Con·fes·sion – kənˈfeSHən/ noun a formal statement admitting that one is guilty of a crime or a wrong an admission or acknowledgment that one has done something that one is ashamed or embarrassed about. My son and one of his friends are fighting. They are five years...
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Finishing the Year Strong
As 2016 comes to a close and we enter into the holiday season, we know that both in work and life finishing strong is essential. Success in life as a man is not measured where you start; it is where you finish. About 12 years ago and approximately 15-20 pounds ago,...
Eternity is Written on Our Hearts
This is our last week with Shane Falco and Jimmy McGinty. We watched as Shane changed. He was a boat washer who wanted to be forgotten, a man who had lost his heart. Now he is a leader and a quarterback who wanted the ball in his hands with the game on the line. ...
Miles and Miles of Heart
We’re getting close to the end of The Replacements. The season has gone on and this team of losers, rejects and has-beens learned to play well together. We get to the last game of the season, with the playoffs on the line, and the star quarterback decides to return...
Quicksand
Last week, I introduced you to my guilty pleasure, The Replacements. The Sentinels, the team Gene Hackman’s character Jimmy coaches, came up just short of a win in their first game. His quarterback, Shane Falco (played by Keanu Reeves) called a run instead of trying...
Winners
I have a confession to make. It’s pretty embarrassing. I love the movie, The Replacements. Gene Hackman. Keanu Reeves. The football scenes aren’t close to accurate, and you can anticipate where the story is headed. But I enjoy how they get there, and whenever it...