In Response

This is in response to Friday's post "A Letter From A Reader" in regards to the devastation in the Gulf. There have been conflicting responses to the post, so I hope this brings clarity and closure.

CIL:

You are right.

With the exception of a few tweets, I have not posted on the oil spill. However, I have become so infuriated with the situation that I honestly haven't been able to put into words where I stand and how I feel.

The previous posts you mentioned have all been after a particular event has occurred where I have been able to reflect on the cause, the outcome and ultimately the effect. In hindsight this is how I responded to Katrina and most recently Nashville, maybe it's a bit of denial for the current events around me, but nonetheless how I process major issues.

Listen, think, then speak.

This event, as you pointed out, won't be ending any time soon so it seems that much more important not to wait but to say something now. Posting your letter or my response on this blog won't provide some genius solution and probably won't to tell anyone something they didn't know before, but it does provide a platform to get how we feel off our chests. And if it accomplishes that one thing, then this blog serves it's purpose.

-DAM