"When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane." Steven Wright

"Eighty percent of success is showing up." Woody Allen

"Passion is born deaf and dumb." Honore de Balzac

Today's image: e Solo il giorno che Muore by Jody Art. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much: Madison Magazine and Next Generation Consulting hosted a cocktail party last evening to celebrate their latest collaboration - discovering the Best Places to Work in Madison. We had a fun time. We also learned that trust is an important characteristic of the best employers..."Working in an environment where information is shared and people act with integrity and respect." Winning companies get recognition in the magazine's March issue and during WISC-TV news segments. Smart.

The dialed-in wireless exec: Radio programming and marketing ace Lee Arnold shares his online reading ritual here. Honored to make the cut. Thanks, Lee.

Bonus: RocknRollDating. Thanks to Lee Arnold for the tip. The obvious remains the most difficult to grasp.

Australian red: Boarding Pass Shiraz 2005. Very good value at $15.