I received update #3 from Angela(en route Paul) this morning (Hi Angela!!!!). Angela is currently in Louisiana volunteering as a nurse for hurricane relief. She is doing such an amazing thing. Every update makes me cry. The amount of love, compassion, and selflessness that this woman possesses is amazing. I wish I had the skills and dedication to do something like that(not to mention the vacation time).

Earlier this week there was huge fire (five businesses burned). The Salvation Army was there volunteering their time, feeding and watering the firemen. I would have loved to help, but I'm not a member of their church, nor do I ever intend to be. So even on a local scale, there are some hurdles to helping. I guess I'll just have to stick with the fact the my way of helping is playing 'camp counselor' to a dozen or so folks. The only bummer is that they get so wrapped up in their own problems, I don't have anyone I get to vent to. Hmm....can we say Blog? But then, due to the not knowing whose reading, these are all pretty superficial vents...no personal stuff. Ach...well....whatcha gonna do?