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Another +1 on the RX100 Mkii. As soon as my S95 bites the dust (or I smash it into little bits), the Sony will be mine.

So we have been at a relatively unexpected soccer tournament this weekend. On Wednesday we received an email from the coach of the sporting St. Louis Rangers U12 boys team. They were looking for a guest player to replace their goalie for the tournament. This is one of two Academies run by The MLS team Sporting K.C. (The other one in KC). We were not sure what Peter's reaction would be as he would be playing goalie on a very high level team with players he did not know, and he would be playing U12 at 101/2. He immediately said yes and was very excited to play. So we had two games on Saturday and two on Sunday. The first game was rather calm and he made 5 solid saves, which gave him a lot of confidence as the team won 1-0. The second game was against the Chicago Fire U12 academy team. This game was a dogfight and Peter made 14 saves and let in one goal. The team won 2-1 and he definitely secured that win for them. I also must add that the Chicago Fire team was one of the dirtiest playing teams I have ever seen. We had one of our players kneed in the back, after the play was over, one player kneed in the groin, after the play was over and one of their players sitting on the goalie to prevent him from getting up. (They were fucking close to losing that player). On Sunday, the first game was a blow out and we won 9-0. Peter only touched the ball once. The second game was interesting and we eventually won 2-1 with their goal coming on a PK because our goalie took down the player in the box without actually trying for the ball. His mom was furious and my comment was as long as you are going to take him down at least use the arm bar. Anyway, we ended up winning the tournament and Peter only let in 2 goals, one of which was a PK.

CatCoon says:

Happy Birthday, Fitz!

Yep, I will stick with my 11" air for the foreseeable future.

Just curious why you consider Windows Excel superior?

Happy Birthday, Bonnie!

12 Monkeys on SYFY is really good. From production values to their treatment of time travel is really very good. Highly recommended.

I know I will get ripped for this, but even if burn-in is 100% totally on the listeners end, e.g. Psychological, how does that translate to not real or doesn't exist?

Yes, Yes and Shit, Yes!

I would try basil, fennel, coriander or oregano or combinations thereof. I am a big fan of garlic and horseradish also, but those may not work for you.

Happy Birthday, Craig!

Fuckity-Fuck-Fuck-FUCK!

Thanks for the really good article Doug. The unit seems interesting but it is the speakers that interest me the most.

Happy Birthday, Naaman!

Does anybody know anything more about this system? http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/retro-stereo-50/ Color me intrigued.

I did not realize that when Stax does shit, it is a state secret

Happy Birthday, Dan!

The only time I relly have trouble with beachballs is when spotlight is indexing.

^^^ That is a really good observation.

Or as good as some are claiming.

Sorry, but you just lost all credibility with that one. FTMFL!

Happy Birthday, Al!

Happy Birthday, Colin!