Karen the editor's page.There are a lot of things I wish had inherited from my dad. He has great blue eyes Blue eyes are eyes that have blue irises (see eye color), and may also refer to:
in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. marathon. Like, endlessly. I was glued as Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. rolled in. Not just because it was
a monster storm but also because I knew how vulnerable New Orleans would
be if hit. And hit it was. The images that rolled out that morning were
unreal. It's just unbelievable that a major U.S. city could be
devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. to that degree. The pictures looked like a third-world country. But as horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. as we were by the loss of human life and property, the resulting outpouring of generosity on the part of ordinary people was equally amazing. There will certainly be plenty of hard questions for our government to answer in the next months but, when it comes to how GL girls reacted, I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. of a single one who didn't do something. Reader after reader told me how they donated food and water to relief efforts, held bake sales to raise funds, and welcomed Katrina refugees to their towns and schools. We opened up our website to girls who wanted to send messages of support and prayers for a better tomorrow. Witnessing their responses gave me something that seemed to be in such short supply at that time--hope. Watching everything unfold (to top it off, Hurricane Rita was looming, and 800 people were stampeded on an Iraqi bridge after someone spread a rumor about a suicide bomber), my friend Kasey said to me, "Ever feel like the world could come to an end?" That's a powerful statement. But when the news is filled with natural disasters, crazy gas prices, war and suffering, it's hard not to feel things could spin out of control. But hope is a funny thing. It lets you know that skies clear. That flood waters recede re·cede 1 intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes 1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede. 2. . And, when the unthinkable happens to you, like it did to so many girls in the South, the love of your family, friends and even strangers can pull you through. This year, when you are thinking about the best gift you can give your friends and family, try this: Give hope to someone who really needs it. |
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