Ka Lae

South Point is the imaginatively named southernmost point in the United States. At latitude N. 18.9111, which places it roughly parallel to northern Yemen and Taiwan. It is also a place where poor crazy people jump off the cliff. The park service considerately provides a ladder for them to climb back up,

Prescinding from these delights, I contented myself with admiring the incredible blue of the Pacific here a short way from the house at St. Jude's.

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Later, I listened to Amy Goodman online, to learn about the kick-off of The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald's new online journal in collaboration with Jeff Scahill, Laura Poitras, and the E-bay magnate. Everyone should follow it. Or listen to or watch the Democracy Now interview with them (scroll down to third video).