The road is dusty. Ancient.

An old road tracing an old Indian trail tracing an old ley line...and so on, forever. So it goes.

Always based upon what came before. Always predictable.

The infinity of days stretches before us, and yet we have already seen the end.

Just saw this on the internets. You get it without explanation.

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If you have aspirations to become Emperor, today is not the day to situate yourself in the center of forty of your friends.

NASA finds shrimp dinner on ice beneath Antarctica

( WASHINGTON - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet. )

'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA

( LOS ANGELES - Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of 'Mission Impossible' as well as the satire of the 'Airplane' films, has died. )

Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

( The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday. )

This seems like something some people on this list will find interesting. So...here you go.

Alexander McQueen found dead at home

By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer

( LONDON - British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his London home on Thursday, his spokeswoman said. He was 40 years old. )

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Ultimately, the World Security Treaty only increased the number of roving assassins and bitchin' guitar riffs.

The man on the street still suffers under the threat of global terrorism.

Have I finally lost it? Am I squatting in my blood-daubed hovel, spewing obscenities and merely too far gone to notice?