_BeGiN
So its been a while I know but I have been busy with so many other things that everything I tell myself that I am gonna post, it gets pushed back because of something else.
_HuRrIcAnE kATrInA
This has been the worst storm since…”ever”. Most useless media outlets claim that it was a category 4 when it hit but the Weather Channel clearly labeled it Category 5 when it made landfall. So, where did the degradation come? It sure wasn’t BEFORE the fact. Maybe after it reached Baton Rouge? But not before a Category 5 Katrina destroyed New Orleans. And 5 days later, the people there are STILL suffering. Every official involved can share the blame as they ALL failed to prepare and act on time.
But another concern of mine is those in Mississippi might get ignored in the entire thing. Biloxi has had just as much damage as New Orleans had. But the only thing seen in the media are New Orleans and how they are suffering or looting. IT is disgusting how most of them are handling this. The RED CROSS especially. They are showing everyone in America just how they respond to emergencies. AND that was NOT a compliment. They have been fumbling through the entire process. There are smaller charities and individuals who are doing 10 times better than them and with LESS resources. Now look at them, getting more money from corporations just to put it in their pockets. We have had our own little excursions with the Red Cross in the past with other hurricanes. So that is why they get little or no sympathy from me with these matters. The Federal Government is just as liable. There still are no preparedness at the federal level for natural disasters. BUT enough of that….
_UpS
This hurricane has also taught me another lesson about shipping companies. UPS has little and NO preparedness for disasters either. IF that hurricane would have hit New Orleans directly and not off to the left, we would have been apart of the disaster area. But UPS thought that we were. Even after trying to call and figure out where my valuable package was, the customer service callcenter was cut off from the rest of Louisiana. The only way I was able to contact someone there was through e-mail.
Even then they were useless. The only thing that they did was reply with a generic email reply with a random name in the signature. BUT just as I was about to call for a full refund from the service that I ordered from, the shipment was rescheduled. But if anything is wrong with it, its going back at the expense of UPS. This is why I like Fed-Ex. Their sorting area is in Kenner, LA and they were rolling again after Wednesday. People can say what they want about them but I have NEVER had a problem with Fed-Ex so far.
_CrEaTiViTy AbOuNd
Recently, I have been ignoring my creative side. As a result I developed a mental block when it came time to design something. Everytime I opened up a graphics program or a notebook for that matter, it was nothing but gibberish when it was time to produce. This had been going on for a while. Until I made it my priority to remove it, or part of it anyway. Needless to say that I did remove a part of it and now I can work on my website again. BUT some of it is still there and appears from time to time when I’m trying to think up new ways to deliver content in the page. For now, partial relief will do. BUT one day needs to be dedicated to my art so that I can remove it all.
_EnD