tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post112896282336607762..comments2023-08-04T04:41:39.813-07:00Comments on Of Looking At A Blackbird: Overwhelming (link)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post-1129079375903544162005-10-11T18:09:00.000-07:002005-10-11T18:09:00.000-07:00Yes, I just keep coming back to the thought that i...Yes, I just keep coming back to the thought that it is impossible to get the mind around something of that magnitude. And would I want to? I, who cannot sit through a movie? I just want to do something, do what I can.Diane K. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204316534769002428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11779531.post-1129059638576809982005-10-11T12:40:00.000-07:002005-10-11T12:40:00.000-07:00Inured is a good word. With the world smaller and...Inured is a good word. With the world smaller and the media larger, it seems like something has always just happened. Once we probably knew only of the disasters in our own territory (however defined), likely few and far between, and that was enough to absorb. Now disaster's almost "normalized." We ARE so lucky. But scared also, knowing next time it could easily be ourselves in a shattered city.<BR/><BR/>I like Doctors Without Borders myself. I just make a monthly contribution that turns up on my credit card because they need the money all the time. No end to trouble, as they say.<BR/><BR/>It's not been a time for much writing. My mind is roiled. Larger themes seem necessary but the right words hard to reach. Or just the opposite, some small thing worth noting.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306598876971505623noreply@blogger.com