Beware of zombies and cute baby animals

Greetings.

Jewish date:  3 Shevaṭ 5770 (Parashath Bo’).

Today’s quasi-holidays:  Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pooh Day, Jazz Day, Marathon Monday.

Worthy cause of the day:  “Require Comprehensive Background Checks for All Paid Child Care Providers”.

Today’s news and commentary:

• “What Clown on a Unicycle? Studying Cellphone Distraction”, “Driven to Distraction - Pedestrians, Too, Are Distracted by Cellphones”, and “Driven to Distraction - Pedestrians, Too, Are Distracted by Cellphones”
  
• “Haitian Earthquake”
  
• “Medical Stats: Not Always What They Seem”
  
• “Sea Slug Steals Genes For Greens, Makes Chlorophyll Like A Plant”
  
• “Hale and Harmful: Are the Healthful Effects of Riding a Bike on City Streets Ruined by Inhaled Pollutants?”
  
• “Amazing Striped Icebergs”
• “Strange Lava World Is Shriveled Remains of Former Self”
  

Image of a zombie via Wikipedia

Today’s weird thing is “Introducing Zombie Insurance”, which lays out a practical plan for how to survive a zombie attack.  Those who find the notion of zombies makes them queasy may prefer to look at “70 Cutie Baby Animals Bring You a Good Mood” instead.  Enjoy and share the weirdness.

Aaron