The shooting that occurred on Sunday in Knoxville, was at the church that I and Doug and the kids attended before moving to Portland. I can't help but believe that if we still lived in Knoxville, Michael would probably have been in the play and Doug and I would have been in the audience. What a horrible experience to happen to that community.

We don't know the man or the woman who died from the shootings or the shooter's ex-wife who used to attend the church. But, we do know two of the men mentioned as having tackled the shooter. We also know a few of the other members who were mentioned or quoted or photographed. Something that I think about is that we don't know who else was shot and taken to the hospital.

It's a good church and good people. I hate that this has happened to them. Please keep them in your prayers/good thoughts.

It is just so strange. It is so outrageous that something like this could happen - to people who you know and saw every Sunday, served on committees with and sat with at potlucks.

I'm proud of TVUUC's response to the tragedy and I'm glad that the UUA is responding to them as well. I hope that they are successful in dealing with this awful event in a way that the members experience needed healing and that the larger community of Knoxville opens up more to the values that the congregants hold. The members who were compelled to act so honorably and compassionately are amazing people.

It's just as likely that ushers and various members would have to react in an event in any church similar to the one in Knoxville. If any of us find ourselves in such a situation, I hope that some of us do react as bravely as those at TVUUC. More urgently, I'm hoping that we never have to.

Okay, it's taken a long time, a dozen emails back and forth to yahoo security and giving them my life history, but, I now have access to my yahoo account. Happy Me!!

The odd thing is that when logging into the account, I expected to see some reason why my account had been hijacked. There was nothing. Nothing that indicated that anyone else had used my account in any way. Nothing.

I guess someone figured out how to get passwords and peek into accounts? I don't understand it, but at least, it's back.

If anyone has a similar experience, I can tell you how to get in touch with yahoo security and what I did.

Yea for having full access to one's account!!!