Wednesday

Well as I said in my last blog, not much happened yesterday. After work, I dropped Jen off at London Drugs. But the funny thing is she didnt really want to go to London Drugs, she was just going there to meet Kimmi. So, I dropped her off at 5 oclock, and Kimmi was not off work till 6. So why didnt Jen just ask to go see Kimmi at work. This i dont know, but I was kind of aggravated, because there would have been less traffic to just go see Kim. So anyway I dropped Jen off, then felt guilty and went to see Kim on my own. Had a pint of beer, and then turned around, drove back downtown and met Jen for Sushi. What is it about Sushi? I mean I told myself, no frivolous spending this week, save money, save money, you have more presents to buy, bla bla bla, but then sushi comes into the picture, and I am like, "Im In" So anyway after sushi went home and watched Nova. It was on Katrina, and god knows I love hurricanes. After reading some of Dyrons emails, and seeing some of his photos in his blog, I think I might even try to follow the cyclone season next year, it looks just as interesting, and exciting. People sometimes wonder why I like natural disaster so much. They say they are aweful. Well, as true as that is, the only thing that unites people as strongly as disasters, is war. And you all know my feelings on that one. Sometimes I think God brings us disasters of his own, to prevent us from starting disasters of our own. I would rather see troups pulling into New Orleans with food and tents. I would rather see the military stopping looters and restoring law and order, than doing the pillaging themselves. Katrina was a eerie disaster, it showed us that sometimes governments dont have a plan, or that if they do, it is not a very good one. It showed us that governments sometimes have their priorities screwed up. But in the end the people united and took care of business. The red cross stood up, community groups stood up. So why then, is there so much controversy over Iraq. How can a country view instability in another part of the world as a higher priority than instability in this one. If you asked Americans which was more important to them, would they answer the Tsunami in India, or Katrina in New Orleans. I think it would be fair to say that New Orleans would rank higher. Americans can be proud that they helped in both cases, it shows their generous nature. But the American government will not be judged by its actions in India, it will be judged for its inaction at home. Why do I love natural disasters, because they perform an audit of our society. If we are ready when they strike, and if we have built our society correctly we will persevere. You dont know how well you built it, until someone tries to knock it down. LOL And my final thought (sorry for being so political this entry) is: sometimes governments dont have a plan. And yes, sometimes all that money they say they have saved, incase something goes wrong, is just an illusion.