What's Changed In Five Years? Not Much
Hello, everybody!
Gosh, there's sooooo much to talk about today, so I guess we'll start with the obvious. As well as most of you know, it's back to school season. For myself, and the rest of my friends, school starts next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Boy, if this summer vacation didn't go by fast! I spent yesterday doing nothing but going to Wallgreens buying school supplies like binder paper and printer paper, as well as printer ink, pens, refill lead for my mechanical pencils (no one I know even uses wood pencils anymore. They're sooooo twentieth century), and erasers. Now, I don't mind all the shopping and everything. It's just the thought of having to go back to the routine of going to school, studying, and doing homework again, and not staying up to watch TV and play video games until Friday and Saturday nights. Oh well, at least they scheduled the Emmy Awards one week before we start school again. So at least we can stay up and watch that tonight.
In other news, I'm sure you all know that this week marks the fifth anniversary of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina brought to the Gulf region, particularly to New Orleans, the home city of my father's family. The Harley family home was heavily damaged in the deluge of five years ago, but (thank you Jesus) everything was restored to its pre-Katrina condition. but, alas, many others in New Orleans weren't so lucky. Things have been very uneasy for many in the Big Easy since Katrina. They've lost everything, and many of the homes still remain abandoned and decaying today in New Orleans, because they couldn't afford to rebuild them. The oil well explosion and consequent spill in the Gulf of Mexico also didn't do anything to help these people get over Katrina, either. Matter of fact, the oil spill only made things worse, because, when Katrina took their homes, at least these people had their fishing and shrimping jobs. Now, the possibility of them getting both of them back remains uncertain. If you want find out just what Katrina and the Gulf oil spill did to New Orleans, check out Spike Lee's If God Is Willing, his highly acclaimed follow up to When the Levees Broke, which is playing on HBO premium cable this month.
Well, that's all the time we have for this week. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Gosh, there's sooooo much to talk about today, so I guess we'll start with the obvious. As well as most of you know, it's back to school season. For myself, and the rest of my friends, school starts next Tuesday, the day after Labor Day. Boy, if this summer vacation didn't go by fast! I spent yesterday doing nothing but going to Wallgreens buying school supplies like binder paper and printer paper, as well as printer ink, pens, refill lead for my mechanical pencils (no one I know even uses wood pencils anymore. They're sooooo twentieth century), and erasers. Now, I don't mind all the shopping and everything. It's just the thought of having to go back to the routine of going to school, studying, and doing homework again, and not staying up to watch TV and play video games until Friday and Saturday nights. Oh well, at least they scheduled the Emmy Awards one week before we start school again. So at least we can stay up and watch that tonight.
In other news, I'm sure you all know that this week marks the fifth anniversary of the devastation that Hurricane Katrina brought to the Gulf region, particularly to New Orleans, the home city of my father's family. The Harley family home was heavily damaged in the deluge of five years ago, but (thank you Jesus) everything was restored to its pre-Katrina condition. but, alas, many others in New Orleans weren't so lucky. Things have been very uneasy for many in the Big Easy since Katrina. They've lost everything, and many of the homes still remain abandoned and decaying today in New Orleans, because they couldn't afford to rebuild them. The oil well explosion and consequent spill in the Gulf of Mexico also didn't do anything to help these people get over Katrina, either. Matter of fact, the oil spill only made things worse, because, when Katrina took their homes, at least these people had their fishing and shrimping jobs. Now, the possibility of them getting both of them back remains uncertain. If you want find out just what Katrina and the Gulf oil spill did to New Orleans, check out Spike Lee's If God Is Willing, his highly acclaimed follow up to When the Levees Broke, which is playing on HBO premium cable this month.
Well, that's all the time we have for this week. Until next time, be well, stay well, and don't forget to help the earthquake survivors!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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