Bike Beat: Scared

The last time I rode my bike was in late November, I think. It was the day that Fritz came through town. I was on my way home in the dusk at 5pm, and had made it successfully across the Ross Island Bridge and the 9th Ave pedestrian bridge. Traffic was heavy so I rode down Milwaukee looking for a chance to get across it. It never let up enough for me to even shift over to the left side of the lane and look for a chance to turn left. So I went to the pedestrian walkway at the Brooklyn Park.
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Unconscious Patient: Why?

( The prognosis is best if they're young and poisoned. )

Sculpture Unveiled Today in Saddam's Hometown (Tikrit)

Can you tell what kind of tree is growing from the shoe?
Image of the "goodbye kiss" to an American "dog", made immortal:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/middle_east_enl_1233258254/html/1.stm
The article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7859444.stm
Video: