Virginia Tech Shooting

The deadliest college campus shooting in history took place this morning at the Virginia Tech University. Over the course of three hours, a single gunman killed at least 32 students before taking his own life. (NYT Link)

This is a horror that chills my soul on an already cold and stormy day. It’s rare that a headline makes my eyes tear up, but there is little else to do when reading something like this. I want to say this places the fragility of life in perspective, but that doesn’t seem just – not at the expense of 32 innocent students.

What else is there to say?

Going Postal

The term “going postal” originated in Edmond, Oklahoma on August 20, 1986 when a disgruntled postman named Patrick killed 14 fellow employees and wounded six more. Other significant post office shooting incidents have occurred in Michigan and California, and a total of 35 people have been killed in 11 incidents since 1983.

The first mention of the term, “going postal,” occurred in the St. Petersburg Times.

From what I hear, Edmond is a quaint town with a few good bars and decent Mexican food. Just be sure to stick to email for correspondence purposes.