BIG CHOKE – No Roses

I was feeling the bad MOJO when I heard the comments from some key players last week that the Rose Bowl was no big deal.  Comments like that never go without consequence and now the Ducks are out of the Rose Bowl Race beat by an unranked team.   How sad that they self destructed…

Nikon 14-24mm vs Lumix 7-14

  If I had seen a comparison of these two lenses a couple years ago, I would have laughed. It is indeed comparing apples to oranges but now that I am into the form factor, video wonderfulness, and practicality of Micro 4/3rds,  its time to take a close look at the Lumix 7-14mm f4.  The…

When Dreams are Crushed….

A team that got beat by Utah just crushed Oregon’s hopes of a Rose Bowl and a BCS championship.  Marcus Mariota played the game with a Knee Brace with a MCL partial tear and his running game suffered the consequences.  The power running game of Stanford appeared unstoppable in the first half with their offense…

Thursday’s going to be CRAZY…

I haven’t been as excited for a college Football game since Northwestern last went to the Rose Bowl in 1996. With 10 undefeated college teams left. The real football season starts on Thursday as ranked teams start weeding out the top 10.  This Thursday night (6pm on ESPN),  The Undefeated Oregon Ducks play Stanford in…

The Day after Halloween

After Greg Moon cancelled our Halloween red fishing trip due to strong winds and rain, I decided to use the day to check out the WW II Museum. Nick Gray, my Father in Law, landed on Easy Red, Omaha Beach, in the first wave on D-Day. I wasn’t prepared for how emotional the experience was,…