#10: WHO DAT? Dat be saying deres still work t'do

So first of all let me start off by saying:

WHO DAT SAY DEY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS?!

Okay. Now that I've got that off of my chest, let me talk about the amazing city of New Orleans. In case you haven't heard, they suffered a catastrophic hurricane about five years ago. A hurricane that literally wiped out the city, and left thousands of people dead, even more homeless.

Five years later, there are still people who have nothing. No home, no family, nothing. I was watching the pre-superbowl coverage and they were doing a segment on the city of New Orleans five years after Katrina. There was one person in particular that really touched a chord and made me cry. He was an older gentleman, probably around 70, and he was talking to the reporter about how he has just now gotten his land cleared off. There's one problem: He doesn't have a home. His house is gone. He was begging the reporter to tell the mayor to do something, he just wanted his house back. He just wanted a roof over his head...

How often do we take that for granted? We go through our daily lives and never think that in an instant this could all be taken away from us. Things like a house, clean water, food, clothing, and shoes on our feet. We were all devastated by Haiti, but what about our own people here?

Now I'm not saying that Haiti deserves any less attention, they need all they can get. I'm just reminding everyone that there are still a hell of a lot of needy people here. If you can't do something abroad, they pull your bootstraps up and see what you can do in your own backyard. There are several Organizations that are dedicated to improving the life of people right here in our hometown.

Five years is way to damn long to be waiting for a house or action. The Saints winning isn't going to bring the action that needs to be brought to the city of New Orleans.

At least that's how I see it
Cheers!