BLOWIN' IT!

So once said a great, if unreliable, man when someone, well, blew it. And probably so he says still, where ever that is. My best guess is the state of Washington, and I bet he's been saying it all day -- because Mt. St. Helens just totally blew it for the first time in decades. I was less than a year old when it went off the first time (in human memory) and dropped a thin, snow-like layer of ash on the city of Portland. I missed all the fun then, and it looks like I'll miss it again this time.

The inimitable Blog, on the other hand, appears to be blogging it right now. Less than 24 hours after liveblogging the presidential debate stream-of-consciously, he's at it again. Give that man some pageviews.

P.S. Why oh why is the Department of Forestry's St. Helens webcam down now? Well, perhaps for a good reason. But isn't this what I'm paying my taxes for?

P.P.S.I was going to blog about the government's big, white spy balloon that was hovering over downtown Washington this week, but that can't compete with an active volcano.

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posted by WWB at 5:47 PM |