Overdue April showers

The National Weather Service has issued several advisories about fire dangers. We've had very little rain this month. Some showers, and maybe even a thunderstorm, are in the forecast for this afternoon. It's been quite warm (low 80s), but we might see a few snowflakes in the hills this weekend.

Someone must be doing pretty well at BJ's Wholesale Club. The last few times that I've stopped there on my way home from work, I've seen a Porsche Cayenne in the parking lot. The next time that I'm there, I'll try to find out the specific model. Even the least expensive models, however, are very dear.

In the meantime, $1B has gone missing at MG Rover.

The NPR reporter said that it took more than an hour to go from smoke to Pope. Even if they're not wholly true, nicknames almost always have some basis in fact.

A prescient technical writer from Florida registered the benedictxvi.com domain name at the beginning of the month, even before John Paul II had died.

Most people listen to music on their iPods. Some, however, prefer a more enriching experience.

Today's automated job search gem is Development Mechanical-Catheter Engineer - "Catheter team leader for the development and manufacturing transition of exciting new fiber optic based medical devices incorporating Cardio-optics novel technology using IR light to see through blood."