On Thu, Apr 18, 2013, Walt wrote:
>
> Still, I can't imagine living life with the ever-present threat of
> explosions waiting just around every corner. I suppose one becomes
> inured to it in a sense, but that strikes me as no less insidious
> than living in a constant state of terror.
Maybe this also is different in a rural area, but I'm in constant stress
from worrying about getting killed in traffic, which is an entirely
reasonable threat. (Don't get me wrong, I don't spend my time thinking
about it, but I know the stress is there.)
Once on my bicycle (a few decades ago), I saw a driver make a turn the
wrong direction onto a one-way residential street. Ever since I've been
conscious of how easy it is to get tagged by "random" events. More
recently, I've evolved the following aphorism:
Everyone is one second of inattention away from being a moron
Terrorists are just one small additional layer of paranoia. Look at the
explosion in Texas -- way more damage than the Boston attack and probably
not deliberate.
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