Indonesia quake said among most powerful

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Random thoughts...

This is not meant to be taken the wrong way, but if you have had any computer problems recently and called tech support, you probably talked with someone in India.

I've done a lot of that recently with a new computer and setting up a wireless network in our house.

Some of the folks I talked to were very good -- others not so good -- but I hope that they all made it through this disaster.

I suppose it isn't likely that they lived on the beach, but you can't help but wonder.

I don't know if this has occurred to anyone, but India has had worrisome relations with Sri Lanka often in the past, and allegedly really wanted to take the country over. Being somewhat suspicious, I wonder if the sudden appearance of a U.S. Aircraft Carrier battle group is serving two missions -- helping in the rescue mission, and serving notice on the Indian Navy which, according to NPR was off the Sri Lankan coast.

I hope that I'm wrong and that unpleasantness ended, but I hope more that India wouldn't take advantage of this kind of situation for political gains.

These both sound kind of silly on the face of it, but are things I think of when the old mind is idle.

I probably read too many Tom Clancy books.