Breaking News!

I get daily "top news" emails and/or special "breaking news" email alerts from a few news services around the Lone Star State. With all the important things going on around the state, the nation and the world these days, it sometimes amazes me which stories are important enough to trigger special alert notices.

To illustrate my point, take a look at a "Breaking News Alert" that I received by email from the Austin American-Statesman last Friday evening:


Oh. Freakin'. No. I'm glad I didn't check email until this morning. That tragic news might have ruined my weekend.