"And this is love?"
It's been some time since the earthquake in Japan--just enough time for us to begin forgetting about the tragedy. I've moved on with my life. It's easy when the media outlets no longer keep us conveniently plugged in and up to date. The other day NPR/BBC jarred me out of my ill-informed state by a story about the Fukushima Power Plant restoration process. During the earthquake and ensuing tsunami, the nuclear power plant went into partial meltdown, releasing deadly levels of radiation. Now, as the clean-up process continues, someone must go into the radiation zone and begin the process of stopping the radiation leak. A group of over 200 retired Japanese, all over the age of 60, are volunteering to tackle the nuclear crisis. They call themselves the Skilled Veterans Corps and they are mostly retired engineers and other skilled laborers. The founder of the Corps, Yasuteru Yamada, said he was watching television when he decided it was time for his generation to stand up. The...