I've been purposely avoiding reading the stories about pets in Louisiana, but I ran across this photo by accident, and it made me laugh rather than cry: The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century :: Joey deVilla's Weblog :: Please let this be a rescue rather than a food run

I cried at the gym today while walking on the treadmill and watching CNN--I couldn't get the close-captioning to work, so I was listening to my iPod and watching television with no sound. I can see a lot of stuff and stay somewhat neutral about it, but I saw a group of old people sitting on what looked like a luggage cart on an airport runway. A couple of old women were sitting at one end, leaning on the back, and an old man got up off the cart and reached to help someone else off . . . I don't know, it just really, really touched me, and before I could even think about it, I was sobbing. I think it reminds me of my own aging parents and how awful it would be if they were in trouble and I couldn't get to them, or if I even knew if they were okay.

Sometimes it hits me at strange times.