Saturday: Cooking like a madman . . .

1. I just added the cheddar cheese to the beef, garlic, Murphy's Irish Stout and onion mixture. I cannot tell you how good the breakfast pot roast was.

2. I called Hannaford's to see if they had mussels (the one I went to didn't last night). The first was no-go. The second, the guy said, "I just unloaded a bushel this morning.

Me: "They in the bags?"

Him: "The ones in the bags suck."

I love fishmongers,

3.  My friend Mike is one fo the best local sports writers I know. He has been state sports writer of the year several times.

I wrote him all the time, telling him how good his stuff is.

This morning, I told him and really didn't like his lead on a local basketball game.

What do you think?

Collegeville, Pa. - Rather than high-five his teammates, Al Sowers might
have considered fanning himself. Because there was a moment in the second
half Friday night when Sowers was hotter than one of former New York Gov.
Elliot Spitzer's escorts.

4. The new Flogging Molly CD, "Float," is as good as everyone says it is.

5. evilnicola is about to see the Dropkick Murphys live, and I am not. The father's love for the daughter is great.