VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTINGS

I thought my first post would be about my current knitting project.

But, no, my first post is to extend my condolences to the Virginia Tech community. This is a very human tragedy. It is not about being from Asia, or South Korean or mentally ill, or about who decided what and when they decided it.

It is about horror and grief that happen when something goes horribly wrong inside the mind of an individual that leads to a killing rampage.

From my experiences in my day job I know that bad things happen despite the fact that everyone involved did their best to keep the world a safe place. The world is just not safe. And we know so little about the workings of the mind that those who, were in a position see the early indication's of that this young man's thinking was going badly awry , were in truth unable stop him.

It is a relief to hear that there were acts of heroism, that people are coming together to support one another and that the first steps are being taken to heal the terrible emotional wounds. To those who lost loved ones, I express my wholly inadequate, but heartfelt sympathy.