Haiti

We're not quite 24 hours from the catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti, but would it be too much to ask for there to be a little more Facebook chatter on this? From my bunch of eclectic FB friends, only three have mentioned it, and one of them was me. For the record, you can send the text "Haiti" to 90999 and $10 will be added to your phone bill and donated to the Red Cross relief effort. Another worthy effort to contribute to is Doctors Without Borders, as another FB friend of mine noted.

The people of Haiti -- especially the millions that live in or near its capital, Port-au-Prince -- are in desperate need. Imagine your hometown destroyed, without a national government infrastructure to help build it back up. Hospitals leveled, no police protection. Famine and crime rampant. This is what the people of Haiti will be facing shortly. Not to mention thousands of dead on the street.

You would help if it was your family in need.

And, it is.