Ever since 9/11 and the subsequent attack attempts, airport security has used each new incident to come up with new safety measures. Some of them are rather esoteric, and many inconvenience passengers before every flight: an obvious example would be … Continue reading →
My best guess at this point is terrorism as the cause of the Malaysian air crash. Terrorism would seem an odd choice for a Malaysian flight traveling between Malaysia and China. But China was the seat of a recent terrorist … Continue reading →
It turns out that the amount of radiation exposure from the Fukushima reactor accident and any resultant projected increase in cancer cases has been minimal. But people in the comments section at the article refuse to believe this, so strong … Continue reading →
Here’s a song by my man Richard Thompson (lyrics here), featuring his characteristic beauty and bitterness: Those lines “in the dream I’m running/down a street of molasses/in the dream my feet gain no ground” seem an odd but effective image, … Continue reading →
The tragic crash of an Asiana flight Saturday while landing in San Francisco is a terrifying event despite the fact that “only” two people died. It’s tragic because two people dying is, of course, too many people—although everyone realizes it … Continue reading →
“Brave” doesn’t even begin to describe the men who voluntarily sign on to do this job: The 19 firefighters killed Sunday in Arizona were part of an elite crew known for working on the front lines of region’s worst fires, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a sequel to yesterday’s post on prayers during the tornado.] During the Moore tornado, teacher Anna Canady had a prayer [emphasis mine]: She remembered that as the tornado bore down on this school in Moore, Okla., she … Continue reading →
On the thread about the video where the woman found her dog after the tornado, commenter “Randy” wrote: there is a lot of religious blindness on this thread. we celebrate God for answering this woman’s prayer about her dog, but … Continue reading →
Great video, great lady: I also love it when she says to the reporter, “I know exactly what happened here. Exactly.”
Continue reading →…disaster. This tornado looks very bad, but reports of casualties are just coming in. Much of the town of Moore has been destroyed, including the hospital. One possible consolation is that, according to Fox (which I’m watching on TV right … Continue reading →
Horrific explosion in a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, with many injured and many feared dead. I am not a conspiracist. And this is, after all, a fertilizer plant. Fertilizer is highly explosive, and I don’t see why a fertilizer … Continue reading →
Here’s another in my series of old “Rescue 911” segments. I notice that these haven’t gotten much commentary here. I don’t know how many of you watch them, but I continue to find them fascinating as well as incredibly moving. … Continue reading →