One thing has gotten me down lately is the weather. It used to be sunny every day and I enjoyed that very much. I could go to the beach and do the things that I enjoy. Lately, it’s not been so good. The rain has set in and has made life a little more difficult.
This is the time of year when the weather changes from day to day. It might be nice out or it might be cold out. I’ll be glad when winter sets in and then at least I’ll know what to expect!
Written by my friend Teodoro Martin
When I first moved here to the Lone Star state I was really caught up in all the touristy ideas about the state itself. I thought everyone here wore a giant belt buckle and spent forever cooking pork each day but the more time I’ve spent here the more I’ve realized a lot of my ideas about the state are really antiquated and don’t really have any relevance nowadays. For example, Texas is really progressive in a lot of ways and they’re one of the only deregulated states out there which means I went to TexasELECTRICITYPROVIDERS.com to find an energy rate. Aside from the politics there are a lot of other things about life here that make living here better than other places, but I don’t want to start an online riot so I guess I’ll keep some of them to myself! All in all, I think I’ll be here for a while and I’m going to love every minute of it if I just keep my positive attitude about being here.
The state of Virginia is currently going though a trail. The hurricane named Irene is beating us up pretty badly and it is not over yet. The roads are generally clear but most of the tunnels are closed for safety reasons. Some trees are down on the highway but there are emergency crews working on the problem.
All in all, I think things have gone as well as can be expected. The power is out for some but many places still have light. I am sure the authorities are doing all they can to keep order and ensure that everyone is safe. I am proud to be in such a great state.
The current governor of Texas is Rick Perry. He has managed to make some people mad by proposing a Christian prayer event at Houston’s Reliant Stadium on August 6th. A group of people have protested the event saying that it has violated the First Amendment. The group is filing a suit to stop the event.
Perry maintains that he has every right to organize the event and plans to go ahead as scheduled. He says that Americans have the right to assemble even if it’s for a religious event. We will have to see what the result from the court is to tell the end of this story.
One thing that all Americans can do is to spend the extra money we have in order to help the economy. Every dollar we have is important and getting the money out there helps get the economy going again. Job growth has remained unsteady and the future is not bright.
I think that by spending money, we show confidence in America. This will lead the major companies to employ more people and that will help get people working again as well as get them off the government rolls.