I learned how to spell “bureaucracy” properly. Not being snide or saying its some person or agency, but I’ve honestly typed that word more in the last 2 weeks than I ever had before in my life.

Louisiana Governor Blanco has designated today, August 31st as a day of prayer for the tragic situation in New Orleans. If you pray, please do. If you don’t, please give up some good thoughts. PLEASE DONATE TO THE RED CROSS. WE NEED MONEY. LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY. This situation is unimaginable. Don’t pay attention [...]

Please take 5 minutes and donate whatever you can spare to the Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund. The American Red Cross is saying that the disaster from Katrina will be the biggest relief effort they have ever mobilized. Bigger than 9/11 or any other hurricanes. Last night I went to bed thinking New Orleans [...]

I’m not even sure what to say about Katrina. I woke up this morning and the first thing I heard was that it had been upgraded to the nightmare of Category 5. I’ve been glued to the tv since I got back from St. Louis early this afternoon. I’ve only been to NOLA once, nearly [...]

Today was the day I’ve been dreading since turning on the tv the morning of September 11th to watch the ‘Today Show’ like I do every morning. Ever since I sat on my coffee table and watched the second plane hit the towers, I’ve been waiting to turn on my tv and see Katie or [...]

This Open Letter to the Democratic Party is all over the web this morning. A friend passed it along to me and 85% of that letter is exactly how I feel. The writer put it so well. I’d say I personally didn’t have the “fear-factor” that she mentions, and I don’t think I really wanted [...]

I don’t really know how to put this post together coherently. These are more snapshots of random thoughts being put out there to just get them out of my system so they don’t manifest in any bad way by becoming snippy with friends. I am sad today. An emotion I don’t have very often. And [...]

and may have missed the first Presidential debate last Thursday, it is available as a free download from the iTunes Music Store. Extremely hip.

3M Corporation will be constructing the worlds largest Pink Ribbon in Times Square in October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month). By clicking here and filling in your name, 3M will donate $1 per entry, and hang a post-it in your name. It only takes a minute! My Aunt Beverly is starting her radiation this week. She [...]

Every morning on my routine web surf, I look at a lot of online news and entertainment sites. There are usually a few things of interest, but today there are no less than four articles that provoked a response from me. Composer Jerry Goldsmith Died I am a big fan of movie and tv soundtracks [...]