Potosi: New Favorite Madison Day-Trip

The Potosi Brewing Company, in short, is what you hope New Glarus is, until you realize that the New Glarus Brewery isn't quiet as quaint as you'd imagine it to be...

While the town of New Glarus (45 minutes southwest of Madison on 151/69) is cute to visit in its own right, the brewery of the same name lacks the charm you'd imagine from Wisconsin's favorite microbrewery. The beers, it turns out, are more special than where they're made.

Potosi, though, solves the dilemma. The village of Potosi (1 hour, 45 minutes southwest of Madison via 151/35/133) is scenic in its own right, and the brewery is something worth boasting, too. Great restaurant, neat museum exhibits - the perfect place for an out-of-Madison daytrip.

And worth a stop on the drive there? The Dickeyville Grotto. Wow.

My American Collegiate Adventures

Summer 2009, staying in Madison for the summer for the first time ever! Some clerking, some journal-finishing, etc, but mostly six weeks of teaching a pre-college enrichment program for some nice kids from out East, who come to Madison to learn that the midwest exists. The curriculums? Two session of writing to get A's, and one each of criminal justice and...strangely enough...sports reporting.

How I introduced myself to my new favorite mini-coastie friends:



I proposed learning "how to write to get A's" by diving into it. Worked, to mixed reviews.



The program was a great way for the kids to spend a summer in an awesome spot, tour the colleges of the Midwest and balance the chance to learn a bit with a healthy dose of fun.

Operation Red Gym

How to Teach How to Debrief

Leading an SLP workshop on the art of debriefing.

Adventures in Footnotes

Justice Jewett is ready to rule. But I don't always agree with the majority.

My favorite dissent doesn't have much to do with legal points. Instead, i'm attached to one particular dissent because of a wild case of footnote-ism. 19 in just over four pages. Here's a breakdown of what each footnote accomplished:

1. invitation for appeal
2. sarcasm
3. scold plaintiff
4. additional information
5. additional information
6. clarify
7. idealism
8. clarify
9. scold plaintiff
10. cite Wikipedia
11. self-promotion
12. again, cite Wikipedia
13. clarify
14. perspective
15. defend
16. hedge
17. joke
18. cite a cheesey website
19. cite case law

First ALPs Workshop

First of many. I got better.

First Day of Hindi Class

First Day of Hindi class. Traumatic. Made it only one full line of notes before swearing under my breath in flabbergastedness. (It got better.)