Maya village devastated by Hurricane Stan - it may be declared a mass grave.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9588034/
Earthquake kills 20,000 to 30,000 people across South Asia:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9626146/
New Orleans, Mississippi, Hurrican Katrina.
I think Osama Bin Ladin has figured out how to control the elements. He's most likely had his terrorist buddies go to one college or the other here in the states, and they've gone and used the education and knowledge they've learned from us and they've built this big ugly assed weather machine. Turned it on, set the coordinates and are now having a grand old time destroying the planet, one catastrophy at a time - cleverly disguised as an act of God.
Sheesh... no, seriously, so much is happening, so many people are suffering all across the globe.. in every way you can imagine, disease, draught, natural disasters, fires, the list goes on and on.
As if we don't have enough to contend with, now we have to start worrying about the Chicken Flu. Apparantly it's enough of a concern that the president has started making statements about it, talking with the press, telling them what is going to happen if it hits the United States. I heard one reporter ask Mr. Bush, this similar question (I'm not good with exact quotes, but this is the jist) "What will you do, if it reaches the huge proportions here?" His reply, "We'll quarantine those areas." "How do you propose to quarantine such large areas?" "I will use military force.", was his reply.
Inflation fears may overshadow earnings:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9645659/
Hurricane Vince is forming in the Atlantic:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9645352/
NYC Terror Plot Debated
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171687,00.html
(Bush said the other day that 10 terrorist plots were foiled!)
Lab Mice Infected With Plague Disappear from Bio-terrorism Lab in Newark N.J.
http://www.physorg.com/news6533.html
(The article states: The mice reportedly were infected with the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes bubonic and other forms of plague.)
I know the plague can be treated with antibiotics these days, if it's found fast enough, but.. those two words in this news article give me pause for thought, "other forms". Will the other forms of plague be treated as easily?
Bonnie asked me the other day if I thought it was the "end of the world" - as in Armageddon. As in the Bible.
I don't know. Bonnie I don't know. I know that throughout history, mankind has been troubled by many of these same problems. I don't know of a time in history though, when so many people under the age of 30 were strung out of their minds on crystal meth, and pain pills, robo-trippin', & huffin' - and the ilk..oh there were the addicts, and lots of them, but it seems like now, it's so commonplace that even 3rd and 4th generations know what the recreational drugs are out there, and how dangerous they are. I don't think my grandmom ever heard of Angel Dust back then. It was there, it was used very much, still, not in such proportions as is heard of today. Robo-trippin', Get real!
With such a large percentage of our young adults spaced out on those things... another big portion drunk out of their minds day in and day out, another huge percent plagued with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder, among countless other ailments, where are we gonna get more Guardsmen?
We already have a huge percent of our able bodied healthy younger folks over in Afghanistan, another huge lot of same healthy young folks over in Iraq, another big o' bunch of Guards following around large gatherings here in the states to be sure nothing icky happens, (Hey, I never saw them here like they were for the fair last weekend. I was told it's the law now, when there's a large gathering, the National Guard (love their hearts) has to be there too)
I'm not sure how many civilians we have left here with the presence of mind to suit up and be able to shoot at those of us who end up catching the Chicken Flu and go out onto the porch because we're trying to cool down our fevers. Hell, I'm not sure where Mr. Bush is going to come up with the extra Guardsmen.
Grab your gun, Grampa, we're goin' chicken flu victim shootin'!! The prez okay'd it on the news tonight! YEHAW!
No, I'm not throwing off on our military, our National Guard or any other group responsible for the safety of our country. Bless their hearts, they're doing their jobs. (and well, too, might I add.) I'm just worrying that there's not enough of them to go around. They're already stretched so thin! Too much is going on. Armagedden? I don't know.
There for a while, I was thanking God that I didn't have any sons. I pray every day Bush doesn't start a draft. It's coming, I'm sure. And with it, for the first time, the ladies will be drafted. Lord have mercy on us all - give us Hillary Clinton for our next President. Soon!
I don't know if it's the end of the world, or if we're just being punished for being so stupid.
Posted by juel at October 10, 2005 02:47 AM