Posthuman Blues

Today (and probably tomorrow) Independence is on a "boil alert." Apparently a water main burst, potentially contaminating the water supply. (Curiously, none of the community's so-called "journalists" have even thought to ask what the contaminating substance might be.)

The alert advises ceasing to drink or otherwise consume tap water, so everyone's stocking up on bottled water or else boiling tap water in an attempt to eradicate the unspecified contaminants. As restaurants close, an almost apocalyptic atmosphere has descended over the suburbs. Lines of cars remain sitting at the Starbucks drive-thru, their drivers uncomprehending.

I have to admit that part of me is enjoying this.