Lacey and I had an amazing weekend in the Monterey / Big Sur area. Glad to be back and hit the ground running. Some links this week:

• Really stoked on this piece Teton Gravity put out while testing the new RED Epic camera:

• I put these D'Addario strings on the Taylor 414 and I've been loving the sound. The gauges are optimal for DADGAD, and they're playing really well. I highly recommend them.

• Fun trailer for Jon Acuff's new book. Also, funny that books have trailers.

• Are you a headphone snob? Check out this list of great headphones from NPR.

• Did I already mention that Seth Philpott has a NEW SINGLE out?

• Always love the Holiday Matinee playlists. This one is no different

• Well, Justin Vernon can do this too! Not even surprised...

• Sad March Madness is over, but it always cracks me up that even though the championship happened last night, the early rankings for next year's men's college basketball teams are already posted. (Sic 'Em Bears @ #21!)

• This Thomas Senf photo of Patagonia is insane:

• Really loved getting to see The Last Royals this week. Check out their video:

• Hopefully the NCAA Selection Committee sees Baylor Men's Basketball the same way these facts line up.

• I caved. I am finally a Daytrotter subscriber. $2/month is already totally worth it.

• Cool looking redesign of the New York Times website. (via Cameron Woodward)

• Congrats to GQ's Best New Menswear Designers! Fun to have some sort of connection to 3 of the 4 brands. Excited for all of them.

• Just old stuff from Sufjan's hard drive:

• Love this article which cites Dr. Blair Browning on how Twitter impacts college athletes.

• You may have seen my tweet about this, but Space Jam's original site from 1996 is still up ... amazing.

• I love what the guys at VSCO are doing. If you haven't had a chance to check out their super sweet iPhone photo app, now is your time.

• Huge nod to the folks at Passion on their release of "Let The Future Begin" today. These are really such great songs I think the church will sing for a long time.

• You may have also seen my recent work about Stephen Greenwood's work on Press Reset, but if you have ever enjoyed any TED talks, you'll love this piece he just did:

• And speaking of TED talks, check out this talk by Dan Pallotta on charity. Hopefully will change the way you think about it.

• I didn't get to see Upstream Color at Sundance, but I have really enjoyed the film's soundtrack this week.

• Really really really enjoyed seeing my friends in The Last Royals play at The Casbah on Monday night. They dominated. Check them out!

• Mark my word now, I will be at SXSW next year.

• Speaking of amazing, are you kidding me with this dunk?!

• Oh, and Sic 'Em!

• Unbelievable post by Andrew Shepherd on Scott Kelby's blog this week. Read it, and then please take some time to think on it. (Great photo below by Andrew.)

• Tweet that hit me hard today: "We cross a line when we are more focused on mastering theology than on being mastered by Christ." -Dutcher (via @mattchandler74)

• Not mad about this: http://www.baylorbears.com/yearofthebear/. Sic 'em!

• If you're looking for some great, free tunes, look no further: noisetrade.com/sethphilpott. I have always loved Seth's songwriting.

• Just downloaded Day One this week and I am excited to give it a whirl. (Thanks Austin & Brad for the rec and Paul for the help!)

• Nadal out of Wimbledon?!

• I have had a blast hosting Brandon & Istvan in San Diego this week. Honored to have been building ZenCash with them over this last year. Go check it out.

• I'm picking Spain to win Euro2012 this Sunday. 2-1. Calling it now.

If you�re a Baylor football fan, 35-34 is a final score that meant a lot to you in 2004. As a new Baylor student and new Waco resident at that point, I hadn�t yet been accustomed to the Big 12 rivalries, nor the rivalry with Texas A&M. After the game was won in double overtime, the student population rushed the field, tore down the goal post, walked it through Waco and dropped it off on the president�s steps. (Note: this is during a 3-8 (1-7) season�not much to celebrate in general.) I vividly remember a friend saying, �I�ve waited for this my whole life.�

My thoughts following his comment were: �Wow. That is a long time to wait, but to each his own�� But his comment has played in my mind several times since then, especially in the last few months.

Tuition at Baylor includes tickets to every athletic event and I joined several friends in going to every game we could, supporting the Bears (of all sports) through thick and thin. As my time at Baylor progressed, I began to really enjoy Baylor sports and with that, I felt like I had to defend the athletic program to everyone who didn�t attend school there when it came up in conversation. Baylor is a great sports school, but alas, football is always the standard of what makes or makes an athletic program. I remember laying out a case for Baylor sports in 2005 yet not having any weight to it in the eyes of the conversant because of the less than mediocre football team. The case included Daniel Sepulveda, 2005 NCAA Division 1 women�s tennis champion ZZ, men�s tennis, Olympian classmates (literally) Jeremy Wariner & Donald Williamson, baseball to College World Series. It still wasn�t enough.

And then came RG3.

I guess I really don�t have much more to say. At this point, you know he has won the Heisman and as the most exciting player in college football, has led a program into the national spotlight over the last few years.

Tonight, I�ve seen video of reactions of the Heisman winner being announced from George�s (a famous restaurant in Waco) and the SUB (student union building at Baylor) and I�ve continued to get the same goosebumps each time I watch it. The sight of these estatic people is definitely a marvel to watch, especially having gone through the student experience at Baylor.

It�s funny how sports does that on a college campus and in a college town. It brings everyone in; everybody has been invited to be proud. And I love it.

Robert Griffin III, you�ve made us all so proud to be Bears. Thank you.