What March 2025 Means To Me

Lots of things happened in March but my thoughts were dominated by the disaster that happened in Myanmar. They had what I call a near 8 Richter earthquake. On the 28th of march, Myanmar and nearby countries were rocked by a 7.7 Richter earthquake. When earthquakes are that strong, the strongest of buildings and trees are toppled over. If they happen under water, it can kick vast volumes of water into a tsunami. My poor heart sank low in my chest when I saw the buildings topple over and collapse on the news. Multitudes of people were facing a horror that I can't imagine. When I was a young man I recall those types of Earthquakes were quite rare, they would happen once in 5 or 6 years; these days they seem to happen twice a year. Every year, two crowded communities in the world are struck by a near 8 Richter  earthquake. Some people say it is a natural cycle of the earth, others are saying it rains more in dry places and the fault lines are lubricated. I don't know what is happening, I just notice there are near 8 earthquakes happening more often as time passes by. 

The other thing was the trump tariffs, he wanted to increase the import tax of goods entering the united states to make them less competitive against  American goods. I think he also wants them to move their factories into the states avoid the tariffs and increase manufacturing jobs. I don't know much about economics but I thought it would be a good idea to give them time to prepare, I would say they have 9 months to prepare for the new tariffs. It may also be a good idea to raise tariffs in stages as well.  I think businesses need time to prepare for changes like that. Don't rock the boat too much I say. 

I'm an ordinary man, I can't do anything about it so I continue reading and doing my hobbies. Window shopping can also keep the restless mind settled. I look at all the prices of hotels in the coastal towns of Britain so I can go there for a short break on my birthday and have a nice cold drink, a small glass of whiskey twice a year. One for my birthday in a paradise and the other for Christmas.  

Sleeping probe and Earthquake

I checked the Chandrayaan blog today, "Charn Dra Yarn". The probes have gone into sleep mode until the 22nd. I think this is because night time on the moon lasts for about 2 weeks. The moon's equivalent to 24 hours is 28 days, that's two weeks of Day and two weeks of night. It is very slow. The probes are solar powered so they need sunlight to run. Fortunately the James Webb space telescope doesn't sleep for 2 weeks. The James Webb blog is https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/, they were looking at a dying star recently, the star was a yellow dwarf star very much like the sun but at the end of its life.  

A few days ago I learned that Morocco had a strong 6.8 Richter earthquake. It is a very big disaster and I learned that many buildings were toppled. Life can be lost at any moment in time. I think to myself I will live to see my 80s but I could have a stroke or something like that tomorrow. I think about death every day for a short time but when I learn about a disaster on the news, I think about it abit more than normal. 

What February 23 means to me

In the game of pool, when ball number 8 goes into the hole, it's game over. The same is true if you live close to the epicenter of a Richter 8 earthquake, game over. If a city is close to a Richter 8 Earthquake, the strongest buildings would be toppled. If a nuclear power station were close to a Richter 8 Earthquake, all the backup cooling systems would be busted and the fuel rods would melt through the floor like lava and make everything nearby radioactive. If a Richter 8 earthquake occurred in a shallow sea shelf, it could kick up a tsunami every easily. 

In Southern Turkey and Northern Syria they had an earthquake that was close to 8 on the Richter scale at 7.8 . The incident happened on the first week of February on the 6th I believe. I saw a man on the news that had lost his whole family, they were all crushed under what was left of their home, my heart sank low in my chest with pity; I imagined it happening to me, I would be dead to the world, I would never smile again. Someone could give me £8 million and I wouldn't care and have nothing to say. I would be just waiting to die. The world is so cruel yet it has no malice. 

The consequences of bad weather and high gas prices in Europe were shortages of soft salad fruits, especially tomatoes. During summer last year there was a long drought, then in the autumn there was a deluge of rain that was very much like a monsoon. Then in winter, frost appeared in the Mediterranean countries that are normally warm all year. Now here in Britain, farmers were shutting down their greenhouses because they couldn't afford the flammable gas to heat then up. Millions of vines throughout Europe were destroyed and shops didn't get much soft fruits. The human food chain is very fragile, it can take something very small to ruin everything for our wellbeing. I often thought to myself that I should stow away extra food and try to grow my own if I can. 

Turkey and Syria Earthquake

During the first week of February on the 6th, there was a mighty Earthquake in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria. It was 7.8 on the Richter scale. Large buildings became death traps and many people were killed. Earthquakes that are far beyond 7 on the Richter scale have become more frequent now I think. Last year there was a similar Earthquake in Mexico. 

In this world, every path leads to misery. Even if you become wealthy and free of ailments you will be weeping years later when your body starts to break down and fail and your little world of bliss becomes a decent into atrophy. In this world, atrophy is guaranteed for all that live on it. This world is atrophy and misery. 

The Earth is filled with fury without malice, chaos without confusion. All we can do is pray that our end is our beginning; to be spared when life ends.