Not so odd, when you consider that Bachmann's career decision was being formulated at the time. From the Brad Blog:
So, I was minding my own business on Memorial Day afternoon, just starting to light up some coals for a backyard BBQ with a few neighbors, when --- THWACK! --- a dead rat fell from sky and landed hard on the patio pavement no more than five feet from where I was standing.
No doubt dogs were howling and black cats were fornicating and marbled icons were bleeding, too.