Japan

I have continued my standard posting, even with the disaster and tragedy in Japan. I’m not heartless, just impotent in the face of something of this magnitude.

I realize that the earthquake and tsunami caused massive destruction and an as yet unknown number of deaths. As in all crises, personal and public, I hope that there is as little damage and injury as possible. I hope this for the people of Japan as well as my friends who have been dealing with personal and family illness and injury.

This is an incredible disaster and I hope the problems with the reactors are resolved quickly and life will to return to normal soon.

I intend to keep posting as usual – or unusual – because, well, this is a personal blog and not a news site. I don’t post about every world event. Maybe I should, but my focus is limited by both personal interest and personal limitations. I can’t cover the world. I will try to bring attention to those things that I can and what I think is being under or misrepresented, and this disaster has been covered elsewhere better than I could.

If you can, contribute to relief funds, for everyone who needs help around the world and around the corner. Major disasters focus attention, but we should all help each other as much as we can every day. That is the essence of community and I hope natural for all of us as human beings.