CURRENT events being what they are, I suppose it is obligatory to respectfully acknowledge the passing of Queen Elizabeth 2nd, who died on Thursday at the age of 96. Obviously, the death of the longest-reigning monarch in UK history is significant, but my impressions are, dare I say, a bit more down-to-earth. I always thought I would enjoy meeting her; she seemed like a nice lady with a sense of humor. Thanks to her service in World War 2, she was a trained diesel mechanic and driver, and mechanics and drivers are my kind of people.
Where are these train tracks going? Not anywhere in Mindanao, that’s for sure. ISTOCK PHOTO
As far as any deeper analysis, however, I subscribe to the views of entrepreneur and environmentalist Paul Ford, who made the following observation on Twitter after the news broke.