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Joplin MO Tornado
Sorry about the light posting lately. We live 40 minutes from Joplin, MO. My wife and I were just in Joplin Thursday for a combo my birthday/our anniversary dinner. We originally were going to go on Monday (yesterday, the day after the tornado) which wouldn’t have happened. I’ll probably be over there some helping with the clean-up, so posting may remain light for a while. Pray for them.
I know several people who’ve been over there already and they can’t describe the destruction. One retired Marine says it looks worse than Ramadi, Iraq during the war. The ironic thing is, my church leads a disaster relief team and I think they are still in Alabama helping with that tornado clean-up.
People said they saw police, fire trucks, and ambulances from Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and even Illinois. A great example of people coming together to help. As one person said, “No one’s waiting for FEMA.”
If you’d like to help, Donate to the Tornado Relief Effort (from ABC News):
The American Red Cross is providing food, shelter and emotional support in Missouri, Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest.
To make a donation to the American Red Cross’ Disaster Relief, visit its online donation page. Once there you can enter the zip code for Joplin, 64801, to make sure that the money will be directed to their local Joplin chapter.
You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Contributions may also be sent to your local Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.
World Vision teams are heading to Joplin, Mo., and northern Minneapolis, Minn., to assess the tornado damage. World Vision focuses on aiding children and is providing hygiene kits, cleaning supplies and other relief and building items.
To donate $10, text the word “TORNADO” to 20222 or call 888-56-CHILD.
To donate to the United Way, call 417-624-0153.
The Salvation Army’s emergency disaster services teams are helping to feed residents and first responders in Joplin; Reading, Kan.; and parts of Minnesota affected by the storms.
To donate to the The Salvation Army’s efforts, visit www.salvationarmyusa.org and click on the donation page.
You can call 1-800-SAL-ARMY and donors can text “JOPLIN” to 80888 to make a $10 donation. And you can mail a donation to Joplin Tornado Relief, The Salvation Army, 3637 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111
Collecting is a Disorder of the Brain
Whatever you collect – porcelain dolls, precious stones, shoes, thimbles, watches or fans – your hobby could easily become a psychological disorder…
The researchers, from Granada University, say that as long as collectors exercise some control, then “collecting items is good from a psychological point of view, as it helps in developing positive skills and attitudes such as perseverance, order, patience and memory.”
But Granada’s Francisca López Torrecillas warns that in the recent years, “a very significant increase has been observed of cases where uncontrolled collecting has caused obsessive-compulsive disorders.”
What if you’re only buying it to because it’s so cool you have to post it on your blog? But, what does it mean if you sold something that you suddenly wish you’d kept? You know you have to let stuff go, but which stuff? Is it significant if I regret selling it even if I didn’t need it? Even though I’ve only played guitar for 18 months, I know I needed the two acoustics, 3 electrics, and two amps that I’ve bought. No, I don’t suffer from anything. What about you?
One Dollar Bill from 59 Cent Bag of Sta-Krisp Potato Chips!
