This kept me in stitches - laughing that is

Although the main topic of this website is current events occassionally since it is also my personal website I will post something about my interests or something happening in my life. This is one post concerning something I like to do which is to find websites that make me laugh.

 

One of the best remedies for feeling down in the dumps is humor. I don't know how I came across this link http://www.stupidvideos.com but the videos posted there had me laughing so hard I could not even sit up straight.

 

Here are some of my favorite videos from the site:

 

Animal Lover http://www.StupidVideos.com/?VideoID=863

New Mouse http://www.StupidVideos.com/?VideoID=1143 

Beckham's Pepsi Ad http://www.StupidVideos.com/?VideoID=1163

 

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Hurricane Rita - Is more devastation coming?

What is up with our weather?

 

Is this the result of global warming or a much higher power? Or is just circumstance? Whatever the case if I lived on any coastal area that was affected by hurricanes I would consider packing my bags and moving right about now.

 

The evacuees who are in certain Texas coastal cities are being told to move again as the new Hurricane Katrina is being upgraded as it moves west along the gulf coast area. Surely these victims of Hurricane Katrina may feel as they are being chased by the weather and the forces controlling it.

 

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Pray and raise money for Hurricane Katrina Victims

You don't have the money you need to be able to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Although it isn't much, ten cents per prayer sent, does add up. I have come across a website where if you send a prayer the sponsors of the site will donate 10 pennies. That's right for every message of prayer sent, ten pennies will be donated to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina get back on their feet. Please send your message of prayer today and show how much you care.

The name of the site is Pennies for Katrina. The site is dedicated to the ongoing relief and support for those suffering from the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina.

How does it work? Simple. When you send a "Message of Prayer" through this website, the Sponsors of Pennies for Katrina will donate 10 pennies directly to the Red Cross in an effort to meet unprecedented humanitarian needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. And when you refer your friends, Sponsors will donate even more Pennies for Katrina.

The link to Pennies For Katrina is http://www.penniesforkatrina.com/

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Save on gas and donate to reputable charities

In an effort to help people during this time of need we  have to realize the effect that Hurricane Katrina has caused upon the U.S. economy especially upon gasoline prices. To that effect I have published the article 10 Tips for Using Less Gas and Saving More Money by Danek Kaus on my website Opportunity Assistance Business Resource Center. While although not an article about business per se the article is about saving money and during times of crisis such things affect both business and personal lives.

On another front if you can donate time or money or anything else of need to the relief efforts please be careful about who you give your money to as there are a lot of scams coming out of this crisis. It's sad that people just want to make a buck rather than help their brothers and sisters but unfortunately there will always be wolves among the sheep. Here are some phone numbers of places where you can donate: I have in my research come across a website to visit to investigate before giving your money, etc. The site is at http://www.give.org/ and their mission is to offer guidance to donors on making informed giving decisions through their charity evaluations, various "tips" publications, and publishes the quarterly Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Guide.

On another front if many of you like myself are getting a little distraught about all that is going on maybe you need to consider visiting my motivational and inspirational site Personal Improvement.

 

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Bob Denver an American Icon

As generations of tv viewers grew up with Bob Denver as Gilligan many including myself will miss him. His Gilligan character was the ultimate klutz and a world class goof but yet he was always the good guy; the person who despite all of his faults everyone still cared about.

 

I grew up watching television as a child in an Iowa farm community and one of the shows that I watched often was Gilligan's Island. This was during the 60's and I have fond memories of Ginger, Mary Ann, Gilligan, the Professor and the rest of the castaways. His castmates preceeding him in death include Alan Hale (the Skipper), Jim Bachus (the Millionairre), Natalie Schafer (the Millionairre's wife).

 

In real life he leaves behind his wife Dreama, and children Patrick, Megan, Emily and Colin. Denver was 70 years old and receiving treatment for cancer at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital in North Carolina where he passed away September 6, 2005.

 

Bob, you will always live on in our memories and in the reruns of Gilligan's Island and other tv classics. Rest in peace.

 

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The aristocracy has spoken

Here is more of my commentary on how things are being handled concerning the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the plight of it's New Orleans survivors.

 

At the Astrodome in Houston while making the rounds with her husband ex-president Bush, Barbara Bush our current presidents mother showed some of her true colors.Okay, although George Bush has often put his foot in his mouth and said stuff that either meant the opposite of what he meant to say or was just plain gibberish his mother Barbara Bush showed her true colors of being an aristocrat. While her husband ex president George H.W. Bush and ex president Bill Clinton received smiles, hugs and accolades Barbara received criticism for her statement: "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them."

So is Barbara Bush saying that since the refugees housed in the Astrodome are poor that they don't deserve more than being housed there? Squallor to squallor?  It is possible she was meaning it differently but one should say what they mean.

 

Hello!!! These people are separated from loved ones, possessions and keepsakes, family pets that mean as much to them as family and you Mrs. Bush senior make such a statement as the one in this post. I think that an explanation and or an apology are in order. But then again maybe you'd stick your foot in your mouth. Shame on you.

 

In other comments help and donations are still needed so please refer to my earlier post which lists places to which you can donate money and various needed items. Just visit this link to find the post that mentions these places: http://keith-stieneke.blogspot.com/2005/09/donate-to-help-victims-of-hurricane.html

 

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George Bush what do you think of him?

I voted for George Bush and I stand by my decision on doing so although I don't always agree with the way he handles everything. In light of the recent disaster in New Orleans I think possibly the government especially FEMA could have acted much quicker than they did. However, is it the president's fault that they didn't? When disaster happens stress occurs and I am sure that our president is feeling it. I do believe that Mr. Bush is a man of his word.

 

He may not always appear as the most intelligent person in light of public image, however for all of the decisions he must make on many fronts he must be given recognition for not losing his composure like some other public officials whom are looked to in this time of desperation.

 

For our country especially New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana, and those parts of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi devastated by Katrina I urge you to keep your prayers and if possible donations coming. Only working together can we get our brothers and sisters through this tragedy. I welcome your comments on everything I have said here.

 

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Donate to help victims of Hurricane Katrina

Although I am not up to organizing any type of relief effort myself for the victims of Hurricane Katrina I have come across several web site addresses at which you can donate and one in particular for you to get Red Cross banners to put on your web pages if you have any web sites that you administer.

 

To put a banner created by the Red Cross to help with relief efforts related to Hurricane Katrina please go to http://www.redcross.org/psa/bannerorder/all/index.asp

 

You can also find donation links at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/USNSAHome.htm and http://www.redcross.org/ and at http://www.fema.gov

 

This is the most terrible natural disaster in the USA in almost 100 years and the only way to us a country to recover from in it as Americans to pitch in and contribute in whatever way we can with either money, time, food, clothing or all of such needed resources. Let's all do our part.

 

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