It is still not about us. Or is it?

Japan suffers the worst first world disaster outside of war. An earthquake on Friday March 11 initially reported as an 8.9 on the Richter Scale and later revised to 9.0, triggered a 9 meter tsunami affecting the Miyagi (including Sendai) and Fukushima prefectures. Tens of thousands of people are missing, over 100,000 buildings destroyed.  Two nuclear power plants with 8 generating units designed to withstand earthquakes up to 8.2 on the Richter scale teetered on disaster after cooling systems failed. Hydrogen venting at four Fukushima Daiichi units resulted in explosions seen round the world. Radiation surges and traces are found in food. Power is restored and engineers cautiously move forward.

The earthquakes in Chile (2/11) and New Zealand (2/22) seem ancient and forgotten.

Mardi Gras celebrations followed closely by St. Patrick's Day dominate the scene in New Orleans. Crayfish are becoming plentiful. FEMA takes over my flood insurance from State Farm.

Then Obama and the Europeans attack Libya...its almost too much to comprehend, then... 

March 22nd brought reports of oil slicks in the Gulf. At first it was to the west then fishermen spotted more to the east. Lab testing showed it comes from the Gulf but it took until the end of the month to traced the source to a complex of shut in wells south of Grand Isle. The well leaked after it was plugged for abandonment in 2011. Thousands of such old wells can be found across the Gulf Coast.