thats crazy... sometimes having volcanoes blow up is a good thing, too. i'm studying roman society right now, and a great deal of what we have to learn from is finds in Pompeii and Herculaneum... meals that were being prepared at the time of the eruption are still on tables, carbonized from the ash (and time), it's really fascinating being able to see this daily life snapshot taken right out of 2c bce Campania.
speaking of planes, i'm gonna be moving soon, probably to the ethereal one. i heard they give a good rate on condos there. woot!
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"For in that we are both especially daring and especially thorough in calculating what we attempt, we can truly be distinguished from other men, for whom ignorance is boldness but calculation brings hesitancy. Rightly would they be judged strongest in spirit who recognize both dangers and pleasures with utmost clarity and are on neither count deterred from risks."
- Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War: 2.40, "The Funeral Oration of Perikles" (431 BCE)
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