Ok, so, as I mentioned in my last post, I'm on vacation in Milwaukee and Summerfest, one of the (if not the) largest concert venues ever is being held here.  I'm going to see, for sure, one show, and that's Tortured Soul.  Thievery Corporation is here too and I'm going to try and check them out as well.  So, if you are going to be at Summerfest, come and find me.  You know what I look like if you have seen any of my product reviews.  Let's meet up, I'll buy you a beer.  I'll be at Summerfest tomorrow (July 3) around 8ish.

So, there's a lot to say about Miller and Schlitz and Pabst.  Sure the latter two are far better but what about the craft brews here in Wisconsin?  I'm taking a vacation and decided to come to this amazing city and since my first trip here a few years back, I look forward to one thing.  New Glarus' Spotted Cow.  One of my favorite beers ever.  It is a cask conditioned ale thats brewed with flaked barley and Wisconsin malts.  This is a true WI beer.  This ale is unlike any other.  A golden rich color with an easy start and clean finish.  Flavors rush to your head like a fart enters the room, it sneaks up on you and then lingers a little and then says with a smile, see ya.  But it keeps coming back with every sip.

Another beer, not specific to WI, is Bell's Oberon Ale.  This is a seasonal ale brewed only for a few months and is only available in a few states in the midwest.  I was introduced to it by a former co-worker years ago before I took a trip to Michigan.  Ever since, whenever I get a chance to sneak a bottle in, I go for it.  Amazing, color and nice rich taste, the Oberon Ale is a definite summer beer that I wish were brewed year round and available all over the country.  Seriously, while this wheat ale hits a lot of high notes...  well, hang on, that's all I got.  It hits a lot of high notes.  It's delish.

More info on New Glarus' Spotted Cow

More info on Bell's Oberon

You can purchase this item directly from Otterbox.com for $39.95.  An excellent deal!  The mechanics for this case are very similar to the armor case for the iPod Video 30/60/80gb I reviewed.  Please click here to see that video review.

(Note:  These pics were taken during a hike of the Havasupai Canyon)

By the way, most people don't call them, "George Carlin's Jokes" they simply say, "Quotes by George Carlin."  That's something huh?  When your comedy actually crosses over into the realm of being quoted as opposed to being retold.  Which other comic reached that level of...  I don't even know what that's called.  It's something though.

These are some of my favorite quotes, the language might be offensive to some so if this is an issue for you, you have been warned.

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me . . they're cramming for their final exam.

No one ever says, "It's only a game" when their team is winning.

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

What's all this stuff about motivation? I say, if you need motivation, you probably need more than motivation. You probably need chemical intervention or brain surgery. Actually, if you ask me, this country could do with a little less motivation. The people who are causing all the trouble seem highly motivated to me.

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward.
    (EVIAN BACKWARDS IS NAIVE)

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That’s just common sense!

A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.

No one knows what’s next, but everybody does it.

The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.”

Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man…living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer and burn and scream until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you and he needs money.

If it requires a uniform, it’s a worthless endeavor.

Reminds me of something my third-grade teacher said to us. She said, “You show me a tropical fruit and I’ll show you a cocksucker from Guatemala.”

I knew a transsexual guy whose only ambition is to eat, drink, and be Mary.

You can prick your finger — just don’t finger your prick.

Isn’t it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do “practice”?

Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car.”

Catholic — which I was until I reached the age of reason.

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you’re too tired.

I love and treasure individuals as I meet them; I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to.

Once you leave the womb, conservatives don’t care about you until you reach military age. Then you’re just what they’re looking for. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers.

The planet is fine. The people are fucked.

Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself.

And now, in the interest of equal time, here is a message from the National Institute of Pancakes: It reads, and I quote, “Fuck waffles.”

Whoever coined the term “Buyer Beware” was probably bleeding from the asshole.

Cloud nine gets all the publicity, but cloud eight actually is cheaper, less crowded, and has a better view.

“Meow” means “woof” in cat.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

“No comment” is a comment.

The Golden Gate Bridge should have a long bungee cord for people who aren’t quite ready to commit suicide but want to get in a little practice.

Do you think Sammy Davis ate Junior Mints?

Hooray for most things!

I don’t have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights.

I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it.

