The number of people who have been rescued in Turkey makes me wonder who else is down there waiting to be saved or to die.  I fear that in Syria we can’t do much good – since access to the Kurdish area is blocked off.  Each individual is incredibly important and must be fought for.

Yes, we’ve sent people there to help, but at the same time, we’re waking up to the fact that we’re just as vulnerable to earthquakes as they are. 

About 20 years ago I got a terrible premonition that we were due for an earthquake, and pushed our neighbors into allowing a strengthening of the base of our building.  It looks ugly, and it may not save us, but it allows some of us to sleep at night.