Big showing last week for the Texas Speed Club at the USA Roller Sports indoor speed championships in Lincoln, Neb. Full results after the jump, but particular kudos to local skaters Debra Smotrilla, Tom Atkins, Nina Tinsley, Amy Taulman and Melissa Plunkett for placing in the final four overall in their respective divisions.

There's no telling what seminal comic/provocateur Lenny Bruce would make of the mess were in these days, but as the late, great mouth that roared was fond of saying, "It is to laugh … and cry."

Almost there, to the weekend! TDH has your rundown of wonkery below the fold.

The Totescast just can't quit the tire disposal scandal at Fleet Services. Leading things off this week, we unpack the latest chapter in the long suffering saga.

In a surprise announcement, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has taken the unusual step of shifting a swath of Senate committee appointments around with only four months to go before the elections. The question now this means for any work already done by these committees on their interim charges. Quick guide to who won and lost chairmanships after the jump.

A rare breed among Austin musicians, Danny Schmidt was born here. He traveled a while after high school, before returning and kick-starting his career as a singer-songwriter. Now he’s so entrenched that he recently purchased a house. Of course, the day after signing those papers, he left for a tour of Alaska.

Board and commission work, including council's Public Health and Human Services committee, dominates the agenda again today. After the jump, Randi Shade brings us up to speed with her meeting deets.

While it's still slow going at City Hall until the end of the month, there's signs of life in the board and commission department. Get the rundown after the jump.

Everyone knows that Marty McFly invented skate boarding in November 1955, but it didn't get pretty until artists got their hands on the wood.