the perils of modern technology

"It came from a Greek-owned tanker flying a Panamanian flag and leased by the London branch of a Swiss trading corporation whose fiscal headquarters are in the Netherlands."

they're talking about garbage. garbage so garbagey it killed somebody. the blob is now a reality. and this one doesn't even need to touch you! it can just you know, hang out in the backyard.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/02/world/africa/02ivory.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

global warming is doing its thing. now there's only one season: the endless bummer.