So I apparently contracted the flu over the weekend, not sure which flu exactly, but as far as I can tell, I am recovering slowly but surely. So while I sit in my apartment temporarily ignoring my bed (which I have spent so much time in the last 2 days), here’s some news of the world:

Ice Skating Bear Kills Circus Hand

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- A bear on ice skates attacked two people during rehearsals at a circus in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, killing one of them, Kyrgyz officials said Friday.

Cannonball through house

Civil war enthusiast, William Maser, 54, accidentally fired a cannonball into his neighbor's house and is now being charged with a felony count of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure. That's in addition to the charges of reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct that he was already facing for this incident.

Schwarzeneggar drops F-bomb in veto letter

A straight reading of the guv's letter laments "the fact that major issues are overlooked while many unnecessary bills come to me for consideration," and concludes, "I believe it is unnecessary to sign this measure at this time."

But a vertical read of the far-left-hand letters in each of the missive's eight lines offers a more blunt explanation: "I f- you."

Happy Halloween!