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I've spent the last three days bowled over with the Bubonic Plague. Well I haven't seen a doctor yet, so the autopsy might determine that it's really the Black Death, Yellow Fever or garden-variety Ebola. This is the second (day the world calls) Christmas in a row that I've spent in bed with high fevers and I'm beginning to suspect the office Christmas party. Well, if I'm blogging maybe I'm coming out of it. My temperature is under 100°'s, whoo-whee. Fortunately, I'm the only sick family member: Theo's just had a runny nose and Julie's just had the exhaustion of being a de-facto single parent (which might just be worse than three days of nearly 103%#176; fevers and chills).

Back on the computer, I see the headlines of the massive tidal wave that's hit southeast Asia. As a parent, the most chilling line in the Times' lead article has to be the one about "children being torn from their parents' arms and washed out to sea." My prayers go out to all the millions who's lives are forever changed by this. I also have to give a very selfish prayer of thanks that my friends Jason and Kristy's trip to the area was to start next week.

Other readings:

• I posted relief effort info on my main Nonviolence.org blog;
• Joe Guada has this interesting post wondering why the Quakers he knows barely seem to mention the disaster in their New Years greetings. Camassia posted an insightful comment that wonders if Friends have a way to understand such natural evil.