Hi John,

I can't see anything wrong in your dmesg output.

Does the system tray on your desktop have a "blueman-applet" ?

If it doesn't try:
$ blueman-applet

Then from the applets drop down menu try some of the options...

Bluetooth on/off
Make discoverable
Setup new device...
Devices...
Adapters...
etc.

cheers,
Ian.