Is there a country that needed an earthquake LESS than Haiti?  The people were so poor they were actually eating dirt!  Watching the news, you realize how close to disaster these people were living before the quake hit.  Perhaps the best we can do is to draw any lessons from their experience.  One thing that stands out is how long they had to wait until help could arrive.  We saw this after Hurricane Katrina.  We saw this after Hurricanes Charlie, Francis and Jeane came through our neighborhoods.  Help is not sitting down the road, waiting.  In the immediate aftermath, you are on your own.

It’s here again.  Hurricane Season.  It seems it is the one thing about everyone in Florida has something to say.  I notice this year, people are not dwelling on it, even though we already had our first storm back in June.  Personally, I am happy it is not the constant topic of years past.  This is not to say it is not serious.  I doubt anyone that lived here in 2004 cannot help but take hurricanes seriously.  Thought it is nice not to have it constantly placed in your face.