Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Hurricane Katrina (Caught off gaurd?)

A year is past and I sit here to reflect on what I felt when Katrina was heading for the gulf. At first I was apathetic and then, as the hurricane went from cat 3 to cat 5, I got worried.

When the hurricane hit...well that is well known history. It is what happened afterwards is what I am finding difficult to deal with.

In the first few weeks we watched FEMA block almost all attempts to help. News stories and camera crews were showing FEMA agents turning around buses full of food, water, and help. It wasn't until the 8th day were we allowed to help. By then, it was to late.

Then FEMA and the President made claims that this was something that they couldn't plan for. That was their reason why things were going so poorly. Now I find that this is not the truth.

So vulnerable, in fact, that earlier this year the Federal Emergency Management Agency ranked the potential damage to New Orleans as among the three likeliest, most catastrophic disasters facing this country.

The other two? A massive earthquake in San Francisco, and, almost prophetically, a terrorist attack on New York City. - HOUSTON CHRONICLE 12-1-2001


Then attacks on the Governor (Blanco) that she didn't handle the preparation of the storm. Funny, I remember her telling everyone to split and later I found that she tried to get FEMA ready for the storm. Click here for the PDF format of her request to President Bush to have FEMA on standby by.

And as I write this I am hearing many callers call into the Washington Post show(?) on C-Span saying that Mayor Negan had some of the levees blown up. Now I am not going to say that may or may not be true. I take a natural stance on issues until I can get more evidence. I do remember 60 minutes saying that there was explosive residue on the debris from the levees. So this is really raising my eye brow at the moment.

I'll post more if I come across anything

Friday, August 25, 2006

Taco Cabana

Ok, I freaking hate Taco Cabana. I'll admit that their food is good but if you can ever get the food you ordered then it is point less!



I guess it has been four years since I last ate there. I had them on boycott since 2002(ish). Time after time they would get my order wrong, give me an attitude, give me the wrong change, etc.. Just a pathetic experience with someone that you are PAYING.



"LIMES! I asked for freaking limes! I didn't ask for lemons! LIMES! They are green, not yellow, Greeeeeeeen. DEE DEE DEE (Thank you Carlos)"




So here is the facts Taco Cabana! Yours truly has done blue color. From Dough-Nuts to flipping burgers. Cook to manager I know how the food service industry works. It works on ethics, I'll spell it slowly so you can learn the word. I know its not in your dictionary.



E ven

T aco

H ouse

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I can just see them in there just milling about. On occasion one of them runs into another and they spark some neutrino reaction of work. I wouldn't be surprised if they communicated through a series of head butts and guttural noises.



So needless to say, but I'll say it anyways, is that Taco Cabana hasn't changed one bit.



"FAJITAS for the love of god! Not a quesadilla!




The only saving grace to my RE-BOYCOTTing of Taco Cabana is that the stops at the Fast Foods joints are few and far between. We have been increasing our consumption of raw veggies and are trying to make the farmers markets in greater frequency. We are making our break from malnutrition and getting old school.



So.....Taco Cabana can go pound sand! Their not getting my business



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Taco Cabana

Ok, I freaking hate Taco Cabana. I'll admit that their food is good but if you can ever get the food you ordered then it is point less!

I guess it has been four years since I last ate there. I had them on boycott since 2002(ish). Time after time they would get my order wrong, give me an attitude, give me the wrong change, etc.. Just a pathetic experience with someone that you are PAYING.

"LIMES! I asked for freaking limes! I didn't ask for lemons! LIMES! They are green, not yellow, Greeeeeeeen. DEE DEE DEE (Thank you Carlos)"


So here is the facts Taco Cabana! Yours truly has done blue color. From Dough-Nuts to flipping burgers. Cook to manager I know how the food service industry works. It works on ethics, I'll spell it slowly so you can learn the word. I know its not in your dictionary.

E ven
T aco
H ouse
I diots
C an
S pell

I can just see them in there just milling about. On occasion one of them runs into another and they spark some neutrino reaction of work. I wouldn't be surprised if they communicated through a series of head butts and guttural noises.

So needless to say, but I'll say it anyways, is that Taco Cabana hasn't changed one bit.

"FAJITA for the love of god! Not a quesadilla!


The only saving grace to my RE-BOYCOTTing of Taco Cabana is that the stops at the Fast Foods joints are few and far between. We have been increasing our consumption of raw veggies and are trying to make the farmers markets in greater frequency. We are making our break from malnuristion and getting old school.

So.....Taco Cabana can go pound sand! Their not getting my business