I am still shocked by

I am still shocked by the hideous attacks from this morning. I went to give blood today in the hopes that I could contribute in whatever small way to helping those in need. I was dissapointed to learn that I was deferred indefinitely.

I hope time will provide some insight as to why this attack had to happen. I want someone to say just the right things to me to make this better. I want to get back to the point I was this morning, before I knew about this, when the most troublesome thought I had was where to eat lunch. I want to worry about silly things like washing my clothes and playing with my blog. I want to be able to think about other things. But you know, more than anything else, I want to know that the thousands of people who died today will be the impetus for a new vigor in bringing about compassion and understanding for all mankind.