well, the rain stopped, for now

I just locked the kids out of the house. Hopefully, I can finish the laundry, and perhaps clean the bathrooms, without worrying every thirty seconds if the dogs are going to get out the front door.

Gut, meet reaction

This is awesome: In a very frank conversation with the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told the nation his “gut feeling” is that something Al Qaeda is afoot this summer.