This little spinning ball of ours

All of the natural disasters we have had, not only here in the US, but worldwide, have caused me to ponder how very fragile we humans are. It seems that we are so intent on killing or at least controlling everyone else, yet we don't use common sense to take care of ourselves.

Engineers have known for decades that New Orleans was a prime target for a truly horrific disaster and have done nothing to shore up the levees, dams and dikes that were in place to protect the city. Why? It isn't simply a matter of ignorance...is feels like apathy. Even the citizens of New Orleans were aware of the peril, yet stayed there...it was home. Now what? I ache for all of the folks that Katrina impacted. Ultimately, Katrina impacted our entire country.

I just ran up to Burger King for a breakfast sandwich and was happy to see that our downtown B.P. still had gas for $2.95! This morning's paper noted several other things that will probably increase in price...everything from home owner's insurance to electricity. Bus fares, shipping on products and grocery prices were all mentioned as areas to also be watched for increased prices.

I don't like to second guess our government, but it feels like we should be pulling our troops from the middle east and concentrating our money and human resources on internal security including things like better bridges, better levees and dams and an all out push to elevate the plight of the poor.

Tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of 9-11-01. I don't feel any more secure or any safer than I did on 9-12-01. Do you? I know there's another shoe, I'm just waiting for it to drop.

This little spinning ball we live on seems to be in dire straits. If not from natural phenomenon, then at least from ourselves!