How very sad that we have lost such a huge huge piece of our history, and sadder, the loss of lives, the loss of so much for our own refugees. I urge you to trip on over to read Madman's rant

http://ventingagain.blogspot.com/

on today's (thursday) blog, then check out what the White Trash Poet wrote...

http://theholyhandgrenade.blogspot.com/

It is hard to listen to the news, I want to shut it off, I feel guilty for my comforts, feel guilty that I can change channels and watch some mindless crap. I can't imagine what those people are experiencing nor how they're coping.