While driving down the highway today just outside of Abu Dhabi, I noticed a rather large sign. It basically said to BE PREPARED FOR UNEXPECTED EVENTS. OK??? I wanted to stop and take a photo, but seeing as how I was on the highway in the UAE, I did not think that was the best idea. Instead I looked around. There was desert and date trees as far as I could see. I tried to conjure up all sorts of ideas about what sorts of events might be unexpected. Perhaps the fact that I just filled up the gas tank…