A New Year…an Old World…

Thought I start 2005 with a new blog entry.
What a year 2004 was! I was sure glad it was over.
On a more general note, a lot of disasters, natural or otherwise:
1. Multiple flashfloods in my home country that claimed thousands of lives:
Man-made? Certainly. The rains, though heavy should have been absorbed by the forest..HAD THEY [...]