Every now and then, I come across a story that I have to share with you in its original format, because I can't do it justice. I think that, after the story you're about to read, I will retire from copying and reposting, because it can't get any better than this.
HUGE thanks to my friend Amy, who shared this story with me.
When cows hit road, there's no exiting the trouble on I-10
Roger Croteau EXPRESS-NEWS STAFF WRITER
In a wild series of incidents that started with a loose tailgate and ended with a grass fire Wednesday night, two Seguin police cars were destroyed, at least two cows were killed, three suspected undocumented immigrants were jailed and Interstate 10 was closed. Pay attention. This is complicated.
At about 9:45 p.m., the gate fell open on an 18-wheeler hauling cattle east near the Texas 123 bypass in Seguin.
"Cows started being deposited on the highway," Seguin police spokeswoman Maureen Watson said.
Five or six cows hit the road. One was struck by another 18-wheeler and dragged about a half-mile. Another was hit by a minivan. Both animals died, blocking the highway among the remaining injured cows.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers arrived and started clearing the scene, using a truck to drag the dead cows off the road and rounding up the live ones.
That's when a pickup, reported stolen in Houston, sped through the scene, almost hitting a DPS trooper directing traffic, Watson said.
A short chase ensued. Three men abandoned the pickup and ran into the brush along the highway.
Two Seguin patrol cars that had joined the chase parked amid the grass along the highway, and the officers jumped out and chased the fugitives.
They caught the men, but when the officers returned the prisoners to their patrol cars, they saw that heat from the engines had sparked a grass fire that torched both vehicles, one of which was brand new.
Crews arrived to fight the rapidly spreading fire, and Interstate 10 was closed. Eastbound lanes were shut for about 45 minutes.
The men, believed to be undocumented immigrants, were brought to the Guadalupe County jail. Their names and charges against them were not available Thursday afternoon.
The driver of the cattle truck was cited for driving with an unsecured load.
"The whole chain of events was pretty bizarre," Watson said. "The damage to the cars was $50,000 to $60,000."
a Hot time
--Cows spill on highway when trailer gate opens.
--Pickup speeds past scene. As police chase it, suspects jump out.
--Officers park amid grass to apprehend suspects. Heat from engines ignites grass and burns police cars.
Just in case you couldn't remember the key points, the article even wraps it up for you! How thoughtful! That was Amy's favorite part... "So, let me get this straight - the illegal immigrants set the cows loose? Wait, that's not right. Let me check the recap."
quite possibly the most unfortunate and most bizarre series of events to ever transpire - A+
There is NO WAY these guys are actually having a "security summit" in Cancun. This is North American Leader Spring Break. Stephen Harper is doing body shots off of Vicente Fox, and Bush is in the corner with a margarita bigger than his head, yelling "Show us your tits!"
Nate bought a printer/scanner/copier yesterday, and it lives under my computer. This is kind of exciting. Before this, I had to save all of my documents to disk, take the disk into the playroom (Nate's weapons, music stuff and the video game set-up), and print from that computer. It's kind of a pain. Now, with a printer hooked up to my computer, I can print any damn thing I want, any time.
Aerosmith has cancelled the remaining dates of their tour because Steven Tyler has to have throat surgery. Is anyone surprised? He's been abusing his voice for years. I think he's pretty sweet, and I hope he comes through OK, but damn, maybe he should have thought of this before! I think it was that ridiculous note in "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" that put him over the edge. That's all I'm saying.
During one of my classes today, this guy sitting near me was breathing so loud I couldn't hear the professor speaking. It was unreal. He was breathing through his nose, but it was outrageously loud. Imagine if you will medium-loud snoring, the kind you typically hear at night from someone who has a cold. Now transfer this into your waking hours, sitting two feet away from someone "snoring." It was terrible. Maybe the guy has sinusitis, or maybe he's just a ridiculously loud breather. Either way, I hope he doesn't sit near me nest week.
Katie Holmes is going to have a SILENT BIRTH!? Is this even possible? I fully acknowledge that a stress-free, quiet, relaxed birthing environment would be better for both mother and baby, but come on! I would groan pushing an actual watermelon through an actual straw, to say nothing of doing that euphemistically near my pink parts. I can't even comprehend not groaning a little while giving birth. Nuh-unh. Not possible.
Sometimes I think we go through life with blinders on, impervious to cuteness. I aim to stamp out that problem, one kitten at a time, starting with this wittle guy. Just wook at 'im! Ee's toe CUTE! YES HE IS! YES HE IS! 
In a wild series of incidents that started with a loose tailgate and ended with a grass fire Wednesday night, two Seguin police cars were destroyed, at least two cows were killed, three suspected undocumented immigrants were jailed and Interstate 10 was closed. Pay attention. This is complicated.
The men, believed to be undocumented immigrants, were brought to the Guadalupe County jail. Their names and charges against them were not available Thursday afternoon.
The Lord of the Rings musical is playing in Toronto right now, and it's not doing so well. The New York Times called it "a murky, labyrinthine wood from which no one emerges with head unmuddled, eyes unblurred or eardrums unrattled," while a Toronto critic simply said "bored of the Rings." 
I'm getting a raise! I'm so excited!
why MY brother is better than YOUR brother!
In just over a month, I will be participating in my brother's wedding. I am super excited, because my brother rocks the free world and his fiancee is even cooler, but a little added excitement comes from the fact that this will be the forty-first wedding I've attended. That's a lot of weddings, my friends! I can't believe that I'm crossing the 40 wedding mark, and I know I'll be attending at least two more weddings before the year is over. What can I say? I love weddings... and I think I only have two or three divorces in that group. I might be lucky!
Dentists recommend that you change your toothbrush every three months. It's important, you guys! Nasty stuff will start to grow in your toothbrush after a while, so throw it out periodically and get a new one. Why don't you start today with a new one, and then change it as the season changes? Maybe you'll remember that way! I changed my toothbrush today, and I feel like I did something good for myself.
My friends Aaron and Macy say that everyone has a special box, and you can tell a lot about a person by what's in their box (please, no genitalia jokes, please). Macy has the program from my senior recital in her box, which is amazing to me. I can't believe my program made it into someone's special box!
Jared Leto is FAT! OK, I know he's in a movie playing chubby assassin Mark David Chapman, but he looks so gross and skanky in this picture, and those sunglasses don't help matters. 
My new favorite I-Live-in-a-College-Town experience: while I was driving through U of M's main campus (to get the cashiers' office and get my psych experiment money), I saw four guys at an outside ATM, all completely ridicu-fied for St. Patrick's Day. One guy was draped in an Irish flag, and at least one of the others was wearing a Guinness t-shirt. What time did I witness this amazing display? 10 AM. I bet that these guys started drinking at midnight, if not before, ran out of cash, and had to hit up the ATM to get more money for more green beer. Good for them, I say. I endorse drinking in the daytime. It makes it seem more illicit, and that's fun!
1. There's this blog I read a few times a week - Tiny Slice of Life.
I'll feel bad if they break up. I NEVER should have called him Mr. Reese Witherspoon.
What do camels, bazookas, and tanks have to do with customer service? I don't know, but I like it.
From You Give Love A Bad Name, by Bon Jovi -
From Gawker.com -
did not pay for her ticket. However, Hilton's spokesperson insists the party girl intends to make a donation, saying, "Paris did instruct her accountant to cut a check for $10,000. They should get their money."
