the slough of despond

[sisyphusshrugged]

Rittenhouse links to these stories, which you'll have to read there, because I can't quite bring myself to write about them, except to say that a horribly abused kid died because we've learned not to see people dying.

I was really annoyed yesterday that the homeless guy with no legs had placed himself outside McDonalds, because it's so tacky to be begging where you know people have change. Me and my overpriced and completely non-nutritive Diet Coke swept on by, though.

In other dignity and compassion news, they're finally getting those filth who make the Bumfight videos off the streets.

I recommend you go to Jeanne's page for some compassion and simple human decency. I'm not too impressed with mine today.