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		<title>Hurricane Ike&#8217;s Aftermath: Help H-town out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I lived in Houston for large, non-consecutive portions of my life. I&#8217;ve got lots of friends and loved ones there right now. I&#8217;m exceedingly thankful that they all made it through the storm unharmed, with their homes (mostly) intact. Unfortuantly, not everyone was so lucky. I&#8217;ve been following the news closely, and augmenting what I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://writeorflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hurricane-ike.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-45 aligncenter" title="Tropical Weather Hurricane Ike" src="http://writeorflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hurricane-ike-300x261.jpg" alt="Hurricane Ike did a number on my hometown" width="189" height="164" /></a></p>
<p>I lived in Houston for large, non-consecutive portions of my life. I&#8217;ve got lots of friends and loved ones there right now. I&#8217;m exceedingly thankful that they all made it through the storm unharmed, with their homes (mostly) intact.</p>
<p>Unfortuantly, not everyone was so lucky.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been following the news closely, and augmenting what I hear from the folks who can get calls out. It&#8217;s no cakewalk down there. But to the credit of the people of Houston and it&#8217;s surrounding areas, they really are coming together to help one another.</p>
<p>I hope that you all can do the same, even if as neighbors you may be a little further away.</p>
<p>Donate to the <a title="The Red Cross is helping people in Houston recover from the effects of Ike" href="http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&amp;s_subsrc=RCO_LatestNews&amp;s_src=DRF" target="_self">Red Cross</a> or<a title="The Houston Food Bank is feeding those who would otherwise go hungry. Send them some love." href="http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/donate_money.aspx" target="_self"> Houston Food Bank</a> if you can. It will make an impact on someone&#8217;s life.</p>
<p>You can take my word for it: these folks are good people who will leverage whatever you give to help the most possible and make the best of a bad situation.</p>
<p>Not many people read this blog, as it is in it&#8217;s infancy. But if I can implore one of you to help, it will be worth it.</p>
<p>As always, thanks for reading.</p>
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