Hurricane Katrina

I watched four consecutive hours of news coverage tonight. That was three hours too many. I think your mind goes on sensory overload after awhile. It can only soak in so much death and despair….

As I watched all this unfold on tonight’s various news channels, my mind was filled with random thoughts…..

…..In times like these I really miss Peter Jennings. His voice was always so darn calming and reassuring. I kept thinking about how Peter would undoubtedly be reporting on World News Tonight from the heart of destruction in New Orleans. His stories would be thought provoking, compassionate and truthful…. I don’t know why I thought of this….

…..I also thought about all the poor animals that have died. Of course, the human death toll is awful but I think about all the animals that were left behind because their owners didn’t have the resources and/or ability to take them when they evacuated. That makes me sad…I have four cats and one pet carrier. I definitely need to change that….

…..I was reading this disaster preparedness checklist. It listed seven items that you should have in your house in the event of some type of emergency/disaster. I didn’t have a single one of them. How pathetic is that? I really need to work on that. I have to at least get a few gallons of water to store away. It cracked me up that one of the items they list is an emergency money stash. Okay. Let’s be honest. Who really has this?

If anyone is interested and they still haven't donated to the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund I have included two links below. One for The Humane Society (they're working to help get any animals that may still be alive and were left behind) and the other for The Red Cross...

https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005

https://secure2.convio.net/arc/site/Donation?ACTION=SHOW_DONATION_OPTIONS&CAMPAIGN_ID=1161