The chassis is DONE. Well, mostly done. I haven't put the rear drums back on because I need to go downtown to get an oil slinger from the VW bone yard. I'll do that sometime when I'm already headed that direction or need other misc. pieces I can get there.
I read today that Rep. Paul Ryan is considering entering the race for the Republican nomination. He's one I could get excited about. The guy's brain is the size of Kansas and he knows more about the budget than anyone in D.C. A bit of a geek, but we could use a little less personality right now.
The Diamondbacks are in first place in their division! By 3.5 games!
Mike & Mike reviewed some of the preseason NFL games on their show this morning and during one segment had one of their frequent analysts in to join the discussion. Can't remember who it was but that's unimportant. They talked about the performance of Jimmy Clausen, QB for the Carolina Panthers, who threw an interception last night for which he was roundly criticized.
The guest pointed out, and Golic (a former NFL player) agreed, that it wasn't Clausen's fault. The receiver should have recognized before the snap that the defense was playing a zone, not man-to-man. Had the receiver realized that he would have run his route differently - the route Clausen thought he would run. So he threw the ball to where the receiver should have been.
As I watched that segment I wondered how often that happens - that people who really don't know what's going on but consider themselves experts criticize someone unfairly. Golic pointed out that the coaches know what went wrong, Clausen knows what went wrong, and that receiver knows! The people watching the game think Clausen, who isn't exactly a crowd favorite, threw a near inexcusable interception when his receiver wasn't even in the vicinity. The way it works, neither the coaches nor Clausen can point out where the real problem occurred. The receiver will keep his mouth shut too; count on it.
It reminded me to be very, very cautious before I criticize someone's performance, especially in a job well outside my areas of knowledge.
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