• Rain, rain, go away!
  
  
  
  
  

• A Million-to-One Apple!
  
  
  
  Nope, this picture isn't photoshopped. This Golden Delicious apple is the result of a random genetic mutation which experts say could only occur at odds of more than 1,000,000 to 1. It was grown by Ken Morrish, 72, in the village of Colaton Raleigh, Devon, England.
  
  Amazing!
  
  

• This severely dehydrated cat was found wrapped in duct tape, stuffed in a garbage bag and left in a backyard in Philadelphia. James Davis, 19, has confessed wrapping the cat from head to tail in duct tape after he found it in his yard on September 21. He has been arrested for the crime and faces 2 years in prison and a $1000 fine for animal cruelty.
  
  Dubbed, "Sticky" by workers at the animal shelter, the gray tabby had to be sedated while the tape was cut from her fur. She's expected to make a full recovery.
  
  
  
  When I see this kind of senseless abuse, I am reminded that one measure of our humanity is our ability to be humane to animals, and I realize we've a long way to go.
  

• It's been rainin' cats 'n dogs all afternoon. Goooood nappin' weather!
  

• The restaurant is pretty quiet today. After all the craziness in recent weeks, it seems a little like Twilight Zone around here. Eerie.
  

• Just read an interesting article, The Angry Evolutionist, by Richard Dawkins, which explores the case of evolution vs. creationism. I'd hate to have him arguing against me in a courtroom.