When the great tsunami hit on December 26, 2004, millions of people were unprepared and paid a devastating price.

This is the story of the sea gypsies who live off the coast of Thailand and Burma.

Of all the peoples of the world, they are among the least touched by modern civilization.

Amazingly, they survived the tsunami because they knew it was coming.

Posted: 10:40:02 AM  

an Angel came to me ...

;-)

Posted: 10:18:53 AM  

The card showed Mr Fitch square-dancing with his wife Jessie, who herself died in 1995.

I'll probably be seeing you (some sooner than you think) - wishing you a very Merry Christmas. "I asked Big Guy if I could sneak back and send some cards," he wrote in the card.

"At first he said no; but at my insistence he finally said, 'Oh well, what the heaven, go ahead but don't [tarry] there.'....".

Posted: 12:53:49 AM