The daily toll
The news today was bleak – in one news blast there was some hope that the oil spill was going to be capped soon and things were not as bad as they had looked before. But then the next news blast came from a neighbor who said that the oil was going under the concrete because the chemicals they put on the water was pushing it under. An update from Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries says there is no way this oil can enter the marsh without causing many years of damage to the hundreds of thousands of people who make their living here in the Gulf.
Meanwhile, Lenny Kravitz and about 40 other A-list performers are putting on a benefit concert called Gulf Aid on Sunday at the Wharf by Mardi Gras World that is going to go from noon till 10 PM. Raising money. But to do what still seems like the $6 million question.
Two colleagues passed away from cancer today – both younger than me. Very vibrant people with families and lots of reasons to be alive.
Focus on good things, tangible things that are here and now – Saturday is Fortier Park Festival, Sunday is Gulf Aid, then next weekend is Bayou Boogaloo which is now closer to our house than in years past as they will have a stage near the Dumaine Bridge, and then the following weekend is Greek Festival. Festivals to forget all your worries, forget all your cares.
My hot flashes have returned but I am keeping the card my friend in California sent that says, “Real women don’t have hot flashes, they have Power surges.” And sometimes just spinning the negative into a positive gets you through the day.