I PREFER A TANDEM

Today is shaping up to be a very hot Sunday on the Coast which certainly isn't the climate that is required to produce a nice lawn or flowers. As time passes down here, it becomes less desirable to plant a garden. Why? Because this August will be 3 yrs. since Katrina destroyed our way of life and life for most of us hasn't gotten any better. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that something is wrong. All the money that "poured" into Mississippi hasn't accomplished much or should I say, it wasn't put toward what was intended ... to help us in our recovery.

Agendas of all kinds are thriving it seems. Gulfport put a city wide no smoking ban on restaurants, businesses and bars (casinos excluded). Restaurants and businesses are closing. Can't anyone see that this isn't solely a health issue? It's control. The gasoline crisis, in my opinion, is another form of control. Despite the casinos exempt status on the smoking ban, recently the Beau Rivage, that draws the most celebrities laid off 200 employees. The reason given is that because of the high cost of fuel, Floridians and other states are not coming. There's another reason, again, in my opinion, it looks bad on the coast. Why would anyone come again?

I recall that I remarked in one of my posts when bicycle paths were proposed for the two bridges built under the harmless guise that the citizens could enjoy a nice ride and the scenery. Not anyone in their right mind would ride on the path as it is too hot down here in the summer. Well, both of the bridges have the paths and I thought maybe there was thought put into it after all.

Nothing makes sense to me anymore. I have often wondered about the people who run our country and states. They are enormously wealthy. How can they possibly relate to the problems most people have? When they fuel up their jets or helicopters, will they be thinking about those on bicycles? I think not!

If you are computer savvy .. start searching the Internet. Try Hurricane Hugo in 1989. It gave me chills.