Like a hurricane

I live about 30 miles from where the eye of Hurricane Charlie traveled through. My area in Brevard County Florida received little damage. Recently I had a chance to drive over to Orlando, and was able to assess some of the damage from driving on the main roads. 5 days is barely anytime in regards to recovery, and there was still plenty to be seen.

Pictures do a much better job in showing the damage, but they make it difficult to gather the scope or magnitude of the damage. I was so disheartened when I saw old oak trees, probably 50-80 years old turned over on their sides. It was as if vandals of a higher order came into town and just wrecked havoc everywhere. I saw hundreds of trees turned over, but signs and roofs were seriously damaged as well.

I was so impressed to see a command center at the Florida Mall, with hundreds of trucks, being dispatched to make repairs throughout central Florida. Yet, I wonder. I can only imagine how hard the lineworkers are working to restore power, in both the extreme heat and rain.

I wonder what will happen to all the trees that have fallen over. Will there be any priority to remove them from their location, or if it is even possible to save the trees. To see the damage will weigh you down, because it seems never ending.

I've survived Earthquakes and now Hurricanes, and can count myself very lucky.

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May Contain NUTS!

Have you ever read the packaging on Snickers or Peanut M&Ms. We all know that they put on the side of the package, May Contain Peanuts. As if we were worried it might not. The reason I bring this important point to the forefront of discussion, is because this comes with more than just food. Take for instances the case with Linda Ronstadt, did she need the peanut warning for a person to know what she was about? How about anyone who talks to Michael Moore or Bill O'Reilly? Do you need the extra warning? The stupid shall be punished.

Maybe it's just that any publicity is good publicity. And that's unfortunate.

Military Draft

Bear with me as I work my way through various topics such as this one.

I support the idea of a military draft, when we need to. But I also support the idea of 2 years of National Service. While this may seem an expensive proposition, I believe that the broader impact would be so positively reaching that our nation would only benefit from it.

Of course there are those "Draft-Dodgers" or "Deferment-Sissies" who will protest any war at any length, because lets face it, who wants to have they're "ass" on the line, being shot at. I do believe that their are real war protesters, and they shouldn't be faced with the decision to wage war, however there are non-military options for those people.

Even people who go to college, and have babies can contribute to a Nationalized effort. Maybe we would learn to respect our fellow citizens in ways that seem all but forgotten. How many politicians understand the term, hurry up and wait! But I bet plenty of rocks have been painted, and sand has been swept in the desert to prepare for some politicians visit.

"Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radly porch was enough." - To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee

JOIN THE MILITARY AND WALK AROUND IN OUR SHOES.

Abortion

Abortion: Should it be legal? What or Why? I hear the arguments that say, it's a woman's right to chose, and it's murder. But really... the argument is, when does life begin. Does it begin at conception? Is there any other option? Try first breath. For those who use the bible as their scientific evidence, the first man, was conceived given life with first breath. Read Gen 2:7. Not until He blew into his nostrils the breath of life, man became a living being. Case closed. ...with that. So if it isn't life then what is the argument? I think the real argument is why is the government getting involved? If you want to bring religion into it, then keep it to yourself, and if we are going to give rights to "un-born" children, where does it end? Sounds similar to Monty Python's, "The Meaning of Life" with the scene about every sperm is sacred. Soon the government will be tasked to ban masterbation because the life potential seed of a man is being wasted.