Amy Currioman

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that for at least the past ten years I’ve been hearing my friends and families tell me that they are no longer getting raises at work because the employer is claiming that they can’t afford to give out raises and keep the doors to the business open.

They are not even being given cost of living adjustments, so their purchasing power keeps decreasing while the cost of living keeps increasing. I keep hearing on the news that there are a lot of people living in illegal tent cities around the country because they can no longer afford to live in a house or apartment. And the police keep rousting these tent cities. Where are these families supposed to go? The shelters are full, or in some cases refuse to take them because many of these people are disabled and can’t work and the shelters won’t take anyone that won’t or can’t look for work.

This is so very sad. I don’t know what the answer is, but this is really a tragedy on our own soil.

One of the things I enjoy watching on YouTube is the different flash mobs. I would love to participate in something like that some day. Sadly I also saw a video about how in some cities (specifically Philadelphia) the flash mobs are turning into violent rumbles, which is not exactly what a flash mob is supposed to be! But the police are calling them flash mobs and that is going to give them a bad name. They really should be called rumbles – there is a difference!

I think it is a very sad commentary that so many people get so worked up over saving some money by going shopping on Black Friday that the mob mentality takes over and people get trampled in human stampedes. Last year it was a death at Wal-Mart, this year it was people injured in a stampede at Target! These are good examples why I prefer to stay home on Black Friday!

The human body certainly is a fascinating thing. Here is a youtube video I just found that shows a little girl that will certainly have an unusual life!

There was a terrible earthquake in Chile. The news reports say that the earthquake was almost 1,000 stronger than the one that hit Haiti 2 months ago. This earthquake was an 8.8 magnitude! I sure hope that there is not the same level of devastation and loss of life that Haiti has suffered. My heart goes out to the good people of Chile.