Tomorrow is the long-awaited return of Don Geronimo to the Don & Mike Show after the tragic accident which resulted in the death of Don’s wife, Freda. Every fan of the show knows Freda, of course, and the news of her death was a shock to us all.

I’ve really appreciated all the wonderful comments I’ve been getting here related to the couple of posts I put up regarding the tragedy. I’ve learned that the vast majority see things the same way; we love the show, we care about Don & Mike, and we mourned the death of a bright and beautiful woman whom we had the pleasure of knowing through the show.

What will Don say tomorrow? I have NO idea and I find myself not really worrying about it. Don will say whatever he’s going to say. We’ll know when we know, and that’s good enough for me.

I’ve missed him and I think it’s quite obvious that Mike, Buzz, and crew have missed him too. The show has gone on, but the chemistry that makes the show so good has been missing. Together, these two are greater than the sum of their parts.

One last comment regarding bizarre comments that have been made here and elsewhere related to Freda’s blood alcohol level at the time of the accident. Let me first say I have heard NO news reports commenting that this was even and issue; not one! So, unless I hear otherwise, I’m of the mind that we have some slimy excuses for humans out there speculating on things that are, ultimately, just a bunch of bull.

Freda was struck, head on, by a Ford Explorer which swerved into her lane to avoid a 10-car pileup! In addition, the driver was 22, very young and very inexperienced or, obviously, he would have known better than to swerve into oncoming traffic, as opposed to the side of the road.

Please stop the comments regarding the myth of her BAC, okay? Obviously, anyone who thinks this makes for interesting conversation is ignorant. Those who have commented here at my web site, as well as other sites just don’t seem to realize how horrible they are making themselves look.

The fact is, you are looking, sounding, and acting stupid if you are out there making such comments. Think about it.

David Flanagan
Viewpointjournal.com

My wife and I were able to find a babysitter and escape for a movie last night. We saw “Must Love Dogs,” which we both enjoyed. I’m a longtime Cusack fan.

Anyway, Julie and I went in to the theatre before getting any concessions. After we found a seat, I went back out to the concession area to get a soda for us. When it was my turn, I told the guy behind the counter, “a diet please.”

I love that about getting a diet soda, by the way. You just order a “diet” and you avoid that annoying question, “is Diet Pepsi/Coke okay?” When I ask for a “diet,” I’m simply saying, “give me whatever diet you’ve got.” Simple!

This time, however, I was in for a surprise. He looked back and asked, “caffeine free or regular?” I paused, confused but not confused. I knew that they had caffeine free regular and diet, I just wasn’t prepared to have my streamlined request process challenged.

So I said to him, “Regular Diet” please. See how quickly I can adjust to change?

But it sounded so STRANGE. Regular Diet?

Then I had a vision of one day walking up to that same counter and having to say something fancy, similar to what I hear at Starbucks all the time. Instead of having to say something like, “I’ll take a grande half-caf mocha latte with skim; no foam,” I’ll have to say something like, “I’ll take a large half-cal, no caff, classic zero with lime; no foam.”

It could happen, and I hate getting all fancy over a drink! Sighhh… Even ordering soda is complicated these days.