the numbers of injured continues to climb slowly as reports come out
there has been an urgent call for blood donors in the Ft Hood/ Texas region.

all domestic bases are on high alert, so no... your friends and family likely CANNOT call you to say they are safe, they are on lock down. mis reported...... apparently the bases are not all on high alert ( Read more... )

there has been a shooting at a seminary (Rabbinical school) in Jerusalem. At least 8 dead, and many more wounded.

i posted a bit more discussion over at
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Today is a sad day ( Read more... )

My parents recently moved into a "continuing care community" in Lancaster. That's cool, it was their idea, and the place is really nice. However, I went to visit them just yesterday (Thursday) and since that had been scheduled for a while, I wasn't thinking about the funerals...

The funeral processions for the Amish girls were south of their new ( Read more... )