Not Paris

The wise, kind, and much-missed Mike Ford wrote this in the wake of Katrina; I'd urge you to read it if you're feeling overwhelmed.

If you're not quite to the "shut down the computer" stage, but want to talk somewhere about good and joyful things, here's a thread for it. What have you been cooking, making, reading, doing, planning? What was the deepest joy you felt last week, and why?

Remember: joy replenishes our emotional resources. Building one's own and fostering it in others is also part of the work of making the world a better place.