By Derek Kosmicki (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Thousands of Barack Obama supporters were left confused and unfulfilled Thursday when they joined a large gathering outside an Illinois shopping mall to rally in support of the Democratic Presidential nominee. The original crowd, however, was gathered to enjoy a free concert given by the country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. Due to the large crowd to watch the country music stalwarts, the thousands ...

It's hard to believe it's that time of year again.  Tonight marks the beginning of the Badger basketball season with the annual steak fry on the Kohl Center floor.  Typically you'll see highlights from last year on the big screen, there will be a guest speak, the players will be introduced, and Bo will speak to the crowd.  Oh, and of course, we'll eat steak. It's a ...

As I've looked and looked for a quality Twitter app to use on my Mac and PC both - I've narrowed it down to a handful of Adobe Air applications. I've been through Twirl, Tweetr, Toro, and more (there's got to be 50 of them out there). But the one I feel I'm going to stick with, despite the weird logo (see left), is Spaz. I'm not real fond of ...

Yes, I was one of the geeks waiting in line on opening day to get the new iPhone.  I was also one of the millions ticked off for the last two months about how bad the new 2.0 operating system was.  Backup/sync times would take an hour+, freezes, crashes, reformats... ugh. I'm aware that some people are still having problems after the iTunes 8 and iPhone 2.1 ...

It's a shame that so many "old-school" business people still rest on the tactics of hard-nose experience and a "get the deal done" mentality.  What people in general can't seem to understand, that when you create a strong, positive relationship with someone - obstacles that might turn up are much more easily resolved because of a trust and rapport that has been bonded. For instance:  in the process of ...

After what one can only describe as a 'magical' season, it seemed like some other people showed up wearing Wisconsin jerseys inside Ford Field tonight. It couldn't have been the Wisconsin team that beat Texas, in Texas, without their point guard. It couldn't have been the Wisconsin team who were picked to finish 4th or 5th in the Big Ten - and then went on to set a record ...

A Lifesaver? No... a REAL ring. As a guy, I really didn't think I'd be into finding a ring for myself... especially since I've never worn one before. But this last week we scoured the internet and almost every jewelry store in town before i found "the one." Who would've thought I would be so picky? ;) Ok, anyone who knows me... but the fact is, the selection of mens ...

While listening to the talking-heads discuss why one team is in and another is out, the Badgers have a 3-seed in the Midwest bracket and will play this Thursday. One could argue that the Badgers easily deserved a 2-seed, but we were given a closer-to-home path playing in Omaha and then hopefully Detroit on weekend number two. What upsets me is that we somehow seem to draw a very ...

Wisconsin basketball has had an unbelievable year so far. One of the greatest moments was Michael Flowers' 3-pointer and steal at the end of the Texas game to win. That play is up for the Pontiac play of the year... watch it and vote right here.

So today is the day. Childhood, high school, early 20's, late 20's... and now 30. I've long divided up my life into sections of events - events revolving around times or ages. I guess most of us probably do this. When we're young, we may look out and think that at 25 we'll be married, have kids, a house with a yard... and then 25 comes and goes with the ...