There are idiots in all societies. We actually seem to have fewer than in some. Those are the people calling in fake bomb threats and harassing others. It wouldn't matter what the excuse, they just need to make themselves feel important because they know that they themselves are really not. They're not because they've refused to rise above their ignorance and open their eyes to what's really around them.

But I think if you look around you at the people you come into contact with, that you'll find the same good people you always found. At least that's what I've found. People being even more polite and friendly than usual. I was crossing the street in Boulder Creek friday and tried to wave a car making a right turn in front of me to go ahead, as she wouldn't have slowed me down at all. She just smiled, and waved me on across.

I can see positive things coming out of this tragedy, but how long they last is another matter. Certainly we've all seen how much we're connected to each other, all over the world.

Idiots and the ignorant (and here I'm including the Revs Foulwell and Robertson) aside, I'm really proud of how the people I know are acting.