The snow is receding faster than a bad hair line. I'm not too happy about it. Although it is nice to run is warm weather, it is not nice for snow to develop and coat the ground. Hmmm, I have nothing really to talk about here. It was a dull day.

I was told that Dr Pepper had prunes in it this weekend. I checked it out. It doesn't. According to the Urban Legends Reference Pages at snopes.com: "It does not contain prune juice, but the rumor is remarkably long-lived, having been with us since about 1930." In addition, Bottlecaps (the "Official Newsletter of the Dr Pepper Museum and Free Enterprise Institute") emphasizes in their Vol. I, 1999, issue: "Prune juice is not and never has been in Dr Pepper. The prune juice rumor is an old story that has been in circulation since the 1930s." Also, the Dr Pepper company states on their website that "prune juice is definitely not one of the ingredients."

Here's some more info on the great soft drink! Dr Pepper is the oldest major soft drink in the U.S. It was first made and sold in 1885 in Waco, Texas at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store. Wade Morrison, the drug store owner named it after a Virginia doctor (Dr. Charles Pepper) who gave Morrison his first job. The period after the Dr was dropped in the 1950's. Dr Pepper was introduced to millions of visitors at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, where it was an instant success. Other major food products introduced there were the ice cream cone, hot dog rolls and hamburger buns. In 1986 the Dr Pepper Company merged with the Seven-Up Company to form the Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Corporation in Dallas. After its acquisition by Cadbury Schweppes plc in 1995, it became Dr Pepper/Seven-Up, Inc., based in Plano, TX. Dr Pepper/Seven-Up is the largest non-cola enterprise in North America with about 16 percent of the market [drpepper.com].