Why?

 A man in China went into an elementary school class full of kindergarteners, and stabbed 28 of them.  This is just the latest in a series of school attacks that have China hurting, angry, and confused.  

Let me just say, I am horrified this happened to a class of kindergarteners.  It's tragic whenever a school is targeted, but God.  What kind of person does that?  Mentally ill, sure, but...children, and so very young.  Why??

This all sounds pretty familiar, except for the choice of weapon.  I have long held that a knife can do just as much - if not more damage - as a gun.  Knives are quieter weapons, and statistically, I'd rather get shot.  You're actually more likely to survive a gun shot wound than you are a knife wound.  I know, it doesn't seem possible, but it's true.  60% of gunshot victims survive due to the nature of the wounds, while knife victims don't have nearly the same chance.   Knife wounds bleed out, and if the knife wielder knows at all what he's doing, they do it fast.  Gunshot wounds bleed, but have a tendency to self seal, which means less bleeding and more time for help to get there.

There are several videos floating around that show knives vs. guns.  I attended a knife and gun seminar once taught by a guy from the British SAS, and let me tell you, not once did the "attacker" with the gun (or attackers in some cases) beat him when he had a knife in his hand.  

In any case, it is sad that even without access to guns, school attacks are still going on with other weapons.  I am not shocked (at least by that aspect), but I wish I could say I was.

Adventures w/Netflix Instant Watch

 Lie to Me - If you're not watching it, it's probably the best show you've never seen.  Really interesting stuff, and of course, Tim Roth is an amazing actor.  I loved it so much, I paid to download and watch the first part of S2 on Zune, so I'd be all caught up to watch the second part when it starts airing here soon.  So that hopefully FOX will renew it for a third season.

Merlin - Um, where do I start?  Arthur and Merlin growing up together?  Morgan Le Fay as Uther's ward?  Guinevere as her maidservant??  I love the Arhturian mythos an awful lot.  Maybe too much for this show to truly engage me.  We'll see after the first few eps if I keep going.

Go - Timothy Olyphant was the only reason I turned this on, and that whole I-could-watch-him-read-the-phonebook thing holds magic truth, because I watched the whole thing, despite him only being in it for...twenty minutes total?  Maybe?  

Monarch of the Glen - BBC has lots of shows on here I've never gotten to see before (Yay!), and you know, this is the sort of show that's right up my alley in an Anne of Avonlea kind of way.  But it's sort of slow and stuff, so I reserve it for background jewelry-making watching.  

But seriously, check out Lie to Me if you haven't yet.  I mainlined both season in a few days, because it was just that good that I couldn't stop thinking about it when it wasn't on.