So Lev Gonick has started an effort to get Google to choose Cleveland and/or Northeast Ohio for its Google Fiber for Communities. I of course followed the twitter account Lev created for this purpose — Google1Gig4CLE. Lev has been very active in bringing broadband and it’s benefits to Cleveland, with OneCommunity and the effort around University Circle and Case University.

My question for Lev is this — what’s the plan?

This last Saturday, Arisa and I headed out to St. Ignaitus High School to attend the JACL’s 40th Japanese American Holiday Fair. I had a errand to run at Micro Center and so we were running a little bit late. We got there probably about 2PM.

By the time we got there, it was packed. I’d say close to a hundred folks or so were there. The Mame Taiko Drummers were already in action. At the entrance to what I assume is the cafeteria, there were booths with a silent auction, origami, and other things like soap sales.

It was our first “Japanese-American” event, as opposed to JANO, but I’m glad we went.

Okay, I’ve been pretty much hammering the Browns this season. However, today against the Steelers while they are still bad, I have to admit I like the fact that they are trying different things. From running a lot of wildcat formations, etc. The play calling is still pretty miserable, and the catching is horrid, as are many of DA’s throws. But they are trying different things, anything to make themselves competitive.

Not having a quality receiver and Quarterback hurts. We also need to see more of Harrison and Jamal Tip-Toe-Thru-The-Tulips (T⁵) Lewis just doesn’t bring enough. He seems slow and doesn’t have the power I thought he had. Harrison has speed, but probably not enough size/power.

We’ll still lose this game, but I will say the team is making progress.

Improvements are coming to Cleveland.com. (HT to Jill Miller Zimon); cleveland.com’s attempts to bring civility online seem to be working — Ted Diadiun. Also see:

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Okay, that was absolutely the worst football game I have ever seen. The Browns were terrible, with the exception of our punt team. DA stunk(23 yards passing, worst in Browns history), but so did his receivers (7 drops, obviously in honor of BE). In particular, Robert Royal is just bad. When is Mangini going to bench the guy? Jamal did get over 100 yard rushing, but that’s against a team using their 4th string middle linebacker. Tiptoe through the tulips Lewis drives me nuts, but not sure we have anyone else.

Superb play by the punting team, and an absolute refusal to play disciplined footbal by the Bills lead the the Browns victory. Take away Bills penalties and the Browns would have been thrashed. Take away the one fumble at the end of the game and we’d be headed to overtime. Mangini and staff are really luck that really poor play calling at the end of the half didn’t come back to bite them.

I have to say though, I feel really bad for the Bills fans. They actually lost to the Browns. Probably the worst team I have ever seen(granted I haven’t watched Oakland, Tampa Bay, or St. Louis this year). And they largely lost due to the Bills own mistakes, not anything the Browns did.

I’d like to say the Defense played well, but it’s just too hard to say that with all the penalties on the Bills OL. I mean how many times were they called for illegal motion?

I will say that the Browns had very few penalties, including one roughing the passer call that was a really lame call. So that is definitely an improvement.