I guess life is back to normal for my cats. Gracie is once again licking herself bare on the bottom part of her belly, where I was (sigh) so pleased to see the fur grow back after her operations. And Tig? Well, he was outside sleeping this afternoon, and though it was 98 degrees in the shade, he must have decided that was not comfortable enough, so he moved into the sun and slept some more. Then moved back into the shade. He’s now outside in the much more comfortable 93-degree heat, where he is only in the shade because there’s little sun left on the patio.

Cats.

I have two with distinctly nutty tendencies.

The AP picked up on the Palestinian “civilians” killed by Israel today (go read this post and you’ll get the snark to the scare quotes), and of course, focused on the 11-year-old boy who was caught in the crossfire.

They also changed the way the boy was killed.

From Ynet:

In the village of Seida northeast of Tulkarm a special joint IDF, Border Police and Shin-Bet force conducting an arrest operation came under fire from Palestinian gunmen as they approached the home of a wanted man and a gunbattle ensued.

Palestinians said one of those killed is an 11-year-old boy.

And now, the AP:

Mahmoud Ibrahim Karnawi, 11, was shot after Israeli troops moved into Saida village in the northern West Bank, witnesses said. They said the troops were trying to arrest his older half brother, a wanted Islamic Jihad militant. A gunfight erupted as they approached the family’s home.

Who started the gunfight? The AP would have you ask that question, while Ynet states that the soldiers came under fire—indicating the gunfight erupted because of the terrorists.

This moment of AP media bias is brought to you by: The AP.