Out of the dark

As I was raking leaves up after the long winter, I noticed our spider egg case on the East side of the garage was hanging wide open.

Here's a refresher picture of the spider

and of the closed up eggcasing.

I have two theories:

1. The spiders are free!

2. Some bird got into the casing and had lunch.

Only time will tell, and I don't even know if they'll even spin a web in the same location as the egg casing

In Washington, an egg casing of secrecy opened up. Bush administration officials from Vice President Dick Cheney on down signed off on using harsh interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists after asking the Justice Department to endorse their legality.

The officials also took care to insulate President Bush from a series of meetings where CIA interrogation methods, including waterboarding, which simulates drowning, were discussed and ultimately approved. No sense in bothering "the decider," our Commander in Chief with these types of decisions.

Also present around the table in the White House situation room were then-Bush aides Attorney General John Ashcroft, Secretary of State Colin Powell, CIA Director George Tenet and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice.