One Great Bird

A parrot helped save a two-year-old's life by squawking like crazy when the sitter was... indisposed. (h/t: Drudge)

I think every parent can relate to this sort of thing - although in our house, it's historically a mess that explodes all over the kitchen in less than two minutes in lieu of a life-threatening situation...

And while I've been dead-set against having a live bird in the house, (after the mess left by a family pet when I was growing up), it might not be the end of the world, LOL...

Although... since the babysitter was the one who actually did the Heimlich, maybe we'll just settle for a great babysitter.

U-F-NO

Apparently people think that a Welsh police helicopter recently spotted a UFO.

Check out the picture. (I'd post it myself, but I'm a little concerned about copyrights...)

Granted, I'm not an expert, but that looks a heck of a lot like one of those paraglider things that you pedal... or at least something very similar to it.

Wonder what the chopper crew was thinking. Technically, since they didn't identify it, it's "unidentified," and it is a "flying object," but it's not exactly the image that "UFO" conjures.

That said, I do have to give them a little space, given the things people have done with flying craft in the world... I might've been a bit freaked-out as I flew along, too, if I thought I were being followed - even by something I recognized!

The Opposite of "Smoke 'em if you got 'em?"

I couldn't help but chuckle when I read this article - a new service promises to email your dear ones "left behind" when you're caught up in the Rapture... for the low-low fee of $40/year until then.

Heck, they'll even set you up to help your unworthy heirs through probate - and I thought every niche market had been cornered!