Relativity

I'm sitting at my desk, trying to decipher instructions on how to create the best, most perfect web store with awesome SEO and enticing graphics.  My default personality trait is the do-it-yourselfer,  which many would say has no place in the cyber world.  But I persist since my second strongest personality trait is stubbornness.  Today I'm tackling Meta Tags and although I know I should subscribe to a professional service for help...my third and most obvious personality trait is thrift.

My feeling is that if I don't at least try to solve each website problem through research, I'll never actually progress and learn how to do these tasks on my own.  But, oh the stress!  So I take a break and turn on the TV to relax a bit.

    Hurricane Sandy.  No relaxation here.  I try to wrap my head around the enormity of the impact from this monstrous natural force.  Having lived on the East Coast since birth, each of the affected locations sparks memories of summer trips to favorite spots along this amazing coastline.  Although I rationalize that damage and erosion from storms are a natural and necessary part of the ecology of the seashore,  I cringe at the news reports of dramatic changes and destruction of people-made structures.    I worry about everyone that I care about who might be in harm's way.  I feel helpless and little.  But I've felt this way before and I've always been heartened by stories of post-storm kindness and strength. I'll wait out the storm with everyone else.  I'll share the pain of loss with those who are caught in the storm's wrath.  I'll revel in the stories of resolution to rebuild.  Most of all, I'll accept my small spot in the grand scheme of nature and I'll be reminded not to sweat the small stuff.  If my Meta Tags are not up to snuff, then so be it.  W