The real deal...

Sorry about that last blog post. It was completely off-topic. Mainly because I fell asleep during part of the movie. A big part. Almost the whole thing. Let's just forget about it. What blog post? What movie? Sorry, do I know you?


In the terribly catastrophic San Francisco earthquake of 1906, there were many ways in which people dealt with the tragedy. One way was the generous building of refugee camps with "houses" the size of tin cans. Another thing that helped the San Francisco community to rebuild was the relaxation of building earthquake standards. This definitely helped speed up the process. There was also some international aid and assistance, mostly from England and Canada (both governments and banks/corporations). Wow. That was the only part that wasn't a joke or sarcastic.

Tragic response to the tragic topic of responding to tragedy...

There are many ways in which people respond to tragedy. According to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, a tragedy can be a form of art based on human suffering, a hardcore crust punk band with an anemic bassist, a terrible song by The Bee-Gees, and the name of a hip-hop artist formerly known as "Intelligent Hoodlum". Since Wikipedia will be of no use to this blog post, I will not reference it in future sentences. According to the default Apple computer dictionary, a tragedy is an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. I think we'll go with that one. And I know you're probably wondering, "We? What does this have to do with me? And how do you know I'm reading it?" You may simply dismiss me as a stalker, or perhaps even a creeper. But that is simply not true.

But I am watching you.

There are many ways in which people respond to tragedy. Some are good, and some are bad. Communities can help individuals cope with these situations, or the individuals can work it out with themselves and/or another person/small group of people. Each "coping strategy" has its own benefits. If someone were to lose a house to a fire, or perhaps even an entire family, this would necessitate some community involvement, because it would be hard to deal with on one's own. But, for example, if someone were to lose an item of great significance, such as a succulently sweet Bosc pear (whose slightly rough skin and smooth, juicy interior would satisfy all of my edible cravings), because two people stab it with a pencil, straight through the center, sticking out the other end, rendering it utterly useless, this could only be healed with personal techniques. Some as which may be described as revenge.