April 24, 2004

The Horror!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/04/24/nigeria.ambush/index.html

"It was very shocking and it took us by complete surprise," company spokesman Deji Haastrup told AP.

"We are in total darkness as to what could be the motive," he added.

Ah, Deji, Deji. The Jibbenainosay could have reminded you that this life itself is a veil over The Motive. Who can say what a "motive" is, even? Yes, we all know that Chevron is a major distributor of love, joy, equity, and health benefits to the population of the entire world. But some things... some things are beyond our ken. Let us not embark on a futile down-river search for meaning in this (am)bush, but instead take this incident as a reminder of the limits of our understanding in this vale of Tears.

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