some of you know that i have a coworker and friend who is sri lankan and had been taking an extended holiday in colombo. we finally had an email from him this morning:

I am using one of those very rare moments with power supply to reply your letter. My mother and I are safe although I have lost many friends and relatives along with quite a bit of property that I had here. However I am much better off compared to many others who have suffered tremendous losses. I am not going to write a long letter as I might lose power while doing so.

i really have nothing to say about the tsunami, as the entire thing is so enormously tragic as to eclispe my ability to think about it. i can't even imagine it, really. 25,000 people, maybe as many as 40,000, gone.

anyway, here are some links about various things i've found through blog browsing about the tsunami: