Quality Time with Libby

I have been spending some quality time with my niece Libby and showing her a little bit about the important things in life. Like flat screen TVs.

Cross country journey

My days in Wisconsin are now done, so here are some final recounts and parting moments.

This was my Oregon Trail themed going away party. There was Apple II Oregon trail on the left and the Packer game (a dismal defeat to the Cowboys) on the right. To see the reaction to the Oregon trail (which severely annoyed the Packer fans) click here.

My last teddy wedger. A calorie laden treat available on the capitol square.

A final evening with folks from Epic. This happened to be creepy mustache and T-shirt night.

This is my Jeep and Uhaul trailer, both of which were bursting at the seams with my stuff.

Dad and I at Mount Rushmore on the way to Utah.

Westside Fool

I finally reached the Northwest in my quest to unrest the other MC's who think they the best. Keep an eye out for the hot tunes hitting porterlane.com, and also look for Tom and I to be hitting to the stage in the Seattle area and unleashing on the unsuspecting community.

BYU Volleyball in Wisconsin

I went with some friends to see the BYU ladies take on the Wisconsin women. When you and your friends constitute the entire cheering section in a room full of opposing fans you feel certain obligations (to be loud) and you get certain perks (like front row seats in the BYU sections, and the occational nods from team). I will say I the team performed better when they were on our side, but in the end we were not victorious.

Our Own Special Olympics

We had an ice-blocking Olympics for the Madison University Ward, which was pretty phenomenal, minus the hives and sneezing that came from the weeds we were riding through. I was proud to represent our neighbors to north, but disappointed with only a silver in the slalom. Lots of people were shooting video, unfortunately I wasn't one of them. If you didn't go to BYU and want an idea of what ice blocking is like you can check the video.

Farewell Old Friends-A Tribute

Those who have known me well over the past 14 years may have known these speakers. They have served as part of my personal stereo, as a mixing console, as a band PA system, as party speakers, and most recently as the power behind a stake dance DJ set up. They traveled across the country once, but sadly will not be crossing again. Repairing the blown woofer was more than they were worth (original price $10 at Deseret Industries), so I left them with St. Vincent De Paul on Saturday and I leave them with this brief tribute. It's been a good run.

Wisconsin State Fair

Summer in Wisconsin is phenomenal. I think mainly because people are so happy it's not -10 that they take full advantage of every moment. One of the supposed crown jewels is the Wisconsin State Fair, known especially for creme puffs. And they don't kid around, they have an entire building.





Also I had to throw this in. This device is good for lots of things as the sign indicates. It was also purchased by a member of the Randall family a fair circa 1992 and we thought it was amazing. Apparently it's kind of a fair thing. There were about 4 booths selling them.