seem to be reporting things that happened yesterday as things that just happened.

Yes, this. It is so frustrating.

When I noticed this, I got a nasty feeling that some of the reporters picking up stories from the feeds were a little confused about the international dateline. I decided I was being a brat, and just let it go. But I keep seeing OMGToday! headlines for things that I know (from Twitter folks in Japan) happened yesterday... and I'm starting to wonder again if reporters here are actually that confuddled about what day today is in Japan.

For awhile it seemed like the news kept bouncing between "things are slowly getting under control" to OMG! FIRE!.

I'm starting to wonder again if reporters here are actually that confuddled about what day today is in Japan.

From the timing of some things, I think that's frequently what's happening. I guess it's no wonder they can't understand radiation, if they can't understand that Wednesday in Japan is not Wednesday in New York.

Hec, the fuel does cool down considerably, so while it will still need to be covered with water, it won't be boiling off nearly so fast and steam pressure will be less of a consideration.

I would like to take a moment out from my morose mental state to note that Monday night I saw Saturn for the first time with my awesome telescope. Rings as clear as anything. Ridic.

Wow. That is awesome, Liese.

Loyal Brittney refuses to leave English Setter friend.

Oh Liese, that sounds wonderful. Perspective, huh?

Yay, Hayden's brother. What a relief for you and your family--and for him, of course.

Ginger, my additional appreciation for your astute and sense-making interpretation and presentation of the flurry of conflicting reports. The confidence of knowing what's what, rather than fearful attention to rumor is itself calming.

There was a fireman at Chernobyl who was caught in the initial explosion who said he would stay in there and try to shut off what he could because he knew he was dying anyway and was going to spend his last hours/minutes trying to save as many as he could.

There's a reason why The Green Hills of Earth, The Long Watch, and well, Spock become folk tales. Honest bravery and heroism are rare enough to deserve remembering--even if fictionalized. I guess nuclear containment people sign up for possible heroism at the outset.

Thank you, and backflung, bonny and Zenkitty!

Good news Hayden.

Also, since I don't think I got to say this at the time, YAY! Nilly-baby!