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Our cat Lance has taken a shine to sitting in Anthony's lap as he tries to practice. The accent is on tries to practice. The cat is often found there around mealtimes, but not always. Well, last night he found Gershwin to his liking and jumped up. We thought this was an ideal photo-op. The piece is far from perfected, and the contortions to get around the cat don't help any.

Lance the Piano*Cat enjoys a practice session of Gerswhin's Prelude no. 3

Toyota Motor Corp. said today it would reconfigure or replace the gas pedals in 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles to prevent the episodes of runaway acceleration that prompted the largest vehicle recall in the company's history.

The announcement dramatically expands the scope and likely expense of the recall, which was announced on Sept. 29. Toyota had initially focused on the possibility that improperly installed floor mats might be causing the unintended acceleration problems, and urged owners of affected vehicles to remove the mats until they could be replaced.

Now, beginning in January, Toyota dealers will start reconfiguring the gas pedal "to address the risk of floor mat entrapment."
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We go to my brother's tomorrow morning, coming back Friday.

This morning, I took the Metro into work as the Toyota is getting new axles. Anyway, watching the huddled masses of commuters shuffling and moaning their way onto their trains, it occurred to me. What a great place for a zombie flick! I can see it now, some patients or doctors at NIH accidentally release a virus, and several unknowing carriers leave NIH and head on down into the Medical Center Metro stop. From there, hilarity ensues... Obviously it needs fleshed out, but I've got some ideas ready, including protagonists... One scene in particular keeps popping in my head where the protagonists are holding the high ground at the top of one of those huge long escalator exits such as Woodley Park...

An artist is making a pointillism portrait of Michael Jackson.

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