It seems like more than the usual amount of “stuff” has come across my radar screen lately. Some of it has been pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, but some of it has a broader impact. Here’s a sampling, in no particular order:

·         Last week 10 school children in the Western Cape were killed in a horrific accident when their taxi driver tried unsuccessfully to race through a train crossing. One family lost all three of their children in this tragedy.