and for your start to the new year, the most depressing blog i've seen in ages--

clusterfuck nation, by james howard kunstler.

avedon carol over at the sideshow pointed me over there. i would say thank you, however considering that cfn talks about peak oil, the real estate market, the financial markets, and ebola[1] in very flat out terms, thank you is a bit too cheerful.


[1] okay, i'm kidding about ebola. it'd be more cheerful if he talked about ebola. downright uplifting.