Lazy blogging

I am SUPER busy this morning, so blogging will be light. But I did want to draw your attention to a couple of stories:

1) via Amanda at Pandagon, I see that Tom Monaghan, the freakishly wingnutty CEO of Domino's pizza, is developing the first gated community for crazy people orthodox Catholics:

Ave Maria won't be just a university, he continues. It will also be a new town, built from scratch, in which the wickedness of the world will be kept at bay. "We've already had about 3500 people inquire on our Web site about buying a home there - you know, they're all Catholic," Monaghan says excitedly. "We're going to control all the commercial real estate, so there's not going to be any pornography sold in this town. We're controlling the cable system. The pharmacies are not going to be able to sell condoms or dispense contraceptives." A private chapel will be located within walking distance of each home. At the stunning church in the center of town, Mass will be said hourly, seven days a week, from 6 a.m. on. "So," Monaghan concludes, with just a hint of understatement, "it'll be a unique town."

2) via Dr. B comes this really amazing story of a young girl in Ethiopia saved from her violent kidnapping by lions. For real!

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Police say three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl kidnapped by men who wanted to force her into marriage, chasing off her abductors and guarding her until police and relatives tracked her down in a remote corner of Ethiopia.

"If the lions had not come to her rescue then it could have been much worse. Often these young girls are raped and severely beaten to force them to accept the marriage," he said.

Makes me proud to be a Leo.