Monday, August 31, 2009

Back to School & a Reason to Celebrate

It's another summer almost over and the kids are headed back to school. I can't imagine what it must be like these days going back to school than when I went to school. No, it's not one of those 'when I was your age we had to trek miles through the frozen tundra and they didn't have high tech snowshoes like they do today but we never complained or else it was the belt' kind of posting. But what with Swine Flu season upon the kids and the recent recovery of South Lake Tahoe's Jaycee Dugard you can bet parents are going to be very diligent when it comes to the safety of their kids more than ever. By the way on a personal note the entire basin is obviously rejoicing over the fact that it was two UC Berkeley Campus police women (and mothers which I believe was the reason for the happy ending) who cracked the case that was finally solved 18 years later. It's a daily reminder driving down Pioneer Trail andseeing the pink balloons and ribbons that mark the spot where Jaycee was kidnapped back in 1991. The calls have been coming in to my show starting last Thursday morning and haven't let up at all. The recovery process is going to be a long one but it sure is nice to have a story with a positive ending in a time where there seems to be little of it. (Special thanks to Garfield creator Jim Davis)

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