I'LL BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW....

When coffee was first introduced into Europe it wasn't known as "coffee". It was called Arabian Wine!

DONNIE SENT A GOOD THOUGHT

"If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But, the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being,  and, who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?"
Alexander Solzhenitsyn, novelist, Nobel laureate (1918-2008)

NOT SO DRIPPY IN DRIPPING SPRINGS

Willard said, "Thunder, lightning and heavy rain came through about 4:45." Unfortunately, radar doesn't show any rain clouds over Dripping Springs.

LOVE THOSE SILLY OLD PEOPLE

You've probably already seen the most popular video clip on the web these days. The couple in the clip kind of remind me of Rita and Roger.

I think these two have a touch of Solberg blood in them.

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RITA AND ROGER'S ANNIVERSARY IS FRIDAY

Can you believe those kids have been married 16 years?

HARD TO BELIEVE

Remember Adam West from the old BATMAN tv series? He's celebrating his eighty first birthday today! I'll ask it again. Where does the time go?

THE PEOPLE OF WAL-MART

Have you seen the website called "the people of Wal-Mart"? It's amazing! First watch the video and then check out the website.CLICK HERE TO SEE THE WEBSITE But, let me warn you, the video is X-RATED.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL DOG WEEK

Click here NATIONAL DOG WEEK to learn more about the most important week in a dogs life.

RAINFALL

We got between a quarter and a half inch of precipitation during the past 24 hours.

MY FAVORITE TWEET OF THE MORNING

"I hate it when my nap gets interrupted by a pedestrian slamming into my windshield."

HATS OFF TO ALEX BALDWIN FOR WALKING OUT ON THE EMMYS

IT SURE LOOKED LIKE FALL TODAY

A light, gentle rain fell most of the afternoon under a gloomy grey sky. Great day for watching a movie or taking a nap or watching the Packers defeat the Panthers 30 to 23. They say it will be sunny and warmer tomorrow. I hope they're right!

SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that, for the first time, there are more deaths in the U.S.A. from prescription drugs than there are from traffic accidents. This ain't good, kids.

RITA SAID THIS IS FUN TO WATCH AND I AGREE

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DONNIE'S LATEST REPORT

"A nice reunion with Jeff and Trudi. Some 40 members of their group are staying at the Four Seasons. But they are only a few of the more than 50,000 people downtown this weekend. The rest are attending another of the city's countless music festivals."

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE TOUR TODAY

The new $6.1 million U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service visitors center will be open for a tour today beginning at 1 PM.  The new building is located on Brice Prairie at the intersection of Z and ZB.

This will be the new headaquarters for the La Crosse district of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

HIS BEACH PARTY MOVIE DAYS ARE OVER

FRANKIE AVALON is celebrating his 71st birthday today.

THEY'RE BACK!

Rita called, yesterday to tell me they were back in town. Big surprise to me. I didn't know they were OUT of town!

Turns out they were in Appleton for two days attending a parakeet show (Roger came home with three more birds).

If this isn't a SENIOR CITIZEN PICTURE I don't know what is!

I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF