Today a cougar attacked a little girl not far from my house. This is just after another cougar attacked and killed a leashed dog in front of its owner on a hiking trail. This is really strange because we don't usually have cougars coming into town and a daylight attack in front of other people is pretty brazen.

News story here.

I had three different newspapers phone my house afterwards, asking if I had any information. I talked to The Province and The Calgary Herald, but I didn't give out a lot of details or sensationalize anything so they'll probably use someone else's quotes in the paper.

In other news, I've been watching Russian Language videos on Youtube and trying to teach myself. I can now converse with any Russian customers at work and ask things like "How are you?"

I also signed up for a Russian Penpals thingy online. Maybe I'll meet my Russian Figure Skating Coach Who Looks Like Liev in Defiance. You never know!