Thirty years ago today, Chernobyl blew sky high. And what did we learn from this catastrophe? Well, hmm, pretty much nothing. The clean-up is erratic and disorganized; nuclear incidents carry on at a steady rate; Arctic sea-ice melt proceeds unabated, and 93% of the Great Barrier Reef is bleached due to warmer ocean temperatures. So, … Continue reading : ka–holy shit–BOOM :
Tag: chernobyl
: autumn in the jerkwater :
Jerkwater is kind of uncalled for. This place isn’t as bad as I make it sound. Okay, it is, but it’s not the city’s fault and I should focus on the good things. For instance: See? Not horrible. Not Paris, but no Chernobyl, either. Just an ordinary mid-sized city stuck in a floundering, insolvent state. … Continue reading : autumn in the jerkwater :
: the ablation :
When the medical people take down a thyroid without surgery they call the procedure an ablation. That’s what I have on my schedule for this afternoon. You know, I think I’d rather be handcuffed and hauled off to jail than have this done; hospitals are, without question, my least favorite places on the planet. Once … Continue reading : the ablation :
the whirly girl 