The Morning Blog

The Japanese nuclear situation is becoming more alarming. As a layman, I wish that I had a more concrete idea on what exactly qualifies a nuclear accident as a "nuclear disaster". Are we talking mushroom clouds? Lots of people getting sick? What? I want details.

Terrifying and heart-wrenching, first-hand accounts of the tsunami here.

Speaking of tsunamis... Could it be the lost city of Atlantis? Maybe. Could it be the lost city of Ishkibibble? Just as likely.

Just in time to offset daylight savings time.

And unfortunately, Libya is scary too. Daily, it sounds more and more like the Spanish Civil War. It's almost shocking to me that Russia and Germany have opted to sit this one out. Notably Qaddafi has expressed disappointment in Berlusconi. After all the "bunga bunga", he'd expected a bit more loyalty.

The refugee crisis begins. None of the people on board the ship appear to actually be Libyans. They all appear to be foreign workers who most certainly were not expecting this sort of thing to happen.

Meanwhile, Bahrain remains tense. Troops from Saudi Arabia as well as the United Arab Emirates have arrived in order to protect key installations.

I wrote a bit about the fat boys of Dubai last night. It'll be interesting to see if the fever for revolution spreads to their wretched Disneyland.

Hopefully, the federal government can use the money it's saving by not defending the Defense of Marriage Act to hire lawyers to deal with this lawsuit. Hundreds of Guatemalan citizens who were deliberately infected with syphilis and gonorrhea by the US government in the 40's have filed a suit. Who knew the PWA involved the employment of South American hookers?

The NRA is gun shy (sorry), about meeting with the President and gun control advocates to discuss ways to find a consensus position towards controlling gun related violence. Frankly, it seems like it's a bit of a minor concern to everyone involved. The NRA is in an excellent position politically right now and frankly, Obama has more pressing things to use his time on.

Silver Lining: "Mars Needs Moms" is a monstrous flop that has destroyed careers and led Disney executives to haunt the halls of their studios, hunting for the heads of those that dared to defoul the House of Walt. However, it has stopped a 3-D production of the Beatles "Yellow Submarine" and for that, I think we can all be grateful.

My Link Name for the Day: Dastardly Daffodil Despoilers Detained. And now I can die happy.

What happened? This.

Let's hear it for the moms!

Puppies! Really, really, really, REALLY expensive puppies! The Chinese are letting their economy go to the dogs.

The Consumerist is running their annual contest for the Worst Company. Good luck to all the contenders but I'm certain that Verizon has the edge! They really give it their all when it comes to infuriating customers. When I had to call their customer service, I felt as though they were giving me all of their personal attention to make sure that I was completely alienated.

Ferris Bueller re-cut. As long as the world is going insane, we might as well make it a quasi-tragic coming of age tale.

Finally...Let's see what Hugo Chavez has to say about boobs. For the record, he loves them just the way they are.