Control what you can -- be extra-kind to people tomorrow. Be a bit more tolerant. Show more love than you might ordinarily. People will need it. I will need it. And it is something that counteracts the hatred that brings people to do things like they did in Boston. It can't be undone, of course. It's just something we can all do and it gives the collective finger to that mindset. The internet will wait if you want to go hug your wife, husband, cat, dog, boyfriend, girlfriend, sister, brother, etc., etc., now. I promise the animal videos will be here when you get back.
Ebert was brilliant but without being snooty. He once wrote that the movie "Almost Famous" made him want to hug himself. (I had the same reaction to the movie.) He was courageous in illness. I will miss his writing, his thinking, his way of looking at the world. He was more than a film critic, though among them, he was the best. I heartily recommend people visit his blog to enjoy his thoughts on things other than movies.
Thing.
Ever.
Sorry.