An angry Australian Fish & Chip shop owner threw fish batter and hot oil on a gun-toting burglar who threatened to steal the store's cash.
Dripping with batter, the thief high-tailed it out of there!
The hot oil missed, said the cook-owner, but the batter was a direct hit.
Police, at last report, are still in pursuit.

That's a Washington Post headline today on competing candidates' latest squabble.
...more to come.
The Prez election is more than a year away.
There's bound to be more squabbling as candidates scramble to win.
How sick of all this will voters be when voting time finally comes?
Well, it may all get boring, repetitive and mighty annoying.
Still, freedom of speech sure beats the alternative!

One of the favorite Yahoo stories - reported by Reuters - was the bunny invasion of Top's Friendly Market in Pa.
Employees counted 16 so far as they scurried all over the store trying to catch them.
They believe someone dumped them in woods behind the market.
So, what's done with them when they're caught?
Both employees and customers were happy to take them home for pets.
Said one, "They're better than gerbils."

Obviously anyone in the world connected to Internet can sit at a computer to type whatever they like, their words flung into cyberspace for public consumption.
Bloggers take full advantage of this opportunity, posting on a never-ending list of subjects.
I've often wondered who these people really are.
No matter how believable they may sound, some may be hiding secrets they'll never tell.
Others may pretend to be anything but who they are.

Life's loaded with choices. We all make them of one kind or another every day.
Confucius spoke words of wisdom which anyone can choose to follow, or not.
Jesus, too, spoke words of wisdom which anyone can choose to follow, or not.
Both Jesus and Confucius had the wisdom to simply share their thoughts, making no demands.
How each of our lives evolves, depends on the choices we make.