It Has to Get Better

Last week sucked. It really, really sucked. I really hope this week is better.

We received word that one of the grants that we get annually will not be renewed this year. We have been receiving it for 20 years. We didn't do anything wrong, there just isn't any money in the budget for this funding.

We aren't the only agency affected by this either. 18 other non-profits have been receiving money from this source. They are loosing it also. These other agencies do everything from sheltering homeless, to feeding homeless, to working with visually and hearing impaired people. One agency provides medical care to uninsured and under insured people.

This is going to be a hell year for non profits.

We are having a fundraiser in 2 weeks. The event is a Old Fashioned New England Clam Bake. You get fresh Maine lobster, clams, shrimp, potatoes and corn on the cob. We've only sold 35 tickets to date.

We really need this money to replace what we are loosing. Not only with this one grant, but the cut we are taking from a couple of federal grants.

I don't want to be unemployed.

That's Me!

I saw this bumper sticker on my way into work this morning:

Some Days All I Want

To Be Is A Missing Person

That's the way this whole week is going.

Drive with Care

Not sure if you heard about it, but yesterday here in sunny Florida we had a horrendous car accident on I4 between Tampa and Orlando.

They are now saying 70 vehicles were involved, 4 deaths. The emergency vehicles were unable to get to the scenes due to, accidents blocking their way, people pulling their cars onto the shoulders trying to get around the scene.

That section of the Interstate is still closed.

What caused this awful disaster? It was a combination of things. It did not help that a controlled burn may or may not have become uncontrolled. It also did not help that fog rolled in during the early morning hours and created more havoc. They are reporting that visibility was down to 0.

Another piece that caused this major disaster...idiot drivers who cannot see in front of their cars driving 65 miles per hour! I don't know what it is about Florida drivers, but come on folks, when you can't see where you are going, SLOW DOWN! Do not come to a complete stop in the middle of the Interstate, but SLOW DOWN!

We get horrendous rain storms here. Rain falling in sheets, big fat drops, thunder and lightening crashing all around. Huge puddles in the road way, idiots are still traveling 65-70 miles per hour, on a 2 lane road!

What is so important to get to that you risk killing yourself or someone else?

Yesterday 4 people did not arrive at their destination. Many others were sent to hospitals. Hope wherever you had to get to in such a hurry was worth it.