to be affected by one thing over another.

Here is what I am talking about. 2 examples:

1)The Israel war going on right now. I pray for Israel and hope they stay safe. They need to do what THEY need to do to keep themselves safe. But why was it THIS war that started in October that affected Jews? I don’t mean to sound like I am brushing this off by any means – but isn’t there almost always something going on with Hamas or another country? Why is THIS war the one that makes Jews post every day on social media and feel something?

2)the eclipse. Ok we have an eclipse tomorrow or Tuesday. At the risk of saying ‘Been there, done that,” We have baseball games getting rescheduled, school being cancelled. Why? Why does this become a bigger deal than other eclipses? Or is it me who just feels I need to get on with my day, I have things to do and I just need stay in my lane?

What am I missing?

Turning the Big 5-4

You got it, yesterday was my bday!  54 years old.   I feel great!  I feel better than ever. It was a rough start to this 54 years – depression, anxiety, being picked on, but the last several, have been fantastic.   I’ve said it many times that getting fired from working in TV in 2012 turned out to be the best blessing for me.   It allowed me to grow into a new career of health and fitness coaching, one that has created such a fire in me, that I can barely describe it.  I have such purpose doing this job.  All I want to do is help my clients and continue to grow and learn and become the best coach that I can be.  But more importantly, my entire mindset has changed.  My mindset about me, about life, everything.  I am so blessed!  I find positivity and happiness in everything! I can feel it flowing off of me and others feel that positivity as well.  This is now what my life purpose is – to not only be the best coach I can be – but to keep growing and finding this happiness and positivity and sharing it with others! My life is so good right now!  My personal life, my work life.  I cannot wait to see what happens this year.   Things are just going to be fantastic this year!  I am beyond excited! I do hope that all of you continue to not just find happiness in who you are, but to CHOOSE happiness!  Make this year the best year you can! And my present to you is my bday workout!  Need a workout today?  Check this out.  Please let me know how it feels! My Bday workout!! 5 rounds, 4 exercises, 54 seconds/exercise!  Lots of power!  Lots of fun!1) Kettlebell swings2) TRX inverted rows  3) Walking lunges 4) Med ball horizontal passes 1 min in between rounds! My true gift is all of you who read these messages I send you every week.   I cannot thank you enough.   Thank you all!Ken Sandler NASM CPT, CES, SFS, ACE Health Coach, Pn1, PnSSR301-367-7664 Ken@sandlerstrengthandfitness.com