a loner

Just a quick note....

Just thinking about the murders at Virginia Tech. One thing I realize is how the English language cannot begin to explain what went on at that campus. The press is using words like "tragedy," "rampage," and "massacre." Those words even fall short when thinking about the fact that 32 of the 33 people who died began that day without a hint that it would be their last.

Another thing, and this bothers me, the press is busy labeling the student who committed the murders as a "loner." As if this somehow provides an explanation. I guess it is our nature to try to make sense out of what appears to be senseless. For me, right now, I am content with senseless. I don't want to have an explanation that provides a reason for someone to end so many lives.