First, I suppose I should mention the Bab Berdieyinne mosque in Meknes, Morocco — its minaret collapsed yesterday, killing 36 people. I was there, back in September. I walked all around that mosque, in the medina of Meknes, which is designed a UNESCO heritage site. Very sad news indeed.

This is another reason why travel is so important to me. It makes world news much more relevant. I was reading the story on CBC, and some asshat commented and wondered why this was important. Because it simply is.

This is a photo I took when I was there during Ramadan.

On to other stuff. Some times, it’s good to have a plan B. Even if you have no desire to abandon plan A, some times things go pear shaped and you are forced to play a different hand. George Peppard was right, and I really do love it when a plan comes together, but that isn’t often the case. Options are good things to have.

Today’s track is Johnny Cash’s cover of “Hurt”, originally done by Nine Inch Nails. The song hits sort of close to home for a lot of reasons, but the video for it is pretty startling. The flashbacks between Cash in his youth and when the song was recorded make you realize just how frail and fleeting life can be.