Mental Bouncing

Oakmont, PA

I did not pick a particularly good time to come home. Most of my friends left for college the same weekend I got home and are busy, so I spend a lot of time sitting here bored. My good friend in the Marine Corps had his orders changed, so there's really no telling when (or if) I'll be able to see him before I head back. Curses.

Has anybody else noticed how shitty of a week the aviation industry is having? Plane crashes in Spain, Kazakhstan (yes I did spell that correctly), Utah, California, Canada...what the fuck? Keep the damn things in the air. I'm catching a flight back to Denver on Monday morning, and I would like this trend to cease immediately.

The start of the NFL Regular Season is approaching, and I am growing more and more excited. The preseason is mildly intriguing in that you get a chance to take a look at your rookies and backups, but that's balanced against the possibility of losing a star player for the season in what amounts to a scrimmage (see: New York Giants DE Osi Umenyiora). Some interesting things of late:
-Cardinals fans and coaches might have to accept the fact that the Matt Leinart project might not be a success. Leinart was drafted in the first round as the unquestioned franchise quarterback. After three years, however, he has shown little in the way of development. Veteran Kurt Warner was named the starter, and Cards fans have to be wondering: what is Leinart doing?
-The Atlanta Falcons have named rookie Matt Ryan the starting quarterback. This does two things. First, it writes off Atlanta's season. There is little in the way of talent besides Michael Turner around him, and first-year QBs rarely meet with success. However, it also gives the Falcons an undoubted new start after the Bobby Petrino and Mike Vick fiascos.
-My Steelers have GOT to shore up that offensive line, but Rashard Mendenhall looks GOOD.

Hey Hillary fans, please shut the fuck up. Hillary lost. It happened. You can't change it. Being bitter as hell because Obama didn't pick her as his VP is pointless. She is a terrible candidate, and if Obama had picked her, they would have lost in the general election. The era of the Clintons is over; it is time for Bill and Hillary to save themselves any further embarrassment and begin withdrawing from the public eye.