Back from the Vet

Back from the Vet, originally uploaded by conradh.

She's walking funny on a bandaged paw, and likes to hide in the linen closet a lot so far, but she is her usual friendly self. It remains to be seen whether she just had a really nasty bout of gastritis or is in a fatal decline from kidney disease.

Also, Mullah Omar's copy of "Harriet the Spy" is 438 days overdue.

Congress Pressed to Renew Library-Search Powers

By Alan Elsner
Thu Apr 28, 7:07 PM ET

Congress must keep U.S. libraries from becoming terrorist "havens" by renewing legislation that allows authorities to seize library and bookstore records, Bush administration officials testified on Thursday.

"Libraries should not be carved out as safe havens for terrorists and spies. We know for a fact that terrorists and spies use public libraries," said Ken Wainstein, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

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Dale Earnhardt was an asshole.

Just what we needed. A truck for all those guys who like to tailgate and be complete dicks in their overpowered, oversized shiny trucks with nothing in the bed. A truck for those guys who like to do burnouts in vehicles supposedly intended for hauling. A truck for those guys who sit in a cubicle being bureaucratically shitty to their underlings all day and think of themselves as a cross between Walker, Texas Ranger and David Lee Roth.

The Intimidator is here.

Once again pbd is right. At least in Southern California car culture, the Silverado is the truck of That Guy.

Hasil Adkins needs a decent burial.

Contributions welcome at http://www.hasiladkins.com/

Apparently he died a pauper.

Via 1000000 Miles Away.

Burrito lockdown! Burrito lockdown! Burrito lockdown!

School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon

A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito.

Someone called authorities Thursday after seeing a boy carrying something long and wrapped into Marshall Junior High.

The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled with steak, guacamole, lettuce, salsa and jalapenos and wrapped inside tin foil and a white T-shirt.

"I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," school Principal Diana Russell said.

( The terror of the tasty treat )

I can't wait for the slinky.

Stuart Pearson is in fine form tonight. He's already done "Vicious", "Personal Jesus", and a medley of "Happy Trails to You" and "White Punks on Dope". Now he's whipped out the hurdy gurdy and he's doing "When Doves Cry". Edit: mashed up with "Once in a lifetime".

He deserves to be a superstar.