I've been reading a lot lately about the younger generation's apathy towards established social values because they feel hopelessly removed from them. Kinda like a Dickensian street waif fogging up the glowing windows of privilege with their unfortunate desperation. Some social scientists have labeled this particular segment of the population "The ( Read more... )

Mondays blow. But this might help - it's a compilation of truck crashes at the same intersection in Durham, North Carolina for the last 5 years. It's a low bridge, see? And there's a sign that warns about the height clearance, but the sheer volume of footage that this local has accumulated suggests that most folks aren't aware of the maximum ( Read more... )

why? why? WHY DID I GO TO THE MALL?!?

I'm a 'city girl'! I don't do the mall! I can see why people flip out and go on a shooting spree so often in them. Most of the people there were just 'hanging out' - they weren't even shopping! - which meant that they got in my way because I was shopping and trying to do it in the minimum amount of time ( Read more... )