Towel Day

I meant to do this first, then the other of today's posts second so it would be on top for a while. Maybe Blogger will let me do that. Probably not, but you never know. If this is on top, then be sure to scroll down a bit.

Anyway, today is Towel Day!! So wherever you're going today, don't forget to take your towel.

Other miscellaneous news items:

It's near the end of May, so that means it's time for the annual Worst Hurricane Season Evaaaaaar! full-blown, global-warming, we're-all-gonna-die panicky news story. Depending on how you define "worst", there are numerous contenders for the worst hurricane to hit the United States. If you measure them by cost, then the most current hurricanes are indeed the worst in our nation's history. Five seconds of thought will tell you why that has nothing to do with global warming. If you are looking at wind speed at landfall (something which would be linked to global warming), then all the worst storms are in the past, with the most recent Cat 5 being Andrew back in 1992. But nothing sells like panic, and so panic is what we get.

Meanwhile, the infrastructure of the United States continues to deteriorate with yet-another bridge collapse. Engineers may still be trying to determine the cause for the collapse, but anyone who routinely drives on the freeway already has a pretty good idea. But never fear; the bunny inspectors are safe. See John Michael Greer for details.

Last but not least, another writer comes out and says what is becoming painfully obvious: College is yet-another scam to separate the middle-class from whatever wealth they may have left. I know mine has been a monumental waste of money, but at least I enjoyed the process. I see people every single day hating every minute, racking up massive debt, and all for a degree that will at best get them a part-time job at Starbucks that won't even make the student loan payment.

And on that cheerful note, I need to scrape off a few layers of dried sweat and get ready for dinner with Debbie and a second cousin twice removed. Or maybe a third cousin once removed. First cousin thrice removed? Dunno. A relative. Leave it at that.