I don't have any exciting plans for the weekend. Hoping it stops rain soon. Probably mow my lawn. See a movie. Go on a mini-hike with my backpack.

Karen e-mailed me this hilarious article. Its about Houston's new light rail system and the incredible number of cars that make illegal turns and get hit by the train. Its so bad, its kind of a running joke around here. Some highlights:

But the transportation agency's efforts to defend itself have not gone over well. "It's not just the media," said Frank J. Wilson, who became chief executive of Metro two months ago. "It's the general perception, people in the street, elected officials. They say: 'What's wrong with Metro? Why is it blaming these motorists?' As if it's a God-given right in Houston to run red lights."...

Maria Lewis-Sterling, a 46-year-old nurse, says her car was not even moving when its license plate was torn off by a passing train. Her car was protruding into the roadway, though, and she was charged $450 for damage to the train. Her accident was the first of six at one intersection, which has since been given two rail crossing signs.

Ms. Lewis-Sterling said she had no hard feelings, and even rode the train to work this week. "Just give me my $450 back,'' she said, "and admit that you didn't do a perfect job.''

Its hilarious to me that people who run red lights or stop with their car ON RAILROAD TRACKS are all outraged that the Metro rail hit them. What idiocy!