It's All Too Much

The enormity of what's happened with Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, et al., has kept me from jumping into the fray with my two cents. It's easy to be glib in the face of the devastation. It's more comfortable to turn away and seek the escape of denial.
For now, I'm trying to keep a respectful distance, and an eye on the horizon. There but for the Grace of God...