This blog will hereby be resurrected. However, there will be no commitment on the part of the author and proprietor of this wondrous place of exposition to update regularly or with entertaining content. Be grateful for what scraps he deigns to give you. And even if you don't think his jokes are funny, please laugh anyway. His ego is quite fragile. Now, back to our previously scheduled programming.
The answer is Cancer!
"Chronic Dusty Apartment" is an acceptable answer. Sometimes the dust bunnies get so big I swear they evolve sentience and create their own religion based upon me as a wrathful god who comes with my broom of fire and dustbin of brimstone.
To keep everything aboveboard on this website, that picture was not taken this winter, when the air tends to be worse here in China. Nope. It was from September. They hadn't even started burning coal to heat buildings during the cold months and we were lucky enough to enjoy the miasma.
Surely China is the true Shangri-La!
I don't actually know how long it's been since I last posted here. And I don't care enough to look. It would only disappoint me for my inability to keep up my life of blogging celebrity. It takes a toll, it really does. My hosting site tells me I had 5 unique visitors one day in January. Five! What do you people want from me?! Are a couple dozen posts not enough to sate your rabid curiosity about my life of adventure and intrigue?! Leave me and the Kardashians alone for once!
In all seriousness, we shouldn't talk about the Kardashians. There are plenty of people who do that already. We should spend our time more wisely, like by talking about me and my life. Because it's awesome and entertaining and you should be super jealous that I get to breath smog straight from the source. There's nothing quite like fresh pollution. You all really should try it some time. Though I suppose those of you living in the Developed West will have a tough time finding any. However, those of you in my home of the United States of Freedom might be in luck soon. I hear the Keystone XL pipeline has a lot of support in Congress.
Drill, Baby! Drill! (I had thought to put "pump chemical laden tar sands", but it didn't have the same ring to it.)
I suppose that's not really the same thing as air pollution, but we don't want to be exactly like the Chinese. Copying their habit of polluting their water should be just enough for us. We need to get started if we're going to get to their level though. 40% of rivers seriously polluted in 2011, and you know that they haven't been resting on their laurels.
Time to put our money where our congressmen are people!
Someone get the corporations on the phone. They need to start pushing congress to let up on those constricting taxes and regulations. If only there was some way a corporation could give money to a publicly elected official's campaign without breaking any laws. If anyone has any ideas, let me know. Corporations don't have nearly enough input into how the US is run. They're people too!
Until next time, dear readers. May your air pollution be visible and may your water be undrinkable.