The same routine plays out. Unclear how it happened. Awareness first. Course correct second.

Have you heard of the fifth smallest country in the world? Its origin was a refuge from the last efforts of Christian persecution in the Roman Empire. Today, aloof from its neighboring Italian countryman.

A city state in Tunisia, North Africa, grows. Eventually growing to conflict with the Roman Empire. Enter the terrible trios of Punic Wars.

Saying yes. Being surprised. Making it.

How quickly the sun sets. How soon the day turns into night. How easy it is for warmth to flee.