Friday, January 07, 2011

It Happens Every Other Day

It’s the end of the world. It’s a sign of the end of the world. It’s God sending us a message. It’s aliens.

It happens, on the average, every two days: a massive kill-off of birds, fish, animals. Nothing more mysterious than that. But why now? Because it happened near a city with a tv station, newspapers and a lot of people who are online. Reindeer in the middle of the Tongass National Preserve in Alaska don’t make headlines.

The birds were scared out of their gizzards by fireworks on New Year’s Eve. They flew out of their nests and, not being night fliers, flew into anything that happened to be in their way. Sometimes a pack, a herd, a school (not kids) of something will catch a virus and a ranger will find them, feet in the air, with vultures dining to violin music.

Meanwhile, the people who concern themselves with this look up from their work and say, “Another kill-off. Interesting. And your problem with this is?” It would be nice, in the best of all possible worlds, not to have this happed. But we’re not in the best of anything; things go wrong and flocks of birds fly into bridges.

You hear of “cancer clusters,” which brings a bit of humor into the sad lives of oncologists. With over a hundred types of cancers, the so-called clusters turn out to be a random distribution of several kinds, quite unrelated, which happen to have occurred in a single location. No single cause; neither a cause for alarm; no such thing as a cluster.

13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello to all, it's really a fastidious for me to go to see this site, it includes important Information.

Also visit my web blog: Click To Read More

April 18, 2013 6:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Really no matter if someone doesn't understand after that its up to other people that they will help, so here it takes place.

Look at my web blog; http://www.golden-retriever-guide.com/

April 20, 2013 12:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was great.
I do not know who you are but certainly you are going to a
famous blogger if you are not already ;) Cheers!


Feel free to visit my blog - yellow lab and golden retriever mix

April 21, 2013 5:22 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just wish to say your article is as surprising. The clearness in your post is just nice and i can assume
you are an expert on this subject. Fine with your permission allow me to grab your RSS feed
to keep updated with forthcoming post. Thanks a million and please continue the enjoyable work.


My web site - check my blog

April 21, 2013 12:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi! Quick question that's completely off topic. Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly? My site looks weird when viewing from my iphone. I'm trying to find a
theme or plugin that might be able to correct this
problem. If you have any recommendations, please share.
Cheers!

Check out my web page - impressive adopting a golden retriever information

April 21, 2013 7:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello friends, its wonderful piece of writing on the topic of educationand fully explained, keep it up all the time.


Feel free to visit my web site Check My Source

April 21, 2013 7:38 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Peculiar article, just what I wanted to find.

my homepage: fantastic golden retriever lab mix puppies material

April 21, 2013 9:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What's up i am kavin, its my first occasion to commenting anywhere, when i read this post i thought i could also make comment due to this sensible post.

Here is my site ... clicking here

April 23, 2013 5:13 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I blog often and I genuinely appreciate your content.

The article has truly peaked my interest. I am going to take a note of your site and keep checking for new details about once a week.
I opted in for your Feed as well.

My blog - great labs vs golden retrievers information

April 25, 2013 9:50 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi to every one, since I am truly keen of reading this weblog's post to be updated regularly. It carries pleasant data.

Stop by my webpage; full report

May 01, 2013 2:51 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This text is priceless. When can I find out more?



Also visit my site - More Bonuses

May 06, 2013 3:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Pretty! This has been a really wonderful post.

Many thanks for supplying this information.

Stop by my web site; terrific golden retriever dog breeders material

May 09, 2013 11:06 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

20151020 junda W
michael kors uk
cheap ugg boots
Louis Vuitton Luxury Official Website
michael kors bags
Buy Kobe Shoes Online Discount
ugg outlet store
canada goose jackets
abercrombie
Abercrombie T-Shirts
Coach Outlet Store Online Handbags Clearance
burberry outlet
Cheap Jordans For Sale Wholesale
michale kors outlet
canada goose jackets
New Louis Vuitton Handbags Outlet
michael kors outlet
coach factory outlet online
Oakley Vault Outlet Store Online
ugg australia
michael kors outlet sale
michael kors handbag
Abercrombie And Fitch Kids Online
fit flops
hollister clothing store
Hollister Clothes for Girls Website
Michael Kors Online Outlet Shop
Coach Factory Outlet Private Sale
Coach Factory Outlet Private Sale
Canada Goose,Canada Goose Outlet,Canada Goose Jackets,Canada Goose Sale
ray ban sunglasses

October 20, 2015 7:35 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home