"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Mark Twain

"Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem." Woody Allen

"The history of art is the history of revivals." Samuel Butler

Today's image: Blazing Sunset On Mount Rainier by kevin mcneal. Incredible. Thank you for sharing.

The Billboard gang pulls together all kinds of interesting stuff. Here's their 2008 top five performers by register rings (e.g., albums, concerts, ring tones, digital track sales, in millions):

1. Madonna - $242.2
2. Bon Jovi - $157.2
3. Bruce Springsteen - $156.3
4. The Police - $110
5. Celine Dion - $99.2

Friday the 13th. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my.

Ran out of Friday. Have a great weekend. See you next week in a brand new show.