Amidst an economy that threatens to shrink to miniscule proportions - possibly rivalling the earlier dresses worn by one Christina Aguilera for some of her videos - the average oaf on the street (self included) is quietly wondering how we got here in the first place. And just when you thought it was safe to go back into the multiplexes again - they hit you with a double whammy: Swine flu, and Wolverine. Apparently, one is a brain-numbing, highly contagious affliction that leaves you devoid of normal bodily functions after you've been through it, whilst the other is a new strain of fever. Leads one to wonder - SWINE FLU... just how exactly does one get swine flu? Mouth to mouth resuscitation with pigs? As if AIDS wasn't bad enough.
In other news, Barack Obama has completed his first 100 days in office, and promptly declared that he is not a miracle worker. Yeah - like we didn't see that one coming! And as the US economy limps back to a crossroads where no doubt other horrors (beginning with prime lending) will begin unleashing themselves upon it, one wonders if the news channels would do people a service and just report something 'nice' for a change.
