Strange, but true.

The BBC reports that a luxury hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan was attacked by a suicide bomber. I thought about it for a few seconds, and what came to the top of my mind was "what? Kabul has a luxury hotel?" Maybe they bombed it for its mocking presence over their collapsing hovels.

In things-no-reasonable-person-would-do news, people attending a funeral in Corner Brook, Newfoundland found that they had been robbed. The thieves broke into the church's basement where the coats, purses, etc, were being kept. If you idiots get struck by lightning, don't come crying to me.

Update: CBC now reports that the stolen items were the deceased's wallet and the widow's purse. You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch, your hearts an empty hole...

Some things are staying the same on what's been a bit of a strange news day. The EU is going after Microsoft again about the integration of Internet Exploder with Windoze and general attempts to keep out third-party software makers. While you'll probably never hear me defend Microsoft, they have done pretty well in ignoring previous EU rulings, so I hold out little hope that this latest spate of European crankiness will do any damage to the MicroMonolith. Sigh.