My Three Songs: 07/29/11

1. Tesla - Modern Day Cowboy
2. Pearl Jam - Daughter (from "Vs.")
3. Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie (from "Surfing with the Alien")

Theme: Cowboys & Aliens. The new movie from Iron Man director Jon Favreau, stars Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig. And just in case James Bond and Indiana Jones aren't enough to draw you to the theater, my future wife Olivia Wilde is apparently naked for some reason in the movie.

Parks & Rec: Ron Swanson Paper Doll

If you're a fan of the NBC show "Parks and Recreation," you should really do two things:

1. Like the Facebook page "Live Life Like Ron Swanson."

2. Print out and play with the Ron Swanson paper doll. It comes complete with breakfast poster, scotch glass, and Duke Silver outfit.

My Three Songs: 07/28/11

1. Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls
2. REM - Orange Crush
3. Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever

Theme: Garfield. The fat, orange cat's creator, Jim Davis, turns 66 today.

My Three Songs: 07/27/11

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - What's Your Name
2. Slaughter - Up All Night
3. KISS - Calling Dr. Love

Theme: "What's Up Doc?" Bugs Bunny uttered that phrase for the first time in "A Wild Hare," a cartoon short released on this day in 1940.

My Three Songs: 07/22/11

1. Foreigner - Jukebox Hero
2. Doobie Brothers - China Grove (from "The Captain and Me")
3. Night Ranger - (You Can Still) Rock in America

Theme: Captain America: The First Avenger, which hits theaters today.

My Three Songs: 07/21/11

1. Led Zeppelin - Trampled Underfoot
2. Accept - Balls to the Wall
3. Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box

Theme: The NFL lockout, which could end as early as today with an NFL owners vote. Here's the latest from ESPN.

Dean Martin's Burger Recipe

This may just be the best hamburger recipe I've ever seen. Time to bust out my Rat Pack playlist this weekend and enjoy a few of these .

My Three Songs: 07/13/11

1. Dio - Last in Line
2. Alice Cooper - School's Out
3. Heart - Magic Man

Theme: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2). The final installment in the Potter film series has Harry picking out a Wizard college and getting his diploma. Or some giant wizard war or something. I'm not sure.

My Three Songs: 07/01/11

1. Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
2. Rush - Subdivisions
3. Bob & Doug McKenzie - Take Off

Theme: Canadian artists. Today is Canada Day - essentially Canada's birthday. So wear your Gretzky jersey, fry up some back bacon, put your thinking toque on, and drink some Molson in honor of the Great White North.