A Random Assortment Today

Apparently, the bus driver who drove a bus filled with elderly nursing home patients will not face homicide charges (the bus caught fire, and 23 patients died). I think it would be an extreme travesty of justice to try this man for murder or even manslaughter. The bus was in stop-and-go traffic for nearly 24 hours, and those vehicles are not built for that type of operation. Yes, it's a terrible thing that these people died. But how could that possibly be offset by holding this man for murder? What justice would be served by making him "pay" for this accident?

A cold front came through Houston this afternoon. It was accompanied by quite the storm. Lightning struck the building or near the building I work in, and immediately the fire alarms went off. That was quite annoying for the next 10 minutes. Once the storm started clearing a little bit, I saw the eeriest looking sky I've seen in quite some time. If the sky had been green instead of this garish yellow, I would have been extremely concerned. Maybe I'm just ignorant enough to not realize I should have been concerned with the yellow sky, too.

Coming back from lunch today, I was stopped at a light. That is not an event worth noting in and of itself. Once the light turned green, however, the story turned much more noteworthy. There was a Suburban on my left, and the driver started out a half second or so once the light turned green. Note also that in Houston, there is a noticeable lapse of time from the time the light turns red in one direction to another direction getting a green light. So, for the Suburban driver to have waited a half second should have provided plenty of time to clear the intersection. Suddently, he's slamming on his brakes as a driver comes barrelling through the intersection blowing his horn like he's got the right of way. If there had been a collision between those two vehicles, the Suburban more than likely would have been knocked into my car; that's how fast the cross vehicle was going. Where was a policeman? Probably looking for a speeder or some other revenue-generating "crime". Thank Tou, God, for protecting me and us in this situation.

And that's all for today.