Laura Branigan, singer of 80's anthem, Gloria, has passed away at 47 due to a brain aneurysm. Check out Laura's Passing on her official website.

CBC News: Two Russian planes crash, 89 feared dead
This is kind of a creepy story. Two planes take off from the same airport minutes apart and both crash. Yikes!

Am I out to lunch or does there seem like a lot of dark news today?

CBC News: Police sniper ends armed standoff in downtown Toronto
NOTE TO SELF: The cops in Toronto are very good shots.

Yahoo! News - 'On Death and Dying' Author Dies at 78
I've read this book by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. It's a fascinating look at how we should communicate with those making that transition between life and death (and whatever lies beyond that). I guess she knows for sure now whether or not she was on the money

According to this WSVN-TV - Miami - News story a 480 pound woman died after spending six years attached to her couch. Literally. She was still attached to the same couch when she passed away in the hospital after being moved there by emergency workers via a pick up truck. She was only 4' 10" tall. That's pretty much an average of 100 pounds per foot. I'm not intending to be overly cruel here, but is it this sort of case that coined the phrase "couch potato"? What a sad way to be remembered.

Thanks to Bill G for the link.

Or I'll hire a gang of thugs to kill you...
Yahoo! News - Police: Xbox Theft Spurred Fla. Slayings

Yahoo! News - Funk Singer Rick James Dies in Los Angeles ... Darkness!!

Google Search: visa 4356000000000000..435699999999 9999 and some of the returns you get are actual valid credit card numbers! Holy crapola. That can't be good. I feel sick to my stomach. It couldn't be this easy to thieve from people could it? Is my number out there somewhere waiting for a 15 year old with a rubber fetish to Google it? I sure hope not.