So far, this is the oldest I’ve been.

Instead of warning pregnant women not to drink, I think female alcoholics ought to be told not to fuck.

You can’t argue with a good blowjob.

The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe it.

Just think, right now as you read this, some guy somewhere is gettin’ ready to hang himself.

The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.

I think everyone should treat one another in a Christian manner. I will not, however, be responsible for the consequences.

Have you noticed that most of the women who are against abortion are women you wouldn’t want to fuck in the first place? There’s such balance in nature.

I would never want to be a member of a group whose symbol was a man nailed to two pieces of wood.

I never joined the Boy Scouts. I don’t trust any organization that has a handbook.

I never fucked a ten, but one night, I fucked five twos.

I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.

Lastly!!!

There are 400,000 words in the English language, and there are seven you can’t say on television. What a ratio that is! 399,993 to 7. They must really be baaaad. They must be OUTRAGEOUS to be separated from a group that large. “All of you words over here, you seven….baaaad words.” That’s what they told us, right? …You know the seven, don’t ya? That you can’t say on TV? Shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits.

Here's some specs:

• Brand Name:    Seiko
• Model number:    SNP007
• Part Number:    SNP007
• Dial window material type:    sapphire
• Clasp:    fold-over-push-buttton-clasp
• Case material:    stainless-steel
• Case diameter:    47 millimeters
• Case Thickness:    12 millimeters
• Band material:    stainless-steel
• Band length:    mens-standard
• Dial color:    black
• Bezel material:    stainless-steel
• Calendar:    date-month
• Movement:    kinetic
• Water resistant depth:    330 Feet
• Warranty Type:    Manufacturer

Pros:  Classy, easy to read, heavy, very accurrate, no battery!

Cons:  Heavy...lol...

Score:  8/10

See my Flickr page for more pics.

I just wanted to share that I bought a new watch a couple weeks ago, a Seiko Coutura Kinetic Perpetual with the black dial.  It is aweshum.  AND!!!  Just last night, on Woot.com, I saw a really nice looking Invicta Speedway for $89.  It was a steal considering the lowest prices anywhere else on the internet was coming close to $200.  So, I picked it up.  I have never spent so much on watches ever in my life (at least in a single month).  When the Invicta comes in, I'll put up either a video or pictures.

On a sidenote, I have been doing a ton of traveling with my day job and haven't had much time for this site or Buymeaniphone.com.  I have at least a dozen reviews that need to get edited and posted.  I wish I had like a week of nothing else just so I can post them to YouTube.  Video reviews waiting to get published are:

• Otterbox iPod Nano 3rd Gen Defender and Armor case
• 4 new iPhone cases
• Screen Protectors for iPhone
• Various accessories for iPod/iPhone (think connecting to TV accessories)
• Invisible Shield and Best Skins Ever skins for DS Lite, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iPhone, iPod Video

In case you haven't noticed, through Installer.app (if you have a jailbroken iPhone) now lists an app called iPhone Video Recorder.  This app, by DreamCatcher, allows your jailbroken iPhone to record video and audio direct from your iPhone.  You are able to record the video with several compression settings (audio and video), change the brightness levels, and change the audio amplification.  The video recorded is saved to disk and once you stop recording, it will process and encode the file into an MP4 video file.  There are three ways of getting the file off, YouTube, Email, or SSH.  Email is, by far, the easiest way to share and save the file to your computer.  You can rename, delete, preview, and share the recorded video directly from your iPhone giving you flexibility when you aren't near a computer.

The only problem with this app (and it's not really a problem) is that it's not free.  It does offer an evaluation mode where you are limited to 30sec of video recording and it watermarks whatever you take.  I took a video and did some editing with Garageband and iMovie and threw in a couple photos from the iPhone with iPhoto to make the video below.  The entire process from start to finish took less than 10minutes (even the uploading to YouTube).  The quality is surprisingly good considering that the camera on the iPhone is less than those of most Nokias available today.  Below are the file settings for my test video:

• File Length: 0:00:31
  
• File Size: 2.3mb
• Video Dimensions: 320x240
• Audio bitrate: 128k bps
• Recording Volume Amplifier: 2.00
• Image Quality: Better
• Brightnes: 0
• Video Mode: Best performance (landscape)