thejerk on May 13th, 2008Top 10 Reasons God Hates Asia
After the tsunamis of 2004, in which over 200,000 people died, I was a bit aghast. I wondered whether it was sheer bad luck that so many people drowned, starved, and succumbed to the diseases reaped from the sewage-strewn death waters that ravaged those (mostly) Asian countries.
But, as these disasters seem to continue to destroy Asia, [...]
thejerk on May 9th, 2008What is the Difference Between a Hurricane, a Cyclone, and a Typhoon?
In the past ten years, we’ve seen the major annihilation of large populations of people and their homes and possessions by the ocean.
The tsunamis of late 2004 devastated more than 15 countries worldwide and killed more than a quarter of a million people. Although those tsunamis were created by earthquakes offshore, the Earth can use [...]
thejerk on May 5th, 2008Manmar: 4,000 Dead (humans) vs. Kentucky Derby: 1 Dead (horse)
I think we’ve got some weird sense of priorities in our western media. I’m not saying I’m perfect, but it’s things like this that burn me up. Over the weekend at the Kentucky Derby, a horse name Eight Belles was injured and needed to be euthanized. Also over the weekend, a cyclone hit Myanmar (also known [...]