If you can’t spare the time to enjoy the entire 85 glorious minutes of the Prez at the GOP lunch, at least watch Jon Stewart’s short recap of the event. Awesomeness level is 9.3.

Tradition dictates that I sit courtside at a Bulls game every year… this tradition also includes them losing whenever we go.

As I’m blowing out the candle on my birthday muffin today, I’ll be wishing for one thing… that everyone in Wisconsin would take this driving test, and after they fail horribly, read the correct answers and learn. It may actually save lives but more importantly, it might make my daily commute less infuriating.

Here’s a hint for the second question Sconnies… the left lane is for PASSING. Also, not on the test but equally important are:

• Turn signals… use ‘em
• Parallel driving is bad and causes traffic
• Don’t drive in someone’s blind spot
• Driving under the speed limit doesn’t get you into heaven
• Cell phones make your bad driving worse
• Stopping traffic, regardless of intentions, is bad

If you have any further questions about driving, just ask a FIB.

I have the honor to be playing with two Bluegrass Boys on these upcoming tribute shows. We’ll be playing the entire Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe record start to finish. Shows are Friday, Nov 6th at Mother Fools Coffee Shop, Madison, WI, 8pm, and Saturday, the 7th at the Richland Center City Auditorium in Richland Center, WI. Now excuse me, I have to practice…

It is very unlikely that Glenn Beck Raped and Murdered a Young Girl in 1990. And just because he has never denied that he raped and murdered a young girl in 1990, does not mean that he definitely did do it.

I personally do not think Glenn Beck raped and murdered a young girl in 1990 but I support the rights of the many, many Americans that have their doubts and think it should be discussed…

For all my Quality Assurance brethren and sistren…

While in Australia last year, discovered, and soon became addicted to, Vegemite. This is neither here nor there except that when I ripped through the small amount I brought back with me, I needed a place to score some more!

Although it’s made by Kraft, it never caught on in the US and thus, is hard to find. I find this odd, especially here in Wisconsin, where the fact that it is a byproduct of the beer making process would ensure it’s popularity. Not so. Cheese curds yes. Yeast extract no.

Anyway, I was able to get some online but it’s expensive and the shipping is murder! I tried calling all the gorcery stores in town… no go (though some do cary Marmite (Vegemite’s sweeter cousin)). Then lo and behold… my friend Gina produced two 150g jars of the delicous brown ooze… from World Market no less. As the folks from OZ would say: “Good on ya’ World Market”!

Addiction pacified.

Attendees at this year’s Sugar Maple Festival were treated to a Bluegrass Boy Reunion show featuring Mike Compton on mandolin. Bluegrass Boys Bob Black, Tom Ewing, Mark Hembree were joined by Mike Compton on mandolin, Paul Kienitz on fiddle and Seth Forester on guitar/vocals. Their show was the highlight of the festival and was a fantastic performance by the boys. The tent was rockin’!