Here’s my latest SJ-R column. I liked it, by then again, I’m a partial to my own musings. If I were to be objective, I’d say that you could probably skip it and not miss much.

Update I was remiss in not linking to another SJ-R article, written by Chris Young and focused on local historian, amateur photographer, and keeper of massive amounts of trivial knowledge, Russ Friedewald and his Springfield Rewind Web site. No profanity was used in the making of that article.

Thanks to everyone who filled out the user survey. I haven’t done an extensive analysis of the results yet, but a cursory glance suggests that most of you would prefer that I shut up about music and politics and just provide recipes suitable for a family on a budget. I have to admit, I’m a bit surprised as that’s not what I thought BFS was about But I’m nothing if not accommodating so look for a “2,000 Ways to Make Hamburger Helper Work for You” feature to appear on a regular basis.

I’m “this much” closer to having a BFS T-shirt to give away to those who want one, but not everyone. Russ designed several killer logos and we have a shirt in the works.

The Firefighters Club trivia night is next Saturday. It’s proven to be the most entertaining of trivia nights and emcee Allen Reyne is a local treasure. If you ‘d like to come and compete for second place, click here for details.

I’ve never embedded a video before, but all the cool people are doing it, so I thought I’d give it a go. This is a totally captivating video by a cool chic goes by the name a’ Feist. I’ll leave you with this. Look for bigger and better things ahead.

Here’s my latest column for the SJ-R. This is the type of hard-hitting and brave commentary that sustains a republic. Not frivolous or stupid at all.

Here are some idle observations on the 2007 edition of the Illinois State Fair. I’ll try to return with something you can argue about later in the week.

The Jobs Americans Don’t Want to Do
You can consider this in relation to the immigration debate if you like, but it’s really just an observation. The carnival ride […]

I’m on special assignment this week, so blogging will be light – just as it is most other weeks. But this week I have an excuse, because I don’t have computer access for much of the day and evening, and when I do return home to the DSL, I’m too sun-zapped and beat to think […]

I’m a slum lord
According to Dane Carlson, who has developed some sort of formula to determine the monetary value of any blog, BlogFreeSpringfield is a rat- and asbestos-infested hovel located in a dilapidated neighborhood with bad public schools and an inordinate number of liquor stores and payday loan offices. He’s got this place listed at […]