October 7, 2005. Almonlonga, Guatemala. There is the man of the house looking at half of his house sliding down the mountain. At least the folks at the top of the mountain have a better chance of survivng these events than the people at the bottom. You have remember, these folks don't have the basis of sophistication to realize their way of life could be annihilated if not their lives themselves in a moment. It isn't that they are less intelligent then anyone who can act differently and save their lives when danger presents itself. They are every bit as capable of understanding and acting as people in California who live on questionable slopes. But, their local papers don't reflect issues of safety in regard to the geological instability of their real estate. Over the past three years there have been deaths in California but for the most part people are pretty savvy about their subliminal reality. The people of Guatemala deserve our attention and help as those in Pakistan as well. This is a direct result of Hurricane Stan.