Widget calls main thread when thread is not yet started sometimes

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07-23 11:14:50.419: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): Uncaught handler: thread NotifyingService exiting due to uncaught exception
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): java.lang.RuntimeException: Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare()
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at android.os.Handler.<init>(Handler.java:121)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at android.widget.Toast.<init>(Toast.java:397)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at android.widget.Toast.makeText(Toast.java:230)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at net.lp.androidsfortune.FortuneActivity.getFortune(FortuneActivity.java:460)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at net.lp.androidsfortune.NotifyingService.showNotification(NotifyingService.java:188)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at net.lp.androidsfortune.NotifyingService.access$2(NotifyingService.java:180)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at net.lp.androidsfortune.NotifyingService$1.run(NotifyingService.java:161)
07-23 11:14:50.429: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(675): at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1058)