St. Louis Tornado Victims Need Our Help
It’s been a heck of a last few days.
One of the biggest stories making the Interwebz rounds was, of course, the EC2 crash.
It’s affected comments here on WUL as well, as you may have noticed.
But all that pales
in comparison with the devastating tornado that hit St. Louis.
Just look at the havoc it wreaked on St. Louis airport.
So today’s post is a plea to help, if you can.
My friend Justin Goldsborough—who really does have a heart of gold, as his name suggests—has put together a fundraising page via CauseVox.
If you’re a regular WUL reader, you’ll know how highly I esteem Justin.
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Terror in Japan
8:53 am EST, Saturday, March 12, 2011
If one had any access to the news, it was impossible not to hear of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan yesterday.
Because of their magnitude,
tsunami warnings were then issued for at least 50 countries and territories, including the U.S. West Coast.
Today I woke up to read more about the aftermath of the earthquake, with an explosion at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, though it seems the explosion did not actually occur at its reactor.
Filed under Personal, Philanthropy, Shonali Burke | Tags: #tsunami, charity, japan relief efforts, Philanthropy | Comments (7)Snapping at Synapses: Why Digital Death Sucks
I know I said yesterday that I couldn’t find the words to adequately express my thoughts about the “Digital Death” campaign, but I just couldn’t help myself.
If you’re catching up, notice anything different over the past few days?
No? Hmm. Are you sure? You mean the sun still rose in the east, and your days have been going (relatively) according to plan?
Uh oh. Someone had better tell Alicia Keys, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest, Lady Gaga and a whole host of other celebrities who, on December 1st, underwent a “digital death.”
Image: burnt out Impurities via Flickr, Creative Commons
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