I was able to visit in 1994, the most incredible three-day trek (kora) of my life.

Perfectly understandable emotional hedging in the form of defensive pessimism that factors in the drizzle denominator.

My lesson in how you can't delete impromptu posts on Bluesky ... Be warned.

The New York Times reports seem to sum up everything known so far, with a spokesman from the National Fire Agency saying, "Two people, both crew members, had been rescued [and] rescuers were searching for the remaining 132 people."

A lot unaccounted for: www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...

If the video clip is the real deal, it's Jeju Air, not Thai Airways as some outlets are reporting and its landing gear appears to have not been deployed.

OK, it appears it was landing and pics of the flaming, wrecked plane seem to be off the runway. All we know at this point is there are survivors.

I've never had a fever that put me in "good spirits," but then again I've never been hospitalized with a fever, so what would I know?

Always a bad idea to vote against your own interests – the rich never do it – but try telling people!