Piggyback blog: Handling adversity

“Tragedy is an ambush predator – learn to tame it.” Yes, that’s because (if you’re well read) you’ve seen that over at RichardLand. The brainmusement park that’s outdone itself yet again in expressing what I always wanna say but never can as eloquently or coherently with my 34 word sentences and irrelevant metaphors running in opposite directions like a posse of cockroaches being approached. (See?) For instance, his recent piece.. Read More

Japan’s 2 year anniversary

It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since Japan’s horrific disaster. The Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami creamed coastal towns, wreaking devastating death tolls, inducing nuclear power catastrophes, and leaving locals itinerant and inconsolable. Haunted and hurt by the trauma they’d just endured, they hunted for the loved ones they prayed were still alive. On this 2nd anniversary of the event, one would hope to see a “before and.. Read More