[blam]

"Just finished reading "Collapse" by Jared Diamond...I find this type of history fascinating...thanks for the post."

Jared has some interesting ideas in 'Collapse', however, he's a bit to PC for me.

[ClaireSolt]

As we are now in hurrican season again, it is interesting to try to imagine what it must have been like to be set upon by a hurricane unannounced.