Thank Bush! (Since he is the source of all evil in the world, if what I read on the Internet is true. And I am thanking him for causing Global Warming. If Gore had been President, we wouldn't hear about Global Warming. Just like we stopped hearing about Homeless people while Clinton was in office, and they suddenly reappeared when Bush was elected. But I digress.)

Global Warming sent a tropical storm Erin to Texas which had the added benefit of thwarting the Stingray Invasion of the Gulf Coast that has seen 14 people injured. With the coming of the storm, the stingrays are moving out to deep water.

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin was killed on September 4, 2006, the first casualty in this global invasion. On October 18, 2006, an 81 year old Florida man survived a stab to the chest by a stingray. Then on November 29, 2006, the stingrays made another drive towards Australia, stabbing a third man in the chest. In January of this year, a New Zealand man was stabbed in the arm.

To paraphrase Kent Brockman of The Simpsons: One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the stingrays will soon be here. And I for one welcome our new aquatic overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted blogger, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underwater food caves.