The BBC is reporting that a 67 year old woman on the way to a cemetery to bury her husband was killed when the hearse she was riding in was rear ended. The coffin slid forward and hit her in the back of the head killing her instantly, in a sadly ironic fashion. Her 76 year old husband died the day before of a heart attack. Authorities are investigating to determine the cause of the accident.

via [The BBC]

New segment I’m thinking about doing: recapping the last week in headlines, in case you missed any of the important ones.

• Sarah Palin and many online sources say that the San Francisco Chronicle had hidden audio from their interview with the candidate from earlier this year on his stance on coal in the United States.  It turns out that these were just fabrications, and even the McCain camp has bought into them.
• The Washington Post is reporting that Barack Obama’s grandmother Madelyn Dunham died earlier this morning, as she lost her battle with cancer at her home in Hawaii.  Obama was campaigning in Florida this morning when he learned the news.
• The election is in its final throws, and candidates aren’t stopping there, Politico reports.  Both candidates will travel to multiple states holding rallies on this last day of campaigning.
• Certain game manuals for Electronic Art’s new game, Red Alert 3, were incorrectly printed and are missing the last digit of the serial number.  As per their online help base they recommend users guess all 36 combinations of their key using A-Z and 0-9 to fill in the last digit till they find one that works.
• XKCD started an epic 5 part comic which concluded last Friday.  The entirety of it can be viewed here.
• Ars Technica is reporting that MTV and Harmonix, the makers behind the popular Rock Band and Rock Band 2 are developing a stand alone Beatles game in cooperation with McCartney, Starr and the survivors of Lenon and Harrison, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison.

If you’re reading this blog and this is the first you’ve heard of this magical “vote” phenominon that is sweeping around the country, then you probably have some problems.  But if not, this is one more reminder that this election seems to be a major turning point in Modern American history.  Also; if you vote tomorrow then head over to Starbucks, you’ll get a free tall coffee.   If a free cup of cheap coffee isn’t enough to get you to vote then maybe a free Krispy Kreme doughnut is.    Still not enough? Well, Ben and Jerry’s isn’t offering human breast milk icecream yet, but you can get a free scoop of any of their other types of ice cream tomorrow.

Americans like free stuff, and if they vote, they get free stuff.  Win win situation my friends.