Me Thank God That Cows Don't Fly

Dirty birdy in the sky

Drop some whitewash in my eye

Me no scream, me no cry

Me thank God that cows don't fly...Anon.

     My sister taught me that poem when I was in fourth grade. Worth the scolding from the uptight fourth grade teacher when I shared it with my friends, then her when she came to see what we were giggling about. It's been one of my discreetly chanted mantras since.

      After watching the news from Haiti today--another 6.1 quake hit the island overnight--I'm so grateful that the cows in my neighborhood walk.

Enough

Ok, did you give to help Haiti? Good. Bless you, bless you, bless you. One other job remains.

Could you please go to http://fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html  and pitch a bitch let them know how you feel about Pat Robertson?
    Yesterday, he said on the "700 Club" that the earthquake was God's punishment to the people of Haiti for their involvement in voodoo. He also said this about Katrina for the debauchery of New Orleans.
     Both incidents impacted population largely of African descent. Both incidents have been used to garner funding to fatten the wallets of CBN using lies about how anyone donating will be blessed (in many cases, further compromising the economically compromised desperate for some hope) while spreading divisive, hateful messages.
      I filed my complaint. Your turn.

Haiti Needs Our Help

   Was it just me, or was yesterday an overflowing newsday?
   At the start of our 5:00 news yesterday, viewers were greeted by footage from the hearings in California to overturn Prop 8, scenes from outside Northwestern Memorial Hospital where Maggie Daley, wife of Mayor Richard Daley, was dealing with complications from chemotherapy, the ongoing Conan-NBC controversy, and then there was the footage pouring out of Port-au-Prince.
   Haiti endured a 7.0 earthquake yesterday. The architecture just wasn't designed to withstand that sort of torture. Hospitals, homes, everything has been leveled. No electricity, no water, no communication. As if they didn't have enough problems already.

   In addition to the blessedly ubiquitous Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, MercyCorps, UNICEF, OXAFM, AmeriCares, Save the Children, and Direct Relief International are all stepping up or en route to help. I'm going to. Won't you join me?