Things We Talked About Today

-In the midst of some really gloomy economic news, Redbook has identified "10 Good Things About Our Bad Economy". We heard from listeners who had some really positive things happen during this rough economic period. One guy who lost his job had his church family surround him with support, even helping him find another job. He experienced a real sense of community, which is one of the points in the article. Another listener said uncertainty with her job lead her to go back to college and it has been a very good experience. Other listeners commented on our Facebook page with stories of finding cheap family entertainment, starting a business and even making laundry detergent at home to save money.

-Ben Thigpen made front page news today in The Augusta Chronicle after his creative marriage proposal. He spent 15-20 hours arranging hay bales at his family farm (Steed's Dairy) to spell out "Marry Me Trish." Then, he took Trish up in an airplane to look at what she thought was going to be a corn maze he created, but instead it was the proposal spelled out in hay.

-Tonight is the FREE concert with Jonny Diaz at the Augusta Common. Gates open at 6:00, concert begins at 7:00. Not only is it a free concert, but there will be a special discount opportunity available tonight for attending. More on that tonight!

-See You at the Pole happens tomorrow morning around school flagpoles. We'll be taking your reports on the phone and through Facebook. Feel free to upload pictures of your gathering to the special photo album on our Facebook page.

-Musician and cat lover John Fulton joined us to talk about his new show "Must Love Cats" coming to Animal Planet. He's traveled the country meeting feline fanatics and they're looking for one more to be featured on the show. You can enter the contest at www.facebook.com/freshstep. John writes a song about each of the cats and you can hear them, along with a song he wrote for John and Cleve. Listen: Part 1 / Part 2

-The Freedom From Religion Foundation is stirring up trouble again in the CSRA. They claim that SRS is promoting prayer through company e-mail. Read more in The Aiken Standard.

-Coming up Wednesday...We'll be talking about the morning's See You At the Pole rallies. Also, at 8:10 we begin a new feature "Simple Cooking with John and Cleve." Teresa Cheek will tell us about her Cream Cheese Chicken recipe. If you'd like to submit a quick and easy recipe, e-mail it to john@wafj.com. If we use your recipe, you'll get a thank-you gift from us.