Rare Earth

Man, I saw those guys back in '74 at the California Jam in Ontario.

I was there to see Sabbath, but they rocked the house!

Peace. Out.

Swedish Cuisine in Tokyo

Today, for fun, I went to a new restaurant. Well, a restaurant that was new to me, in any case. You get the picture.

I have some fraction of Swedish ancestry, so I Googled (Googlimashita?) "tokyo swedish restaurant", and came up with the above link'd Lilla Dalarna in Roppongi. I suppose it's no surprise to find a foreign restaurant in a neighborhood like Roppongi filled with embassies, Western-style discotheques (man, that was tough to spell), and folks from all over the world. However, I guess I was a bit surprised to find a couple Swedish restaurants with my extensive Googling.

It was overcast and periodically raining, but we all had a good time and some good food. It's only a hop, skip, and a jump from the Roppongi station on the Hibiya line, or the Tokyo Subway. Just head toward Roppongi Hills or the Azabu Police Station, if you just happen to know where that is because your friend got a parking ticket at last year's Father's Day brunch in Hiroo. I had the meatball lunch, which wasn't all that different from what you get at Ikea, but it was good. The lunch menu is reasonably priced, and you get salad, bread, and either coffee or tea with the set price. Carlsberg on tap.

Enjoy!

Denver v. Chicago

I don't think there are quite enough statistics available yet to be definitive, however is anyone surprised that Jay Cutler is struggling with Chicago and Kyle Orton is flourishing in Denver?

Orton moved to Mile High and got to air it out to some legit receivers while Cutler came back down to Earth and was given left overs and rookies, as well as a general lack of separation speed. Cutler was also welcomed to the City of Broad Shoulders with 35 sacks last season after only having to endure 11 the prior season in Denver. This season, he's already been sacked 17 times through 4 games. It's only 4 games because the Giants hit him so hard he received a concussion and was knocked out of this week's contest with Carolina, another team struggling to find anyone who can play QB.

My contention would be that the offensive line is the biggest Chicago problem. With a good line, Cutler could get back to his Denver numbers, and Forte would look much better as well.