On Today this morning they were asking experts just how bad it really is in Japan. They also asked reporters covering the story from there if the survivors had access to the latest information and if they knew what all was going on, such as the nuclear reactors potentially failing.

The experts said the situation was grim. Especially where the nuclear reactors were concerned. Some people who had been working inside the plants trying to get them operational and stabilized again were now being treated for radiation sickness. Also, they’re expecting a shift in the winds. Winds had been blowing out to sea, but a front will change them and begin blowing back towards land. If radiation levels increase, or, worse, one of the nuclear plants fail, it could amount to an even bigger tragedy for Japan.

Also, I read a report about how thousands of bodies that were swept out to sea when the tsunami struck have now washed ashore. That’s only added to an ever-increasing clean-up mess.

I bet it’s much worse over there then the news is letting on. As one expert pointed out, they need to be careful what information they convey. They don’t want to freak people out and cause widespread panic. They have to buffer it so people will “keep calm and carry on.”

Understood.

However, even if there was nothing I could do about, no way to protect myself or get out, I’d still like to know I was about to be zonked out by a nuclear meltdown.

Also, I don’t mean to impune Japan’s government in any way, shape or form, but you can’t trust so called authorities. Look at the BP disaster. They didn’t let on just how bad it was until they couldn’t cover up the severity of the situation any longer.

I know they’re not a government, but they were in a position of power. Basically, I don’t trust governments or companies when bad shit does down. Historically, disasters are almost always worse than what they first lead people to believe.

I hope I’m wrong and stories don’t later start surfacing about just how bad things were, but…the pessimist in me fears it will.

I also hope the reactors hold until they can be fixed. (And are not actually leaking more than they say they are.) Good grief, they really don’t need a triple whammy. And especially one like a nuclear plant explosion. They already had to deal with that sort of crap in their history. (Well, those were bombs, but still…they were nuclear and devastated many.)

The upside is, time and again people keep saying that for such a disaster there was no place more well prepared than Japan. Still, as prepared as you might be, you hate to ever have to put it to the test.

Sure wish I had more than prayers to offer to all those affected by this tragedy. And sure hoping I’m wrong that it’s not much worse than they’re letting on that it is.

Lately my cat Tabby has been acting nuts. She’s always been a bit more energetic than her brother Mr. Meow, but only because she was basically a kitten when I found her. Mr. Meow’s up there in age. (Going on 12 or 14, depending on how old he was when we took him in. We’ve had him over 10 years now. Tab just turned three.)

However, Tab’s really had no desire to escape outside whenever the door’s opened. That’s usually Mr. Meow’s trick. Lately, though, she’s all about getting out of the house.

I’ve learned over the years to pay attention when my pets act weird. It’s taken me years to do it, but since they’re behavior has indicated all sorts of things from snakes in the house to my mom’s impending stroke to detecting my cancer, yeah, I’m more inclined to try and figure out why they’re acting a certain way.

As I swept the floor this morning listening to the Today show and heard about yet another big earthquake, this time in Turkey, the light dawned over my head: maybe Tab’s behavior is an indicator of something much bigger than I realize.

Because she’s fine otherwise. She’s eating, playing, still loving on us. But she talks a lot more than ever, and her cries are almost desperate. And when we open the door, she just wants OUT! She only heads to the bushes and seems content to hang there.

Now I’m thinking it might not be physical or behavioral why she’s acting like she is. She’s got me thinking about how there’s a fault over near Memphis that runs up to St. Louis. It rocked the land a couple of hundred years back. Trouble was, things weren’t as populated back then. According to the show “It Could Happen Tomorrow” it would cause tremendous damage nowadays if it hit with the same force. We’re talking buildings as far as Chicago and Atlanta being affected.

I’m wondering if she’s sensing that? And that maybe she understands instinctively that being inside could be deadly.

Man, I sure hope I’m wrong and it’s just a matter of she’s got Spring Fever like never before!