Google is well known for being very, ummm, persnickety, about its landing page, and I understand its concern.

Yet in the wake of yet another mass shooting – this time including the murder of 5- to 10-year-old children – Google actually added load to its sacred page as a note of condolence to all those affected by the tragedy.

It’s just an image (a vigil candle); no link. Just a message when you mouse over the (subtle) image that the company is thinking of the community.

One could get all cynical about this placement, but I’m not going there. Just a nice gesture that kind of sums up what many of us are thinking/feeling. No judgement, no links to calls to action. Just an indication of just how unique this situation is, and how – at least for one day or so – everyone is touched by what happened in Newtown, CT.