Reply #: May he rest in peace (the victim).

[Maat]

Healing and comforting energy to the family; they are in our thoughts and prayers.

By the way, I just came from doing a two-hour volunteer stint at the Democratic Headquarters here - alone. I'm going to have to rethink that being alone thing.

I live in a very conservative district out here in SoCal (Murrieta/Temecula area). I look into "their" eyes at our weekly peace vigil (the pro-war people stand across the street with their signs). I look into the eyes of the drivers that honk in approval at the pro-war people. They are VERY scared, and are suffering economically. They have been led to believe that "liberals" are responsible for everything. Their ignorance is profoundly shocking.

I'm being more and more careful now; I'm known as a liberal around town. By the way, I'm a Unitarian-Universalist also.

Scary; but I put fear out of my mind. We cannot live in fear.