Japan

I spent most of yesterday editing, editing and then re-editing my assignment.  When I finally managed to take five, I switched on the television.  I couldn't believe what was happening in front of me, all of those poor people in Japan.  Absolutely devastating news, and now to top off the earthquake, and tsunami they are releasing nuclear gas into their surrounding atmosphere, to stop the whole power station from blowing up (the lesser of the two evils I suppose, but hell either way).  Evacuating people to a safer 10km (6mile) distance, would you want to be 6 miles away from nuclear gas?  I know it is the best they can do in all the carnage, but my heart is bleeding for those poor people.

I remember back in December or January, reports of flocks of birds dying in mid-air, in different places around the world, and just falling to the ground.  Some random reason was thrown in our general direction to placate us, whilst they conducted tests, the results of which we will probably never hear about.  Then last week there were reports of thousands of sardines, dying as they swam, the reasoning 'they ran out of oxygen!' okay a little more difficult to chew, but we have to tell them something to stop mad panic.  Admist all the latest chaos, I imagine they think we have forgotten about the birds and sardines, wrong! 

I look into the eyes of my children and try to make some sense of the madness that is starting to unfold, counting all of my blessings, realising just how lucky we are, at the moment.  Next week it could be us, and to be fair what chance would our little island stand against anything!  During the millenium I was never bothered, I always knew we had a few more years left, and here we are... it is just the beginning!