Critters and Bits 'n' Pieces

Yesterday it was bright and sunny, and that's the forecast for today - but I haven't seen the sun in over an hour. It's 21 degrees outside, and I'm back at home, while Soledad is cleaning Finn's house. I'll be leaving here in about an hour to go walk Remy and Rosie, then I'll visit Darcie at 1:30 (getting instructions regarding Maggie May), and then I'll sit with Remy while Rosie goes running with Katie at 3 this afternoon. Yesterday, I walked Tess and played with Lily in between everything else. It's very intriguing - my "personalized, local forecast" from 9 News says that there will be snow showers Thursday morning; on TV they said that it would be extremely sunny with no chance of precipitation.... Which should I believe?

   There was another fire attributed to arson in Accomack County, Virginia last night. I am (almost) speechless that this person (or persons) hasn't been caught, while leaving a trail of over 70 fires in one county. It just astounds me. .... Rachel Alexandra is continuing to recovery from her abdominal surgery at Riddle & Rood Equine Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. .... A gorgeous bay colt by Bernardini out of Hishi Aspen by Forestry topped the Fasig-Tipton Sale of two-year-olds in training in Florida with a purchase price of $1.6 million. .... I feel for Amanda Knox. She's the young lady who was accused of killing her room-mate in Italy in 2007, with her accomplices being her boyfriend and her roommate's boyfriend. She spent 4 years in an Italian prison, and then upon appeal, the sentence was overturned, with the judge citing insufficient evidence and mishandling of evidence. Now the Italian Supreme Court says Amanda must under-go another trial, because the judge of the appeal "had lost his bearings." What?!? Amanda does not have to attend this new trial,but if she is once again found guilty, she can be extradited back to Italy, where she would have to serve the rest of her 26-year sentence.... The University of Virginia Cavaliers have gone into the quarterfinals of the NIT tournament, and will next face Iowa. The University of Florida Gators will play in the Sweet Sixteen test on Friday against the Cinderella team of Florida Gulf Coast University. Go Cavs! Go Gators!