Why I hate people: don't microwave your children

A woman has been charged in the death of her infant daughter, who authorities believe might have been put in a microwave oven.

China Arnold, 26, was arrested at her home Monday on a charge of aggravated murder, police Sgt. Gary White said. Her month-old daughter, Paris Talley, died in August 2005.

"We have reason to believe and scientific evidence to support that a microwave oven might have been involved in the death of this child," said Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County coroner's office.

The baby was dead when Arnold brought her to Children's Medical Center on Aug. 30 of last year, White said. The death was ruled a homicide caused by hyperthermia, or high body temperature, due to thermal injury.

As if I wasn't feeling ill enough this morning.

Don't expect, suggest

I adore the weather in this state. Today, wind/showers, high of 71, low 42. Tomorrow, "wintry mix," high of 41 (one degree below the previous day's high), low 16. Thursday, snow showers, high 27, low 13.

This is me taking Thursday off. Maybe tomorrow, too.

Picspam, pre-spontaneous-vacation edition

One of the perks of my position is a surfeit of vacation time, which I should take...at some point. So after seeing the forecast for tomorrow and Thursday (which can best be summarized as WINTRY DOOM -- tonight's low of 39° is tomorrow's high), I decided it'd be good to take a few days, relax, watch the snow fall with the kids.

This just in: Kansas Outlaws Practice Of Evolution. Although the full impact of the new law will likely not be felt for approximately 10 million years, most Kansans say they are relieved that the ban went into effect this week, claiming that evolution may have gone too far already.

As for tonight's picspam, well, I know I'm going to the well of cats and squirrels and image macros a bit too often, I'm sorry. I have my weaknesses. That said, ( 49 pics below.... )