I was trying to work up to writing about Haiti, really I was.

And then Lauren Wheeler posted a poem that said a lot of what I wanted to, but much more beautifully.

You can find it here.

Linked with permission.

So far, there have been sixty earthquakes total in Sichuan, China. The weakest had a magnitude of 4.2.

I haven't felt that many earthquakes since living in the Bay Area. The strongest was about 5.6, I think... and it was scary (and the epicenter was kind of far away). I can't even imagine... it's terrifying.