5 Thoughts for August 24, 2015

1. Tebow did not look good at all. His throwing accuracy was off the charts bad, when scrambling. If you watch the video carefully, he went back to his old habit of drawing the ball down and back, instead of keeping it up and with a quick release that he had showed off earlier. He honestly showed good form in preseason week 1, so for Tebow to revert to old habits this quickly, I would be shocked if he plays QB in the NFL, which is to say, I would be shocked if Tebow remains with the Eagles.
2. This past weekend in Portland could be called the Great American Smokeout. The last time I'd seen this much smoke was back in Los Angeles in 1993. The only difference between then and now, was that back then, we were getting ash falling like snow -- I suspect if you're in the Gorge you might be seeing the same thing, however.
3. Republican politicians are blaming Obama for the stock market fall. Best dumb quote so far, comes from Mike Huckabee: "The chickens are now coming home to roost." He's Chicken Little come Christian Doomsayer. 
4. TD Kiko just keeps moving westward of the Hawaiian islands, and so far looks like it's going to steer completely away from them, which is remarkable because of how closely it was tracking to previous hurricanes. Whew!
5. When I was really young -- as in elementary school age -- my dad introduced me to Tommy Kono. I knew about him -- that he was a gold medal winner in the Olympics in weight lifting, but at the time I didn't realize just how prolific he was. I don't suppose too many people know who Tommy Kono is, but he was an elite athlete long before there were elite athletes. This popped into my head because today's Google Doodle is of Duke Kahanamoku (celebrating his birthday), and it feels like we should be celebrating Tommy Kono, once in a while, considering he's still alive.

+ 5 Quick Links

1. Blackberry Passport running Android -- Blackberry fans have never been happier.
2. Dismaland. All you need to know is that it's by Banksy.
3. Asshole racist says Anchor Babies term was meant for Asians, not Hispanics.
4. Ferguson, MO judge withdraws all arrest warrants prior to Dec 31, 2014. Huge.
5. Elon Musk's Hyperloop is gathering steam -- folks from Boeing, NASA working on it.