Travis Pettijohn: Blog

I got mailings from NRDC and The Sierra Club recently. I was trying to decide which one to donate to, and I ended up donating to both of them. With four more years of the Bush Administration's assault on our environment, I figure I ought to lend a hand.

I've been looking at a few pictures of this disaster and thought I'd share. This photograph really brought home the point to me; made me understand the magnitude of this disaster. I saw debris...then I noticed the human shapes...and then it hit me. There are a lot of dead bodies there. I'm also really struck by the appearance that all of the bodies ended up in pretty much the same position, and almost all of them face-down. It's just astounding.

Renice weighs in on the most chilling photo she's seen.

And if you haven't already done so, consider donating. Buy one less CD or DVD this month, or brew your own coffee instead of going to Starbucks.

On the homepage of Amazon.com is a banner asking you to donate to the relief efforts of the recent earthquake and tsunami in South Asia. The death toll is over 80,000 people right now. Most of you already have Amazon.com accounts. Just type your password and donate. It's easy, and it's worth helping out.