First, Amazon delayed my WoW order by 2 weeks.
Second, my ethernet suddenly card died out on me. Now sure whether it went kaput or it just decided to take a vacation to somewhere but it seems that the archangel has got the best of it.
Third, rain in January?
I know California is green-friendly and all but humane dog law that grants certain rights to all dogkind?
Look:
SAN FRANCISCO – In this famously dog-friendly city, dog owners are “pet guardians,” the local shelter keeps strays in “apartments” – and, as of Tuesday, man’s best friend is entitled to certain perks.
A new “backyard dog” law says canines are entitled to a change of water once a day, palatable and nutritious food in a non-tipping bowl, and a dog house with a top, bottom and three sides. Tying up the dog is highly discouraged.
I’m all for humane treatment of all living things but a weird law is not my cup of tea. Don’t the legislators in California have something better to do, like, say, requiring people to brush their teeth daily?
And I thought only in SimCity where this type of stuff happens.
I’m still not over Florida and neither should you!
Sunset, needless to say. I was on an airboat on some lake. I can’t recall the name of the lake but I do know the lake is somewhere near Orlando.
Don’t you love the hue of the red sunset. Okay, admittedly, it can’t be seen well in the photo but it was admirable nonetheless. And might I add, much more admirable than Ann Arbor’s cursed sky.
This was the opposite horizon; bluish verses redish and azurish in the middlish. What gibberish!I’ll put some of the pictures I took at Florida (and Atlanta, Georgia) in the Gallery this upcoming weekend if Amazon.com fails to deliver my World of Warcraft on timely manner. Otherwise, prepare to meet your doom Orcs!
The tsunami brought terrible consequences to many in Asia. Lives were lost, properties damaged and economies slowed. All the while, many others are focused on the destruction that Mother Nature brought against our habitat. However, many have overlooked the benefits of the destruction.
First off, the tsunami probably reduced the number of fishing fleets in the Indian Ocean. In fact, this tsunami acts as a temporary environmental restriction imposed on fishing industry. As a direct result, the amount of harvest will fall. This gives any threatened or endangered fish a chance to recover for at least a couple of months. With reproduction rate possibly higher than the harvest rate, the stock size will increase, making future extraction more sustainable.
Then there are the beaches. All efforts on reclamation and most structures built near ocean have been razed down to the earth. There are satellite photos to confirm this. There is almost nothing there right now. Hence, some might say the incident in Asia and, to a smaller extent Africa, brings back innocence to the beaches. But of course, the reversion was anything but cleanly done. It seems that it is us that need to clean up after Gaia, unfortunately.
With the reversion done, it gives the people in the affected area to rebuild their lives. Specifically, a planned reconstruction of cities and towns is now possible. Previously, most of the hit cities and towns was (or are, I am not sure) disorganized. The places were worse than spaghetti on a plate. Now, especially the urban area has the chance of being thoroughly planned and reorganized – make it pedestrian and biker friendly and in turn, environmental friendly. In spite of that, the current situation is Aceh and Sri Lanka, where the rebels are active, will somewhat deters the reorganization effort. I’m sure that survival is more of an issue than the environment there.
Regardless of all these, nobody wants the disaster to happen in the first place. But we don’t have the ability to control the world. Thus, we will have to do the best out of the situation. We need adapt to the aftermath and look for the silver lining behind the dark clouds. (If you are in Ann Arbor, I’ll understand if there is no silver lining to be seen. For goodness sake, I am yet to see Ann Arbor’s Sun this year!)
So, stop whining and start working. At the same time, stop making foolish statements like this is God’s punishment on us or to the unbelievers. Stop blaming everybody else. The fact is, shit happens. Period.
p/s – an interesting blog concerning the tsunami and the bureaucracy surrounding the ongoing aid.
