Can't hear the trees for the forest ... ice cream go all melty with technical difficulties ... beetlejuice not for the tweener crowd ... galaxy quest ... star wars and jar jar binks ... deer (plural) in the headlights ... first presidential debate ... what would you do to save $700 billion? ... what are we getting for $700 billion? ... we should pay for fellow homeowners' stupid decisions ... go stand on the x ... main street vs. wall street is just glib ... bailout is to avoid financial paralysis? ... best if we could target support for the suspect mortgages only ... Ike pops by Bear ... use it or lose it potluck ... slow food on the farm ... weekly pick: crossloop.com ... weekly pick: the pawpaw ... MLK revisited ... weekly pick: The Guinea Pig Song and The Llama Song ... weekly anti-pick: X30 polyurethane ... quickrete? ... McDonald's beef