Ramblings of Silver Blue

As if natural disaster isn’t enough to break someone’s will, leave it to the changes submitted to the Bankruptcy code to take effect to finish destroying lives. New bankruptcy law a problem for Katrina victims By Jonathan Stempel Reuters Thursday, September 1, 2005; 6:41 PM NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hurricane Katrina is expected to cause [...]

An elephant is drinking out of a river when he spots a turtle asleep on a log. The elephant ambles over and kicks the unsuspecting turtle clear across the river. “Why did you do that?” asks a passing giraffe. “Because I recognized it as the same turtle that took a nip out of my trunk [...]

Apparently, nothing matters until it matters…this was published June 6, 2005 New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers faces Cuts New Orleans CityBusiness, Jun 6, 2005 by Deon Roberts In fiscal year 2006, the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bracing for a record $71.2 million reduction [...]

Hotels in Florida are kicking out refugees from Hurricane Katrina because “We’ve got long standing reservations for the Florida State/Miami game”. Great, so you’re going to put people who have no place to go out because of a sporting event? Business Sense, I’m sure. Common Sense? Not a drop. I hope the press publishes the [...]