I Kinda' Hate to Say Anything

Houston may be getting all the attention but it seems as though most of the country is suffering from one type of weather related situation or another.

As many will learn - the government and pseudo-government institutions are ineffective at providing assistance during widespread disaster.

Yeah, many will donate to the Red Cross to help those who suffered through the Houston floods.

But the Red Cross doesn't invest all monies in the designated disaster area.

The Red Cross spreads it's resources to wherever they are needed (which may not be a bad thing).

The problem arises when the Red Cross has spread it's resources so thin that any of their actions become too diluted to make much of a difference.

Didn't the Red Cross collect a half a billion dollars in donations for Haiti?

Is it true that that half of a billion has only resulted in the construction of six houses?

Six?

The image on the left is a disaster relief dinner from a small church with no disaster relief budget.

The image on the right is a typical Red Cross disaster relief dinner.

??? WTF ¿¿¿

(The remains of a fish after the storm. About a mile from a water source.)

(Kool Moe Dee - 'No Respect')

I had to stop a couple of times to take photos during my daily jog.

The first image is of a dead fish.

What struck me was that the nearest canal, river, reservoir, or any other type of water source is nearly a mile away.

I guess ol' boy just wanted to explore but he got caught up when the water began to recede.

For many, vinyl is making a comeback.

Apparently not for Kool Moe Dee though.

And this was a DJ copy. Notice the 'Not for resale'?

I guess the dude that had this twelve inch thought it would be safe in that storage bin in the corner of his garage - right next to those 1200's.

But all I could think was, ' I bet ol' boy had a hella-good Old School Hip-Hop collection on vinyl.'.

Damn, that would be tragic.