Do you sometimes feel peculiar and yet can't quite think why? Think caffeine. Today I felt like that and then realized I had had more coffee than I usually do. Problem solved. Since I made the discovery I have been drinking water copiously. I had this happen several years ago. I travelled about thirty miles to play quartets with some friends. After a while we took a break and the host gave us coffee. She asked if we wanted leaded or unleaded. I said unleaded but perhaps I dropped my voice at the beginning. Three large mugs later I was not sure whether to drive home or not, but I did without any problem. It is amazing how much effect a bit of caffeine can have. I am feeling much better already. From now on it's only one mug of coffee a day for me, either that or buy myself some decaff.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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