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As a few of you know, Tara and I recently embarked on a trip home. We packed up all of our worldly possessions and crossed the country, from Upstate New York, to Northern California. Our trip took us from the Utica, New York area, through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and into Missouri (to visit family). We then went through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and into the Sacramento, California area.

Tara and I both recorded video throughout this trip, and I present the edited version, for your viewing pleasure.

This season (for my Raiders) has left a lot to be desired. The Oakland Raiders are currently sitting at two wins and four losses. In all fairness, one win was to the Kansas City Chiefs (who may be picking in the top 3, in the first round, of the draft), and the other was to the poorly playing Philadelphia Eagles. I have to be honest. It's not like the wins we've had are big one. The losses we've had have been huge.

Now, currently looking at 00:34 in the first quarter,  the Raiders just had an awesome drive to the endzone, but turned it over. It's the Jet's ball... and they faked a punt for a 16-yard first down run. Ugh! It's a sad season for Oakland Raider fans. 

We have too many young guys, in too many positions, without the veterans to teach and lead the team. We also have a quarterback that is too green, too unexperienced to lead the offense of this team. We have too many turnovers. In my opinion, there really needs to be a reworking of the offensive line and quarterback positions, in the off-season.

I can't complain about the defense, however. In the last few games, the defense has really stacked up against some of the better offenses in football, and have stopped them. With players like Asomugha, Branch, Scott, and Huff, I am sure that they will continue to keep scoring low (as long as JaMarcus Russell can lessen his turnovers).

In this episode, Raymond Mendoza, Nathan Cordero, and Joe Salinas talk about recent happenings in our daily lives. We also cover Nathan's discovery of what seems to be a homosexual prostitution ring in a park that he frequents, the finding of a new Upstate New York beaner, and our YouTube addictions.

In this episode, Nathan Cordero and I were joined by Joe Salinas (dazedfromthemaze.blogspot.com). We talked about our detachment from our home state (California), the culture shock of being 3,000 miles from home, and how people who had never been there are sporting our threads. We also covered Joe’s landlord’s hostile take over of the house Joe is sharing with other renters. Has anyone else noticed that you can find Ben Davis clothing in the state of New York? I think we covered nearly every stereotype of our people.

Yesterday I tweeted that I had attended the Rome Cruise-in, in Rome New York. There were a few cars that caught my eye, but growing up in northern California seems to have left me a bit jaded. There wasn't really anything there that I haven't seen a thousand times over. I feel kind of bad for having this outlook because it seems a lot harder to keep a classic vehicle from rusting to pieces here. 

There is one honorable mention: a 60's Dodge pickup dubbed "Dodgzilla." It really is a thing of Mopar beauty that even I appreciated.