It’s pretty big deal if you are travelling. A few years ago I went to Rome and the exchange rate was $1.50 to 1 Euro. Last year when I went to Paris, the rate was $1.06 to 1 Euro. While I had fun on both trips, it was much nicer to pull 100 Euros out of an ATM and have it only be almost $100 instead of $150. Also, I…

As a Packers fan, that helped ease the pain of the clusterfuck that happened at the end of NFC Championship. I still think Mike McCarthy was the happiest person about the deflategate scandal because it kept the media off his ass after the game.

I agree with that one. I figure I will be called to the principal’s office because my son was making a finger gun and I’ll be like “Are you kidding me?”.

I’ve seen flares at other soccer matches and races in Europe before. I figured that they were allowed as frequently as I had seen them, as crazy as that seems. I would never expect to get a flare into any sporting event here. If someone did light a flare in the stands here, I predict they would be beaten by the other…

The problem with the TSA is they are too focused on stopping water bottles, toothpaste, and pocket knives that they miss the test bombs. Nobody is taking over a plane with a knife anymore but things like scissors and large knitting needles are allowed.

Airport security is obviously necessary. Very few people would get on a plane without some screening. I think they could go back to pre-9/11 screening and be just as safe. Nobody is getting into the cockpit anymore and passengers will fight back against terrorists. Throw in some random extra screening and we would…

If testicles growled when someone was horny, would it even be possible to teach high school classes over the sound of the growling?

I was there in 08 and swapped my hairpin tickets on Saturday for ones at the start/finish line. We were in the front row which is probably less than 10 feet from where the cars go past. I didn’t have ear plugs in when the first car went by. That was insanely loud. Ear plugs went in immediately after that. I usually…

It is a neat location for a track and east to get to. I was there in 08 and had a great time. It was 90+ degrees and humid that year but being in the middle of a river made it much more bearable. Unfortunately the apartment we rented for the week didn’t have air conditioning and we roasted there.

“If you can swim fast, try to rape her near a lake or river. That way you’ll have a better chance at escaping.”

I wasn’t worried about serial killers grwoing up although I just happened to be in Milwaukee the week Dahmer was arrested.

I was at Disney with my wife and kid a couple of months ago. We had a fast pass reservation to meet Anna and Elsa from Frozen. My kid was wore out and we went back to the hotel. I joked with my wife that I should I go back by myself and meet the princesses. I imagine every security camera would be fixated on me and…

I find it funny when one of the winglets or other aero devices breaks off of a F1 car and the car performs the same or better. They spent all this time and money and it really didn’t do anything.

I think you need to review Blaze and the Monster Machines next. That seems to be Nick Jr’s next big show/toy selling opportunity. That show has Crusher, the whiniest bitch of a character outside of Caillou.

The 8:45 central start times for home games with Chicago, St Louis, Dallas, and Minnesota were idiotic. I understand a west coast game is going to start later, but don’t start games with two teams in the central time zone that late. Especially when they advertise showing all of the games over 4-5 networks and then…

School just ended yesterday here in my part of IL. Lately they have been going into early June because they close school for winter weather way too easily these days. All of the bad weather happened on weekends or over Christmas break. The weird thing is that they start school in mid-August. Then they have to dismiss…

I grew up along the Mississippi River so I hate the Vikings more than the Bears. Once you get away from that part of Wisconsin, the Bears are definitely the bigger rival.

As a Packer fan who grew up along the Mississippi River, I hate the Vikings far more than the Bears. I had to deal with more Vikings fans growing up and it seemed like the Vikings would always find some way to beat the Packers. In the 80's that wasn’t too hard, but they always seemed to lose in the 90's. Favre always…

I usually forget to take my name tag off at a work conference after the meetings are done for the day.

Little kids playing hockey is great. I like it when they are the little kids who can barely skate. The games usually end up with a massive pileup in the middle of the ice. There is always one or two kids who can skate better than I ever will be able to.