a4g--I'm the opposite of the canary in the coal mine. I am sooo insulated from TV news, images, etc., that by the time it trickles down to me, we're in trouble. If I can't manage to avoid this nag-and-cart show, no one can.Such incessant pounding has its effects, whether we realize it or not. Eventually, the stone wears down if enough water moves over it.I hope the wave is receding (to use an untanfurotely frequent metaphor of late) but if you look around the blogosphere, there is still way too much energy there. Damaging energy.It has begun to feel evil -- as airforce wife demonstrates.