Katrina

If you can give, please give. I suppose it's hard for anywhere else in the country to really understand what's going on down here in the gulf, but there are MILLIONS of people without homes, clothes, food, water, shelter, the basics that we take for granted every day. It's not people who lost TVs and computers. It's people that lost everything they owned. Their homes are sitting under 20 feet of water, or perhaps their homes aren't even there anymore.

Thousands of people have been pouring in Houston. Churches and becoming red cross shelters. The astrodome is becoming a shelter. Gallery Furniture has offered their beds to people to sleep on. It's almost crazy to think about how much our population has grown in the last few days to accomadate all these people who have literally NOTHING.

Today I stopped by the grocery store and bought a ton of diapers and baby food. There is something about becoming a mother that makes me think first of those little kids and how much their mom's would rather feed them and ensure they were taken care of first. So that's where I'm putting my money. Some of the guys are work will be taking it all to a Red Cross Shelter. I hope it helps out some of those families who really need it.

To be honest, we worry about how this is going to affect our city. We're worried that desperate people, those bad apples, will cause problems. We're worried about the unemployment and how a large number of homeless people will affect our city. Of course, these things are selfish, but it's worth considering. It's worth being aware of. We need to get the people from New Orleans back on their feet as soon as possible, so the lives of everyone in the gulf can return to normal.

Especially with the forecast of potentially two more hurricanes coming our way. Because let's face it. The Gulf can't take another Katrina. :(