Just when your day is at its most depressing

Something comes along to cheer you up:

We suck again

We feed the se percentage of families as Greece.  Greece.  The destitute, greasy-headed, olive oil sweating stepchild of Europe.

Read the while story here:

http://cir.ca/s/geW

The not so bad view. . .

The beautiful view

It has devolved . . .

You'll see, when the chips are down, these civilized people . . . . They'll eat each other:

"Meanwhile, the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) vowed to punish criminals after a video appeared apparently showing a rebel biting a dead soldier's organs."

Clashes erupt around Aleppo prison

Clashes erupt around a prison in the Syrian city of Aleppo, as government forces respond to an apparent attempt by rebels to blow up the walls.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22536489

It's settled

Found where I want to be cremated:  

The "gate to hell" in Turkmenistan.  Just huck me in.

I find it fitting - from Wikipedia:

"The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas.^[2] The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 metres (230 ft) at40°15′10″N 58°26′22″E. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off.^[3]Geologists had hoped the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days, but the gas is still burning today. Locals have dubbed the cavern "The Door to Hell".^[4]"

Best case for human extinction

Bravo, google!


http://earthengine.google.org/#intro

We aren't?

Could've fooled me . . . .

Roving bands of violent, unintelligent, poorly educated warmongers who plunder spoils from conquered lands?  Nope, don't see the connection . . . .

Police Chief: 'We Are Not Barbarians;' Bury Bombing Suspect
by Mark Memmott
NPR - May 8, 2013
Saying that "we are not barbarians, we bury the dead," the police chief of Worcester, Mass., on Wednesday appealed for someone in authority to clear the way for the body of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev to be buried....
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/08/182267402/police-chief-we-are-not-barbarians-bury-bombing-suspect?sc=17&f=1001

Indisputable proof of America's decline

Look no further:

'Do Me A Solid,' Diplomat Rodman Says To North Korea's Kim
by Mark Memmott

NPR - May 8, 2013

America's unlikeliest link to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reached out to his friend in a bid to have an American citizen released from one of the communist nation's notorious labor camps....

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/08/182215291/do-me-a-solid-diplomat-rodman-says-to-north-koreas-kim?sc=17&f=1001

Good morning 508

First, coffee . . . 

Then, Bailey's . . . 

Then, Jameson's . . .  And enjoy your morning!