Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Random Thoughts... The World...

The number of deaths from the Earthquake and Tsunami that hit Asia continues to rise now numbering around 33,000. The disaster affected Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka the hardest. This makes the recent typhoons look like a nice Sunday afternoon. Luck still seems to smile on us.





Viktor Yushchenko appears to be leading Ukraine's elections. This is the third round of runoff elections after Yushchenko won a legal battle after the fraud tainted second round. What sets this electoral contest apart from others, is the apparent poisoning of Victor Yushchenko, allegedly by his opponents. It was found that he was poisoned with Dioxin, a substance that could be found in such things as agent orange. Dioxin is known to cause severe facial disfigurement and other side effects. It transformed Yushchenko from a guy with dashing, almost movie star like looks to someone who looked like an aged, disfigured, cheap horror flick monster. And to think that we thought that Philippine politics was bad.







Does God manifest himself through his creation? A picture was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, and it was quickly nicknamed The Eye of the Universe or The Eye of God. Metaphysical questions not withstanding, this is a cool picture.

1 comment:

  1. It's really mind boggling. The last pic is cool too, though a bit creepy.

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