Deja vu in all the worst ways. Once again, I feel the need to blog in the face of disaster. Haiti has been struck by a terrible earthquake, and I'd like to post a link to a way you might be able to help. The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund was sent to me by a local activist I know who's very dedicated to Haiti and its people. Haiti is just about the last place on earth that can deal with such a disaster, and the best I can think of is to stand by the friends who've been standing by that impoverished nation all along.

Here's a little beautiful Arcade Fire song to show some of the people who now, even more than before, could use a little help. Arcade Fire has previously done a concert to benefit Haiti in conjunction with Partners In Health, another devoted charity.

I feel a little embarrassed that I've drifted away from my once fervent, if possibly overwrought, dreams of Recovery 2.0, but here's my bit for now. The web has changed so much since then that when reading those old posts I can hardly sort the still relevant from the anachronistic. But what hasn't changed is the random sense of connection we start to feel for people near and far, and if that can't be utilized to help those in need in such a time as this, then this whole thing might be useless.