Slow

Some days, it’s slow. Nothing wrong with that. 

In Ukraine, there’s a cease-fire. Both sides are blaming the other for violating the ceasefire, but there is a decided lack of outrage outside of the two sides themselves. Russia may use the time to position more assets, Ukraine to build up against likely strategic targets. It sounds as if Ukraine was the reluctant supporter of the cease-fire, so  perhaps it’s part of Putin’s master plan.

In Iraq, the parliament replaced Prime Minister Maliki in an attempt to improve relations between the Shiites (who have been  mostly in control since U.S. invasion) and Sunnis (who have been alienated enough to welcome, in some cases, the Islamic State. Which has been on the attack but hasn't beheaded any Westerners this week.

in the United States, there’s a concern about a respiratory virus that is making kids in the Midwest sick. Enterovirus D86 (EV-D86) is related to the common cold, and an increase of cases has been reported to the Center for Disease Control. There have been some suggestions that it’s not news because it’s happening in flyover country (i.e. in the midwest, not on the coasts.).

Tomorrow, Apple will have its grand event to unveil the iPhone 6 and, rumor has it, the iWatch. Perhaps they will be able to push into a larger market share worldwide. Perhaps it will not be as big a deal as all that. 

Not every day has to be the biggest thing ever.