Why are the ocean levels rising up?

[vovat]

There was a lot of flooding in the area where I worked yesterday, and a few roads were closed. I heard on the radio that some houses and businesses in the area were flooded. With our current level of technology, doesn't it seem like we should be able to do more to prevent natural disasters like floods and tornadoes? Maybe it would interfere with the delicate balance of nature or something. I don't really know that much about that kind of stuff. It just seems like we (the human race, that is) have changed so much of nature to fit our own needs, yet we've made no effort to stop the parts of nature that don't seem to have any beneficial effects.

Speaking of not having any beneficial effects, I heard that the attempted Constitutional gay marriage ban was defeated in the Senate. Certain Republicans want to keep trying to get one, though. I'm sure I've said this before, but the whole anti-gay-marriage thing baffles me. Most of the wacky right-wing proposals at least benefit somebody (in most cases the right-wing wackos themselves), but how is banning gay marriage going to help ANYBODY? I just don't get it. It just strikes me as pure unmotivated meanness. Someone can feel free to explain it to me if they want, but I doubt very many homophobes read this journal.

I wish you could get a bigger house in Animal Crossing.