A Roll in the Universe

A woman at work today asked me how I've been. We had been talking about the fact that her daughter's father, step-mother, half-sister and sibling-on-the-way all lost their lives in Thailand during the tsunami. My reply was that I was not subject to the Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Compared to so many others right now, my life is pure bliss. So what have I been up to? Not much and everything. I'm working on starting an astrology group in Bergen, together with another astrology buff. We were introduced to each other via the Norwegian Astrological Society. The Bergen group will be a subset of the Norwegian umbrella organization. Currently, we're planning meetings and making posters and will present ourselves and try to get members during the New Age fair in February in Bergen. In the meantime, I've had a couple of very pleasant Saturday meetings, and have learned that Bergen has a sci-fi club. A couple of weeks ago I came acro...

Yeah, right. So I got help. In the year 2005 I resolve to: Not eat cloned meat. Get your resolution here

For me personally, it's been a pleasant weekend and week. I've watched a lot of good movies on TV – all of them interrupted by news updates from South Asia. I don't usually get worked up about anything. Life just is, and death is a part of it. Shit happens and all that. If I'm able to help, I will, but often I do pick and choose who I donate money to. I have a few favorite organizations who get part of my paycheck and then I ignore the rest. But this time I am gripped. This time I felt, without anyone telling me just how awful it all is, that I must act. It's the numbers. (This could possibly be due to having my Moon (emotions) in an element that likes numbers and logic and facts (Air).) As the numbers keep creeping up, I am constantly on the verge of tears. For Norway, there are about 1400 missing from the stricken tourist areas of Thailand and now we have to assume that they will be missing forever. Empty homes that won't see their occupants return, ...