"The day...."

As most of you, the first major news story I heard today was of a gunman taking hostages at the Discovery Channel Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. I kept CNN on all day, watching the progress and marveling at how, on any given day, something tragic like this can happen. No longer will September 1, 2010, just be the beginning of another month, but it will now be "the day the police killed that gunman at the Discovery Channel building."

But wait - there were a few other news events today that, while not as tragic as the No. 1 story, certainly could have taken that title. Allow me to share with you what this day could also have been known as:

"The day a dangerous sex offender escaped by simply walking out the front doors of a courthouse."

"The day a doctor who graduated with honors was found dead in her boyfriend's chimney."
(You may want to hold off on the details of this one if you're eating.)

"The day we learned about a woman who breastfeeds a calf."
(Um...same warning as before...times ten.)

When I first started writing this post I thought it might be a bit of comedic relief after a dire day, but I think maybe it should be more incredulous relief. Yeah, I'll go with that.