The new "dog ate my homework" defense? I know late summer is not the time you want to be thinking about taxes, but here's a fellow blaming a computer virus for making his numbers on his returns incorrect (link via TechDirt).

There's a rat attack in Halifax, NS. "I haven't slept in two days," said Mrs. Tarbox, a mother of two teenagers. "I found two holes in the sides of my house, so I've got rat poison there. And I went out and bought a cat last night." . I might trust my own cat to hunt mice, but not rats....perhaps a terrier would be a better pick.

Web Monkeys rejoice - free WiFi at Case Western Reserve University. Then they plan to "blanket" Cleveland in free Wifi. George at Brewed Fresh Daily is, um, excited. "Schwing"?

June Phillips at Slate goes to the bullfights. She says "It's also incredibly beautiful - an improvisational art form of exquisite grace, where one misstep or lost focus can mean death and dismemberment.". Reminds me of this one time at band camp...