Month: July 2008

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Katrina Doctor cleared

I was just heart sick when I heard that Dr. Anna Pou had been charged with manslaughter.  This woman went above and beyond to keep her patients safe and to continue to care for them as did every single employee at the hospital.  They had to work under horrendous conditions and did what they could and had to do for these poor patients only to be accused of terrible wrong doing.

So where is the blame for the government officials that allowed these patients to remain in the hospital in the first place.  Our government mishandled most everything with Katrina.  Yet we are ready, willing, and able to send help to other countries that suffer from terrible tragedies similar to that of Katrina?  What is wrong with this picture?  We are still too busy trying to take care of the world at our own peoples expense.

 

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Myanmar

Myanmar was hit by a horrific cyclone named Nargis, which is the equivalent to our hurricanes.  The loss of life was staggering.  An estimated 84,530 people died and there are over 53,856 still missing.  This is a poor country anyway and then something like this happens and the resources are not there to help these poor victims.  According to the United Nations, it will cost approximately a billion US dollars over the next three years for aide and to rebuild Myanmar.

We thought it was bad here when Katrina and Rita hit, well at least we did have someone come to help even if it wasn’t as fast as we thought it should.  These poor people have very little to begin with and very little that is available to help them.  I’m sure the world will rally around to help.  My heart goes out to them as I know in a very small way the devastation they feel.  God bless them.

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Recycling

I told you I was big on recycling.  I was on the computer last night and found ‘The ultimate recycling guide’ on green.msn.com.  I found the whole article very interesting and enlightening.  People know all about recycling plastic, glass, and paper but there are far more recyclable items than I even realized.  I told you about recycling old cell phones, remember?  Well you should also recycle most any type of electronics including your TV’s because these items contain lead and mercury.  It is a great article and certainly opened my eyes.  Maybe you would find it interesting too.  Heck, you might even learn something too.

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Brad and Angelina

Well Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have welcomed their twins into this world.  They have a new boy and girl to add to their family.  I don’t know if you are aware of how much Brad Pitt has done to help New Orleans but he has.  I’m just not real big on the fact that there has been offered a very large sum of money for the first photos of these babies.  Most parents have to pay for their babies first pictures and pay dearly at a time when money is probably rather tight but they will receive millions for pictures of the babies.  I just hope that money goes to something good and not just into their pockets.  It’s not like they need the money anyway.  I just feel that there is so much good that could be done in their children’s names if they wanted it to be so.

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Gas prices keep going higher and higher

With gas rising by the minute sometimes, or so it seems, people are looking to purchase ‘hybrid’ vehicles.  They are coming out with some really nice ones but I don’t think people are really looking at what they are purchasing.  Sure they might get 2 or 5 miles per gallon than the ones that are not hybrid but how much more did you have to pay for it just because it is a ‘hybrid’?  The extra cost will buy a lot of gas, you know.  Why spend $5000 more to get just a few more miles per gallon when your extra payment for that hybrid would probably pay for that months gas to begin with?  We’re grasping at the wrong straws the government and auto manufacturers are throwing at us.  We need to be working harder on alternative sources of fuel and not a band aid over a broken arm.  If you want to see some of these cars, you can check them out at MSN Autos. 

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California fires

The poor people of California are suffering as much as the people of New Orleans and all the other towns of the south when Katrina hit.  Their plight is fire and not water as it was for us.  It’s a shame to see anyone in out country suffer in any way to me.  The one thing I have a problem with is once the fires are out, no one will mention the hard work and reconstruction it takes to bring some form of life back to these people that have lost everything.  No we should not dwell on the tragedy and should celebrate the triumph but all our news wants to show most of the time is the tragedy.  They need to update people on the hard work that goes into rebuilding.  But you know what, that is my opinion and there might not be many other people out there that agree with me but if you stop and think about it, you just might.

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Strange ‘Mother’

I have been trying to avoid voicing my opinion on this so called ‘Man’ that gave birth.  This is not a man, this is a very confused individual.  Imagine how this poor little girl that ‘he’ gave birth to is going to react when she finds out her ‘Daddy’ gave birth to her.  Imagine her on the play ground and the other children learning who she is and who her ‘Mother/Father’ is.  This is a recipe for disaster if you ask me but no one really did.  Well no one other than every single person that steps foot into my establishment.  I just thing if this person wanted to be a man so bad, then SHE would have done away with everything that made her a woman but HE didn’t do that.  It needs to be on Dr. Phil because he’ll straighten it all out. 

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Jesse Helms

Jesse Helms was from North Carolina and was one of those politicians you either loved or hated.  I did respect him even though I did not agree with a lot of his views.  I respect anyone that is willing to stand up and fight for what they believe in even if it makes an ass out of them later.  Jesse was that type of man and I don’t think he really minded making an ass out of himself because he did it sort of often.  I wish his family the best and am sorry for their loss.

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Costumes

Costumes are not just for Halloween here in New Orleans.  They are for any and most every celebration.  There are several wonderful places here to buy costumes, masks and most anything you need for your party or celebration.  I have found some wonderful costumes online too.  Costumes can be expensive but are considered a necessity here so we look to find the best prices.  You should check out some of what they offer online and save some money too.