Wow, this earthquake in Sumatra is incredible. So far, 22K people dead. And tsunami's that went as far away as Africa.

Since my mind always wanders to logistics (working too long in that area I guess...) I am left wondering what actually happens with that many casualties? I mean, it's not like there would be that many caskets just waiting to be used, let alone how much space that many people would take up. It's like an entire stadium full of people gone in an instant. And how do you properly move that many casualties before decay and the related issues set in?

The other thing that occurs to me is that there should be a third earthquake soon. These things seem to always work like some sort of wicked triangle. First, the one in Macquarrie Island, Australia, then up to Sumatra. The third one should either be towards South Africa or Mexico. My sister-in-law put it another way - if you break an egg and push the white on one side, the other side follows to some degree too.

It makes me slightly nervous too, living on the coast here. The water's edge is about 500 yards from my front door. The chances are slim, but it sure does put things in perspective when you see these news reports and the devastating power of water.

I think I may just have to spend a few hours at the casino today just to get away from watching the news though. My sister-in-law's dad won $5,000 on Christmas Eve, and then $500 on Christmas Day. He gave her $100 and with that, she won $1,500 yesterday. So we think it would only be right if we went and tried again today as it seems to be a bit of streak.