The teaser trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is finally out! At last we'll get the full story of how the Rebels stole the plans for the Empire's dastardly Death Star. Watch the trailer here:


This is the first (probably of many) spin-offs in the original Star Wars storyline. It takes us back 40 years where we meet Jyn Erso (played by Felicty Jones). An orphan, a troublemaker and outlaw, Jyn takes out stormtroopers like knocking down bowling pins.

But, as the voice of Forest Whitaker asks her at the end of the teaser, “If you continue to fight, what will you become?” I guess we'll have to see the film to find out...

See you at the movies,
Bobby

PS: Rogue One comes out December 16, 2016. Episode VIII, which doesn't have a title yet, picks up where The Force Awakens left off and will be out sometime in December 2017.

Torrelodones, a small town outside Madrid, Spain is drowning in dog doo. So much so that they erected this giant inflatable pile of poop to remind errant dog owners to pick up after their pooches.

Ángel Guirao, spokesman for the town council explained why the titanic turd is necessary to the town: "Torrelodones has around 6,000 dogs and let’s say they do an average of three dumps a day, that is around 15,000 separate poos producing some 500kg of excrement a day. Many owners just don’t pick up." That's over a half a ton of poop just left on the streets, in peoples' yards, in parks and just about anywhere else a dog can do its business. Every single day.

Town leaders believe the inflatable and several other more permanent poop structures is a "fun non-aggressive way" to encourage owners to pick up their pets' poops.  They're also asking people to take selfies of themselves with the piles and post them to social media with the hashtag #NoMasCacas (no more poo).

But just last week, someone stole the inflatable sculpture, which is over six feet tall and 10 feet wide, from the town square. City leaders are undeterred, despite the fact that the pile was pretty pricey at over $2,700. They plan to keep their "No Mas Cacas" campaign going until the town's 22,000 residents can stroll through scat-free streets.

I own a giant beast of a dog who makes giant, beastly poops. But I always pick up. No, it's not fun. And sometimes it smells so bad it almost knocks me off my feet. And then there's feeling like I'm an idiot for walking around the neighborhood with a sack of dog stool. But the bottom line is it's the right Thing to do.

See you next week. Until then, let's all do our part to make #NoMasCacas a reality.
Bobby

It's that time of year again. Time to mow and blow and weed and mulch and...ugh. I hate it. All of it. Which is probably why my neighbors don't exactly love me at this time of year. They have to live next door to all my weeds.

Now, my lawn isn't completely overgrown, but it's not exactly manicured, either. Lucky for me, they're not quite as outspoken and demanding as the people who planted this sign begging their neighbors to do something about the dandelions in their yard. I don't know that I would have thought of such a clever Thing to say in response. I probably would have just sweated and groaned my way through a day of plucking weeds.

What can I say? Yard work just isn't my Thing. But I get it. They work hard to keep their grass green and trimmed and then up pop my little dandelions to spread weed seed all over the neighborhood.

So, after seeing this little exchange on Reddit, I guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend. And it won't be anyThing fun.

See you next week,
Bobby

No matter how you spell it, today is one of my favorite days of the year. Started by Chicago's Salvation Army, National Doughnut (or Donut) Day started way back in 1938 as a way to raise funds to help the needy during the Great Depression. It also paid homage to the "Doughnut Dollies" of World War I who became the 'true heroines' of troops serving on the front lines by mending the soldiers' clothes, giving them writing supplies and stamps for letters home, and of course, serving donuts.

Why donuts? It was nearly impossible to provide most fresh baked goods to soldiers from the abandoned buildings where they'd established 'huts' for soldiers. So Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance, volunteers for the Salvation Army, had a bright idea: donuts. They were easy to make, they stayed fresh and they were easy to store and deliver. Plus, the soldiers loved them and soon the Salvation Army huts were packed to the rafters. Margaret Sheldon once wrote, "Today I made 22 pies, 300 doughnuts, 700 cups of coffee."

Celebrated on the first Friday in June each year, now just about anyone can get a free donut on National Donut Day. Here are a few places you can go to gobble up some free doughy goodness today:

• Dunkin' Donuts: One free donut when you buy a coffee (or other drink). 
• Krispy Kreme: One free donut, no purchase necessary. But they do ask you to make a small donation to the Salvation Army. (Not available in CT.)
• Shipley Do-Nuts: one free glazed donut at participating locations throughout the south.
• Duck Donuts: one free sugar donut (via their Facebook offer).
• Entenmann’s: one free doughnut at select locations across the U.S., plus a chance to win a year of free donuts in their contest.