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krabi new years 2002 

where to begin...the death toll seems to double every few hours - it's now up to 58,000 - while home movies given to the news networks by survivors demonstrate the awesome power of the ocean to those of us watching from the comfort of our living rooms...

only a few short years ago robyn and i were vacationing in thailand, staying in bungalows on the beach with some friends. we stayed in krabi, among other places, which is not too far away from phuket. it is almost unimaginable what has happened there...

a few years before that, i spent a winter holiday in madras and new years 2000 on neil island in the andamans, between thailand and india...

all i can do is pray for the best and hope that as many of the smiling faces from my memories made it through this disaster as possible. at least the bush is sending some aid...

we here at tepid industries would like to offer our most sincere condolances to the families of the victims of this terrible tragedy. we fly our flag at half mast out of respect for the lives lost.