Planes have started their revolt. The crash in Buffalo (regards to Gene, who knew the pilot ... oddly I knew her husband), the crash in southwest Virginia, the crash in West Virginia...in California there have been six plane crashes in the past three months...14 dead in Montana...In December a man's entire family, his wife, two daughters and his mother-in-law were killed when a F/A-18D Hornet crashed into his house. And yesterday an Air France flight went missing in a thunderstorm, likely killing all 200+ people aboard.
This all could be caused by what ABC news calls "pop-up storms". Yesterday marked the beginning of hurricane season and forecasters predict that hurricanes are getting harder to predict. Gathering up in the gulf coast instead of off the African coast as usual, hurricanes this season may be able to sneak up on unsuspecting towns and soak them with rain and high winds before they have a chance to get out their umbrellas, or they may be able to take down planes on a whim.
And finally today a sallow faced Kim Jong Il appointed his 26 year-old, alcoholic, number three son to succeed his reign over North Korea. North Koreans are apparently already learning a new song to sing the praises of Kim Jong "Commander Kim" Un. Kim's youngest son, who studied in Bern, Switzerland under a pseudonym and is a fan of both Michael Jordan and Jean-Claude Van Damme, was tapped because the elder sons were considered unfit: Jong Nam lost clout when he was caught trying to enter Japan on a fake passport to visit Tokyo's Disney resort, and middle son, Jong Chol, was considered too effeminate for the job according to his former sushi chef. Regardless, a 26-year-old now holds the keys to a nuclear arsenal. More here.
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