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Just got back from hanging out with friends in State College, PA.  You talk about surreal.  It's a quiet little town, except when Penn State is playing, when it turns into the third largest city in Pennsylvania.

They have tailgating down to an art form there.

Sorry about those Packer's, Russ.  I have a hunch the Seahawks will be delivering a lot of beat downs this year.  They only got better in the off season.

Hell's Canyon through the Snake river is awesome.  I'm planning on fishing out there a little later in the year.

Good luck!

College Football in 'da house!

Texas A&M looks like they've replaced Johnny Football.   Kenny Hill threw for over 500 yards and three TDs in his debut as they dropped South Carolina in an "upset."    It looks like the Aggies introduction to the SEC didn't turn out to be the rough introduction that SEC faithful expected.   

Closer to home, Washington State "'Couged it" once again, and snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing late in the 4th after fumbling a punt.  As a Husky fan, all I can say is "What did you expect?  They're the Cougars!" 

Dave Sommerville is going to be really surprised to know that Tom Hanks is his son.  And Tom Hanks is going to be really surprised to discover he's Canadian.

In summary, no one associated with the Diamonds is related to Tom Hanks.  Hank's dad was a line cook.  Dave Sommerville is a Kanuk, and still kicking.

I'm never going to get excited about pre-season, but the 'Hawks looked like they were in mid-season form.  If that little taste of Percy Harvin was any indicator, they'll have an offense that can match their defense.  And they'll need that in the NFC West, where everyone plays tough D.

A real bummer about Sam Bradford down in St. Louis, though.  He blew up his ACL again and is gone for the season.  I heard the Packers lost a couple of starting interior linemen on both sides of the ball, too.

More seriously...

I'm not sure if it's the angle of the camera, but the monitor on the right looks to be farther away from the center of the desk than the monitor on the left.    Near field monitors like the Rokits sound their very best when they are set up in an equilateral triangle with your head as one point, and the monitors as the other two.   It seems trivial, but I've found just a few inches of movement in one of the monitors makes a huge difference in how they are heard.

Nice!

Who is the geezer on facebook?  Friend of yours? 

We used to play a song called "Circus Song" because it started with a bit of an up tempo finger pick over a dom7 chord, which gave it a bit of a jingly calliope feel.   The song had nothing to do with the circus, though.

"You can have it all," says that voice in your head
That's what it tells you because that's what you read
If you ever learned what this life was all about
You wouldn't be so satisfied with all the stupid little $&!% you've got....

Manziel looked bad, both on and off the field last night.   Head case came out under pressure.

My guess: Hoyer gets the job, then loses it at the bye, regardless of his performance.

Williams always made me laugh, but I always thought he was at his best in more dramatic roles.  "One Hour Photo" was absolutely brilliant, and he managed to be both entirely sympathetic and totally creepy at the same time.   I also liked "Insomnia" even though it wasn't as good as the Norwegian original, he was still really good in it.

So Johnny Football looked OK in his debut, and Bishop Sankey looked great in his.

Not much else to note after Preseason Game 1, most of which happened in some form of monsoon or another. 

I never get excited about preseason, but there are some things I'm interested in watching.   This is all NFL - I have another list for NCAA. 

1.  NFC West - Every game is going to be a slugfest.  The Seahawks are the defending Superbowl champs.  The 9ers are a team built very much like them.  The Rams have one of the best defensive fronts in the league.   The Cardinals seem to have sorted out their QB disasters.   My bet is still whoever wins this division is going to win the SB.

2.  Seattle's new receiving corps.  Percy Harvin is healthy.  They drafted a speed guy and a big bodied possession guy.  Both look good in practice.

3.  Johnny Manziel.   Is this guy the second coming of Joe Namath or Ryan Leaf?  I think he's got more Montana Corrections than Broadway in him.

4.  Cam Newton. I love watching him play football, and he appears to be a lot smarter than he was as a rookie and 2nd year man.

5.  Tennessee - The Titans have two of my all time favorite UW Huskies on them.  This is a "do or die" year of Jake Locker.  He either steps up (and stays healthy) or he's probably out of a job.   They drafted Bishop Sankey who I think they'll love.  He's a big power runner with a great attitude.

6.  Golden Tate is a Lion - I think Detroit fans are gonna love this kid, too.  Talks a little smack, and then steps up and makes *huge* plays.   Playing alongside Megatron will be good for both guys.