The second song she asked about was Rachid Taha's cover of "Rock the Casbah."

Today's first minor irony:

• The Joy of Cooking branded pre-packaged frozen skillet meal.

Today's second minor irony:

• "What a Wonderful World", a duet between Nick Cave and Shane McGowan. This is probably my mom's favorite song, which tells you something about my mom. It was the first song she wanted to listen to on her new iPod. She didn't even have to tell me for me to know which one.

This entry has been sitting here for a week. I ought to ask her if she needs any more help, since she had absolutely no idea how iTunes worked when I started to explain, and only a slightly better idea by the time I went home.

Edit: She called me just to tell me that she bought a fancy set of earphones, and that they sound excellent. <3 When she's eighty and I'm yelling "HOW IS THE WEATHER THERE" into the phone, I'm only going to have myself to blame.

This is terrible.

Via Feministe:

Dr. George Tiller was shot dead as he was walking into his Sunday morning church services.

Dr. Tiller was one of the few late-term abortion providers in the country. He had previously been shot, his clinic burnt down, harassed by ideological anti-abortion attorney generals, and threatened with death countless times.

There is no suspect in custody, although the Wichita police have a basic description of the man and (hopefully) his license plate number.

I probably don't have to mention that late-term abortions are almost never a woman's first choice; they happen because of medical necessity. This man has not only murdered Dr. Tiller, but he has attacked the lives of women who need his services.

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Update: Apparently the suspect is in custody now.