Cry havoc, and let slip the squirrels of war

From some Iranian newspaper via the BBC via the Washington Post, dubiously sourced, definitely implausible, but please dear god let this be true:

A few weeks ago, 14 squirrels equipped with espionage systems of foreign intelligence services were captured by [Iranian] intelligence forces along the country's borders.

These trained squirrels, each of which weighed just over 700 grams, were released on the borders of the country for intelligence and espionage purposes.

According to the announcement made by Iranian intelligence officials, alert police officials caught these squirrels before they could carry out any task.

Link (thanks Bonnie, photo: thanks BB reader Bob, don't know who shot this)

this was gratuitously stolen from Boingboing

So why haven't I been online much for the last 6+ months?

In a word...Patience. Not that you should be mind you. Patience is my...wait for it...fiancee. This year has been spent moving me closer to that point. It arrived last week. I am now an engaged human and haven't ever been happier. Life she is good. There has been an enormous amount of stuff that has happened but really it's all far less important than Patience.

BIG SMILE

later,
Sam