7701 -PSA – contact your representatives.

In response to the disintegrating scene in New Orleans, Kevin points out that email, faxes, and phone calls are needed — not just money.

All it takes is for you, and others you can reach by email or journal, to contact your two senators and congressperson and demand immediate action as begged for by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. When Mayor Nagin was asked how we can help, he said contact your Senators and Congressperson now. Here is a site you can just click on your state or put in your zip code to reach a link for a form email to go to your Senators and Congressperson. If you do not have time to do an email, feel free to use the one I give you below.

Please take 5 minutes:

  • Email your Senators and your Congressperson(s)
  • What to say? Use your own words or cut and paste this: New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin needs the federal government’s help today. He has told me through the media that people are dying by the hundreds, his police are being overrun and that he needs troops & lots of them, he needs buses (500 or more), he needs health care support and he needs water and food. Things in New Orleans are worse today than yesterday. The President is traveling to the gulf today and ending his day in New Orleans. Please contact him and tell him he, with your support, needs to act today to help Mayor Nagin and the people of New Orleans.
  • Tell the White House directly at: comments@whitehouse.gov
  • Spread the word by email or journal; pass on this message

7699 – Holiday Countdown

Right on, I got my ducats for July’s links today. Just as quickly, off they go to the Red Cross and the Critter fund.


Only 5 more Months to my birthday! Only 4 Months until Christmas/ New Years! only 3 Months to Thanksgiving! Only 2 Months to Halloween! Only One Month until Newtie’s B’Day! Long Weekend this Weekend! Yay!

Moment of Holiday spazdom, over. For Now.


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Valiant with Danny, if he doesn’t bail, and isn’t still very sick.


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