Jay, there certainly is a lot of blood on the screen you showed me. Including Tokyo, which was obviously rattled by the earthquake after all and maybe you are right - a trigger needs minimal energy and even a butterfly taking off can be a trigger. A fairly robust earthquake right there in the middle of the markets could easily do it.
You have been remarkably prescient and I enjoy going back over your old posts, with lists of 'to do' events such as 'GE shows hairy legs'.
However, the whole purpose of people is to defeat nature, not succumb to it. So, while nature is red in tooth and claw and so is the screen, there are millions of survivors, including companies, which make profits and thrive.
People seek safety. Gold will be one place, but US$ will be another. CDMA another. Food. Guns. Land. Fuel. Luxuries will be ditched. Communication is an essential, even most essential. CDMA is not a luxury.
When fear abates and fun rules again, as surely as day follows night, Au will be abandoned in favour of Au; Zygote to Zeitgeist, Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, A-Z and Aztecs to Au. au.kddi.com
KDDI and Au sales now exceed Doh!CoMo. Message 17600841
Human progress is from "In Gold We Trust" to "In God We Trust" to "In CDMA We Trust". A bit like food progresses from "How shall we eat" to "What shall we eat" to "Where shall we eat". I think that law of nature was in 'Restaurant at the End of the Universe', but maybe it was 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' douglasadams.com [Hitchhikers don't hitchhike these days due to the era of malevolence rising everywhere].
Peace, love and harmony, Mqurice |