The Meaning of Mud

This is what Wikipedia says about Vesuvius:

Mount Vesuvius is on the coast of the Bay of Naples, about nine kilometres (six miles) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is conspicuous in the beautiful landscape presented by that bay, when seen from the sea, with Naples in the foreground. Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It has erupted many times since and is today regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people now living close to it and its tendency towards explosive eruptions. It is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world.

Today Joshua - now known to me as Vesuvius, erupted (a first for me, but previous cries from the bathroom and the laughter today, remind me that it happens from time to time). Years from now we'll talk politics and sport and music and stuff - and no matter how thick I feel (he'll obviously know so much more than I ever will - and his Maths will be a mystery to me) I'll remember that I mopped up and saved the day and I wont feel that bad.

If you dont get the mud reference in the title - it seemed silly to write pyroclastic flow, but it would have been appropriate.