NOW he says he will 'probably' not climb alone.

NOW he says he will 'probably' go better equipped.

NOW he says he would take a GPS.

NOW he says he will take more food. (Since he was dehydrated when found, food was the last thing he needed.)

Why did these discoveries only come after a near-death experience, at a goodly cost to the taxpayers? He's read in the papers and seen on the news all the other dumb bozos who've done the same thing, but he didn't think it applied to him because he's never broken his ankle before. Keep your eye on this guy, and the Darwin Award website handy for nominations.

Someone just left their 2-year-old in a hot car in AZ with the usual result.

Someone left an 18-month-old unsupervised in a bathtub in WI with the usual result. And another in FL.

The death toll from Hurricane Ike is up to 72 and counting.

People are still not wearing their seatbelts, still not putting their kids in safety seats, still driving drunk.

Survival of the Fittest is still a good idea. Too stupid to live or reproduce? Too bad.

Cynical Sue