The Belmont Lounge

Because there is a lot of interesting material that cannot be accomodated
within the narrative structure of a regular post, I've set up a site called the
Belmont Lounge
where these can be referenced. I'll start by linking to this account sent by
longtime commenter Jinderella from a friend of a friend detailing

his experiences in the Sri Lankan tsunami. The Belmont Lounge will operate
under somewhat looser rules than Belmont Club. Material will be posted there as
is, with little attempt at collateral confirmation or analysis, often without
comment. Entries will normally be linked to posts in the Belmont Club,
and I hope it proves useful.

Problems with Identifying Bodies

Carridine reports from on the spot on the difficulties of mortuary
identification now that many bodies have decomposed beyond visual recognition.