Bus Tragedy Fundraiser

If you live in Madison - head over to a Potbelly location for dinner tomorrow for a good cause.

Come to Potbelly Sandwich Works on Thursday, Aug. 30th between 5-8 P.M. We will donate 25% of sales to the Bus Tragedy Fund. All Madison locations are participating-- State Street, West Towne, & East Towne.

One of our employees lost her fiance in the bus stop incident, and now she is a single mom with three kids.

If you don't live in town, here's the (very sad) story.

Hockey in August

I saw this on ESPN today. Absolutely a must see: to YouTube.

Michael Vick

Wouldn't it be incredible if no other NFL players ever went with Vick to gamble on the fights at his property? Even if they weren't involved in running the ring (which obviously makes them less attractive legal targets) - they would have had knowledge of it + have been gambling on it.

It just seems really unlikely that Vick was into it to the extent that he was and never offered to bring along anyone else on the team.

It's really looking like he's pretty much up the creek without a paddle here - it'll be interesting to see what happens by the Friday deadline...

The $40 Million Question

It's your job to give the final say on a contract for Brewers rookie phenom Ryan Braun. Due to the incredible start to his career, he's demanding an incredible amount of money. He wants to stay with the Brewers though and your fan base is in love with him.

You've been to the future and know that if you DO sign him - he will be plagued by injury. He'll never miss an entire season but he'll be on the disabled list frequently and when he's not, his play will be so-so. Fans will know that when you signed him, you had every reason to think he'd be incredible, but at the same time they'll be angry that all the teams money is tied up in someone that isn't helping the team.

You also know that if you DO NOT sign him - he will sign with the Devil Rays. There he will go on to a Hall Of Fame career - one of the greatest of all time. You will never play the Devil Rays directly, but everyone will always look back on the time that one of the best players of all time wanted to play for you and you sent him packing.

What do you do?

Lollapalooza

I had a great time again at Lollapalooza this year. More here, here, and here.

Also, way to go Barry.