Eyjafjallajokull

Most of us can't even prounounce it, but thousands, perhaps millions have been affected by it.  Eyjafjallajokull is the name of the volacano on Iceland that has created havoc with air travel in Europe since Thusday.
While others are making the traditional observations, I felt the need to offer my less-obvious observations.
1) What a great reminder that no matter how much we try to predict (or want to predict) life--we can't.  How many travellers on either side of the Atlantic thought they had everything covered in their plans (and even bought travel insurance) and now are stuck?  (note, most travel insurance considers this--rightly--to be an Act of God and therefore do not cover this).
2) In light of facing the unexpected and unplanned, how would you respond?  Would you be able to keep your calm or would you panic?  Would you enjoy a few extra days in your destination, or would you waste them by worrying about something you can't change?
3) Even power has its limits.  US President Barak Obama was scheduled (along with many other world leaders) to fly to Poland to attend the funeral for the President of Poland this past weekend.  Even the proverbial Most Powerful Man in the World was grounded--the volcanic dust would clog or destroy Air Force One's engines as easily as it would an Air Malta Airbus.  There was no way to fly over, under, around or through this cloud without risking the safety of all aboard.
4) Have you heard that the dust and ash from Eyjafjallajokull may have a cooling effect on global climate?  Just in time to solve that "global warming" problem they have been panicked about.  Of course, I am just waiting for the first scientist (or should I say "scientist") who blames the eruption on man-made causes.