Isn't it funny?

I am back. I have not been as diligent with my postings as I should but I have been taking a course so I have not had as much time to devote to the absurdities in life. In fact, I did not know about the bombings in London until I was told of them in a classroom. Be that as it may, I have a couple of days off before embarking on the next phase, so this is what I found today.

Woman defies driving ban, saves husband?
RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi woman defied a ban on women driving to get her husband urgent medical help after he collapsed at the wheel, Al-Watan newspaper said Tuesday.
It said the couple was driving from the eastern city of Dammam to the capital Riyadh Sunday night when the man started having trouble breathing and lost consciousness.
His wife, who had learned to drive on trips to the desert, jumped behind the wheel and drove 10 miles down the motorway to a gas station where he was treated.
Women are banned from driving in the conservative Muslim kingdom, where religious scholars fear it would encourage them to mix with men outside their family. The ban is enforced in cities and on main roads but often flouted in rural areas.
A proposal to ease the ban was blocked by the kingdom's consultative Shura council in May and the powerful interior minister, Prince Nayef, said the issue is not a priority.
Arab News daily reported Sunday that a Malaysian woman, who was unaware of the prohibition, was involved in an accident in the holy city of Mecca after she lost patience waiting for a driver and drove off by herself.

There you have it. I am guessing that eventhough her quick action did save her husband, she is in line with a good stoning or at least some lashes. This is the Wahabi way. This is also the place where religious scholars ban premarital sex as they fear it would lead to dancing. Love those Saudis I say.

I realize that it is not too absurd, but it does let me vent at their blatant hypocrisy. I am starting to think of their circular logic to explain themselves and I can feel my blood pressure rise so I have to move on.

Here is another crazy cat lady story. I just love it.

Elderly woman in U.S. hoards more than 300 cats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 300 cats, nearly a third of them dead, were removed from an elderly woman's Virginia home after neighbors complained of a stench coming from the house, police said on Tuesday.
The house, less than a mile from late President George Washington's historic Mount Vernon estate, looked neat from the outside with manicured lawns and bright flowers, but inside it was overflowing with wild cats, feces and urine.
"Cats were coming out of the cabinets and drawers and were inside the walls. There were hundreds of them," Fairfax County Police officer Richard Henry told Reuters.
He said animal control officers removed 273 cats -- 86 of them dead -- over the weekend and slapped a condemnation order on the door of the house. The woman, her husband and daughter were told to leave.
Later on, Henry said, the woman returned and attempted to smuggle an additional 30 cats from the house. These animals were confiscated, bringing the total to more than 300.
Ruth Knueven, 82, was charged with failing to care for her animals and of improperly disposing of them. Dozens of dead cats were found in plastic bins around the house.
Most of the cats were inbred and sick and were unfit for adoption, said Henry. "These were feral cats who were given free range of the house and almost all of them will, unfortunately, have to be put down," he said.
Two weeks earlier, a 58-year-old woman in nearby Falls Church, Virginia, had her home condemned after neighbors complained of an overpowering stench coming from the property. She had hoarded 88 cats and 29 of them were dead.

How can she be charged with "improperly disposing" of her cats, the dead ones? She did not dispose of them at all. It is a lack of disposure as opposed to improper disposure. How could her husband and daughter live there with the smell of dead pussy, er I mean cat? I just do not get it. There has to be a cut off point at which if you own more than say five cats, then that is an absolute sign of insanity and an immediate stay at the local sanitarium. There they will be taught how to deal with cats.

I have to figure that the dead cats are really easy to take of. I mean they don't shed much and can provide nourishment for the live cats, so it does save on food costs. I can make the case for the dead cats as pets. It is not as if you have to walk them or even let them in the house if the weather is bad. They won't scratch the furniture either, so those are some positives. Okay, the smell of decomposition could be a problem. I wonder if you could just place them in a litter box. Then again, with 300 cats, I am thinking the whole house was one big fucking litter box.

Oh oh, the neighbor's dog is taking to me again, I have to run. Coming Sam! Ciao!