George C. Scott - Patton

George C. Scott

George C. Scott was a terrific actor most famously known for his role as General Patton in the movie Patton.  Mr Scott was not a fan of the Academy awards and the Oscar commenting that it was nothing more than a meat market for actors. 

The movie Patton is a 3 hour biopic but George C. Scott's performance is so outstanding that times flies. He seems to be made for the role.  Scott asked the Academy not to nominate him for Best Actor, not only was he nominated he went on to win.  He did not show up to accept the award, another person associated with the movie, collected the Oscar on his behalf.  The next day Scott sent the award back to the Academy.   

Patton was a stubborn, determined general who was known for advancing and driving the enemy back.  His nickname was "Old Blood and Guts".  George C. Scott exhibited that same type of stubbornness when it came to the acting profession. 

Worth watching.  Best Picture, Best Actor.  Patton and George C. Scott.

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

CoachKaufmann.com

Interceptions - NFL

NFL Interceptions

Time for a rules change in the NFL on the way we measure interceptions.  Today, interceptions are charged to quarterback whether the pass is a bad pass or a good pass that was dropped by a receiver and caught by a defender.  We have errors in baseball that preserve a no hitter, and now it's time to update the way we track interceptions in football. 

When a pass is thrown to a receiver and the ball is one that clearly should be caught, but is dropped or deflected and then intercepted, that pass should be charged as an interception against the receiver. Similar to how dropped passes are tracked, balls that are dropped an intercepted can now be charged to the receiver instead of the quarterback. 

The NFC championship game Seattle vs Green Bay saw the Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson charged with four interceptions where clearly two passes were ones that should have been caught by the receivers.  Those passes would be charged as respective interceptions to each receiver, and Wilson would have been charged with two interceptions where the result was a bad pass. 

Time for a simple effective update to NFL quarterback statistics that will provide a more accurate representation of a quarterback's passing effectiveness. 

With Love,

Coach K

Liquify Your Vitamins

Vitamins

Many of us take vitamins to make up for the lack of nutrition we get in our daily meals.  When I experienced pain in my lower back one day, I thought it was food poisoning.  After the pain went on for several days,  I knew it was something else. 

The pain was so severe that I wound up in the emergency room.  As I stood hunched, the admitting nurse diagnosed my problem immediately, kidney stones.  One of the first questions, I was asked was whether I take vitamins.  Since I do take supplements,  I learned that digesting the vitamins can stress your kidneys and digestive system. 

I wanted to continue to enjoy the benefits of supplementation, but wanted to avoid the side affects. Today, when I take a supplement I either dissolve it in water or if it's a gel will bite down on the gel releasing the fish oil or other product.  Same with capsules, just separate the capsule and add to your water.  Whether its cinnamon or other product just add to your water, juice, or smoothie. 

This takes some getting used to, but once you start your tastes will adapt to the "earthy" flavor of the various supplements you use.  By aiding in the digestive process and eliminating these tablets, capsules, and pills from just sitting in your stomach, you hasten their ability to enter your bloodstream.  Hot water will aid in dissolving. 

Give it a try. Simply add you vitamin or supplement to your water, juice, or smoothie and enjoy the benefits of healthier supplementation.

With Love,

Coach K
Tom Kaufmann
CoachK