There has been so much news coverage about the two major political parties presidential candidates, that it sometimes comes as a surprise to me when I am suddenly reminded that there ARE other candidates out there! For example, Ralph Nader is running for president, as is Bob Barr. I don’t know anything about Bob Barr at all, but I do know that Ralph Nader has been a big crusader for consumer protection. I think that Ralph Nader has good intentions, but the chances of a third party candidate ever being elected President of the USA are slim to none!
Hurricane Ike – a really big one
Watching the news, and reading about Hurricane Ike making its way towards land, I see that it has hit Cuba. Cuba has never seen a hurricane this bad, and the residents are making way towards safer ground as best they can. This storm is a really scary one – I am worried about what will happen when it reaches the United States. From what I understand it WON’T hit New Orleans, which is good news, but wherever it DOES land, it is going to do a huge amount of damage! I think that this is just one more example of what global warming is doing to our world. I don’t understand why the “administration” keeps insisting that global warming has nothing to do with this type of thing. I think it has EVERYTHING to do with this kind of thing!
Sinkhole in New York?
I’ve heard of sinkholes in Florida because the water table has been so badly abused by the rapid development of the state, but I was very surprised to read on the news that there is a sinkhole in New York City! Apparently the sinkhole is in the middle of a street and is one that has been developing slowly over the past ten years, and has finally reached the stage where it would really be a danger for a car to try to drive over. The street has been closed while the city tries to repair the sinkhole and the road. Seems to me that “we” as a society ought to be taking better care of good old Mother Earth to prevent these sinkholes from happening!