Can't shake the sickness and hurricane Katrina

You know, I thought that going to the gym and working out was so that I would feel better, have more energy and be a more productive citizen in society. So far, I seemed to be trimming up and catching every sickness known to man. First it was strepthroat now it is a cold. SHEESH! Ok, enough griping.

Found out today that I got a promotion at work. WOOO HOOO! I don't know the specifics just yet, but I am sure it is good news. Maybe things are looking up.

The other day, a friend stopped by my cube and said, "don't you find it amusing that people are taking the W stickers off of their cars?" When I replied that I hadn't noticed, she said, "oh yeah, I used to see them all the time, but now I only see a few." Well, I had been having a bad day so I replied that ultimately I didn't care. Then I said, "You know the thing that I think is sad? Is that people have politicized this whole thing. There are real people with real hurts and devistation and politicians want to blame Bush." Whether you like the man or not, he is not responsible for the hurricane or relief efforts. Mississippi and Alabama are not screaming that he didn't do enough because those states were prepared. Everyone knew the hurricane was coming. I know that there are those that didn't have a way to get out, but also don't blame Bush when there are school busses sitting in a parking lot. The fact of the matter is that the hurricane hit and some people died and some lost everything. While this is sad, there is nothing that can be done about it at this time except to move forward.

After the president's speech the other night, there was a reporter for ABC interviewing hurricane victims in Texas. The man was trying every way to get the people he interviewed to bad mouth Bush. He seemed shocked whenever people were saying that they thought that Bush was doing everything to help. One woman even stated, "hey, I knew the hurricane was coming, I just ignored the warning and stayed." Finally someone willing to admit that they were the ones that messed up.

till next time...
J...