Today is my brother Matt's birthday. He sees it in football terms: the beginning of the fourth quarter. He's now 75. I also like to view human life as something designed to last a tidy 100 years. But so few arrive at that predestined goal. How come?
Philosophers point out that nothing is as unnatural as a so-called natural death. You no longer see this as much in the newspaper obituaries: an old person died "from natural causes." There isn't such a thing.
Keeping an eye on the current movement of the hurricane. It's one of those events that restores your faith in the relationship of cause and effect. People tend to question this concept in their daily lives. When they're being told of a future happening they often say "well, you never know." Everything is so unpredictable.
But this isn't always true. On some occasions you do know.
A hurricane is coming ashore and you can bet on it. Make no mistake: it will arrive. Don't kid yourself, friends.