Brother, Can You Save A Bakery?
Hello to all my friends in Bloggingland!
Ocean cataclysm, week four. Well, the oil coming out of the hole in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is still flowing like a dark guiser of goo almost one month after the big oil rig explosion and sinking, and nobody seems to know what to do about it. They sent down a top hat version of the larger dome this past week, and from what I heard, that didn't work either (They were, putting on the top hat, trying to be a stop cap, but it didn't work! Heh heh. Sorry, Fred Astaire.). So now, they're trying to send this mile long tube down to the oil well and try to contain some of the leaking oil and syphon it to a ship at the gulf's surface. Yeah. Good luck with that. If this works, about 80% of the oil will be syphoned to the surface. If it doesn't...well, we'll try not to think about that possibility now, will we?
Meanwhile, in other news in this country, in my neck of the woods, the city of Los Angeles, one of the greatest programs to help at risk kids in my city was dealt a major setback this week. The Homeboys Bakery, whose headquarters are in Downtown Los Angeles and whose main mission for the past 20 years was helping at risk youth get a second chance at life by getting a chance to finish their high school educations and receive job training by making breads, pies, and other pastries in their very own bakery, had to lay off about 300 of their employees, most of which this bakery was the very first real job they ever had. This endeavors, created by the noble Father Gregory Boyle to get many kids off the streets and into a normal life, eventually grew to include a store, bakery, and the Homegirl Cafe. Now, I kind have a problem with this project going under, especially in one takes into consideration that the Homeboy Bakery is just a hop, skip, and a jump from the entertainment capital of the entire universe, Hollywood, Ca. Now, you know as well as I do that the entertainment industry spares no expense advertising its movies, TV series, and albums on the billboards that towers over these young people's neighborhoods and on the side of the buses that drive trough their streets, but they couldn't donate one red penny to keep this humble bakery in business? Come on, people! You rallied to save the Hollywood sign a couple of weeks back! And you would do anything for the poor little animals in your community! Now is the time to step up to the plate and really make a difference in the community! now is the time to help your fans, when they realy need your help! After all, your fans were always there when you needed them!
Well, that's all the time we have for today. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Ocean cataclysm, week four. Well, the oil coming out of the hole in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is still flowing like a dark guiser of goo almost one month after the big oil rig explosion and sinking, and nobody seems to know what to do about it. They sent down a top hat version of the larger dome this past week, and from what I heard, that didn't work either (They were, putting on the top hat, trying to be a stop cap, but it didn't work! Heh heh. Sorry, Fred Astaire.). So now, they're trying to send this mile long tube down to the oil well and try to contain some of the leaking oil and syphon it to a ship at the gulf's surface. Yeah. Good luck with that. If this works, about 80% of the oil will be syphoned to the surface. If it doesn't...well, we'll try not to think about that possibility now, will we?
Meanwhile, in other news in this country, in my neck of the woods, the city of Los Angeles, one of the greatest programs to help at risk kids in my city was dealt a major setback this week. The Homeboys Bakery, whose headquarters are in Downtown Los Angeles and whose main mission for the past 20 years was helping at risk youth get a second chance at life by getting a chance to finish their high school educations and receive job training by making breads, pies, and other pastries in their very own bakery, had to lay off about 300 of their employees, most of which this bakery was the very first real job they ever had. This endeavors, created by the noble Father Gregory Boyle to get many kids off the streets and into a normal life, eventually grew to include a store, bakery, and the Homegirl Cafe. Now, I kind have a problem with this project going under, especially in one takes into consideration that the Homeboy Bakery is just a hop, skip, and a jump from the entertainment capital of the entire universe, Hollywood, Ca. Now, you know as well as I do that the entertainment industry spares no expense advertising its movies, TV series, and albums on the billboards that towers over these young people's neighborhoods and on the side of the buses that drive trough their streets, but they couldn't donate one red penny to keep this humble bakery in business? Come on, people! You rallied to save the Hollywood sign a couple of weeks back! And you would do anything for the poor little animals in your community! Now is the time to step up to the plate and really make a difference in the community! now is the time to help your fans, when they realy need your help! After all, your fans were always there when you needed them!
Well, that's all the time we have for today. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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