Tiger
Tiger is the cat we inherited. He was skittish the first day or so. Last night, he came out from under the chair and let every one pet him and he ate a little bit. That is always a good sign. I had to run him out of Elle's room while I was trying to put her down. He walked up to the door and meowed. Elle can't help herself. She wakes up and says "giddy!!!" in that amazing cute little girl voice. She will not leave him alone when she thinks about it. You have to distract her to get her to change direction.

News
I'm trying to think of some news stories that are worth mentioning.
Infanticide
I'm sickened by the number of little girls that are being murdered in this country. The same thing happens in Europe, but not nearly as often. There was on recently in Florida (is it always Florida?) recently where a father killed his daughter and her friend who were both about eight or so. I mentioned to Nat that I'm just sick of hearing about it. I think a bit less of humanity every time I read one of these senseless cases.
Stupidity
Then, some jackass flew a small plane into a no fly zone over the White House. I remember watching the TV at work in the lunge. There were already a bunch of folks tuning in to find out what happened. "The white house and congress are being evacuated." The all clear came pretty quickly. I heard about it on BBC Five Live before the local news.
Saudi Arabia
Now it looks like Saudi Arabia may have a doomsday project that would destroy the oil fields for decades if anything too strange happens. That would trash the world's economy in a heart beat. That might actually lead to more efficient cars though. I wonder if this is why oil companies are gearing up to build plants in the Middle East.
Afghanistan
There are some really nasty riots going on in Afghanistan. What started the whole thing is some roomers that the U. S. Military flushed some Koran books down the toilet to intimidate prisoners. To understand the significance of this, one must understand the significance of the Koran to Muslims. Think about Jesus Christ. Think about the place in Christianity that Jesus takes. That is a pretty important place. Now, think of that place being filled with the words and teachings of a book. That is what the Koran is to Muslims. The book, or more accurately, the  teaching contained in the book, is the savior to Muslim people. Flushing it down the toilet is a bit like spitting on Jesus while he was suffering on the cross. Someone please correct me if I've gotten this wrong.
Iran
Iran has nuclear intentions. You know it is bad when France gets mad about it.
North Korea
North Korea has nuclear intentions. They are close to a nuclear test according to some.
China
China is hording oil for a possible war over Taiwan. Oh, wait, they are just gobbling up nearly 1/4 of the planet's oil because of their economy. To keep that oil flowing, China needs to keep the seas under its control.