Nothing earth-shaking to report. Just wanted to share some of the journalistic excellence that AP belches out on a daily basis:

Awe and fear: Lava in Hawaii sloshes, oozes, crackles, roars

May 14, 2018 10:01 AM

By The Associated Press

Associated Press

PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) - The lava hisses, crackles and sizzles.

It roars like an engine, the sheer force causing an audible whoosh as it sloshes and bubbles.

It shoots into the sky, bright orange and full of danger, or oozes along the pavement, a giant bubbling blob of black marshmallow-looking mess, crushing homes and making roads impassable…"

"As the lava flows cool, they crackle and smolder, gray or black smoke rising. When it hardens, and the black lava breaks and falls to the ground, it sounds like glass breaking. Shards splinter underfoot as plumes of steam waft from giant cracks in the ground…"

"The heat near the lava becomes unbearable the closer you get. Even the cooler flows that are only creeping along slowly generate enough heat to turn you back. You can feel the warmth from the ground in the soles of your shoes…."

"If magma - the lava underground - comes in contact with ground water, it makes a high-pitched noise that sounds like a jet engine…."

Journalism 2018.

Can't spell crap without AP.

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