So the Philippines just got hit with a freak late September typhoon. These ones are almost always nasty. I still remember how terrifying things were when Typhoon Milenyo hit us back in 2006 in roughly the same day of the month. That was terrifying, with strong winds knocking down power lines, killing people by dropping billboards on them, and ( Read more... )

Geeze. I start this week by getting a nasty cold. Then a typhoon hits, dragging back a typhoon from last week back into this week for double the meteorological hijinx. Then an earthquake hits. And then a coup which doesn't even have the decency to actually overthrow the government. Fuckers. And of course, this was the same day I had to take care of ( Read more... )