Oh Shoot

I was meaning to take a little break for Labor Day but no. Steve Irwin died.

This was a man who made his living pushing small animals to the limits of their patience, and he did it in The Home Of Small Animals That Can Kill People, Australia. I'm quite sad that he died, because he was the best person in the world at avoiding being stung and even he couldn't do it consistently. The nasty slimy little animals did him in the end. On Labor Day, if you see an ant, step on it -- for Steve Irwin.

P.S. Wikipedia altered their article as soon as the news came over the wire. All the ises were wased and they added a paragraph headed Death. Requiescat in pace.