2005 - 09-15-05

On a lighter note, one very misguided reader wrote that since so many people read my newsletter and trust me, I should form "The Gary Halbert Hurricane Relief Fund"
and raise money and administer the funds myself.

Is That Insane Or What?

Get it out of your head. I hereby promise
if anyone ever contributes money to "The Gary
Halbert Hurricane Relief Fund", I will spend that money on
booze, drugs, hookers, online gambling and making illogical bets on
Mexican cockfights.

Actually Shitweasel, I wouldn't do any of
that. But I would screw up the administration of the funds
in some uniquely creative way. I am not who many of you seem
to think I am. I'm somebody who's trying to make it from one
day to the next and whose game plan is "Trudge And Muddle".

One last thing on this subject: Recently, we
had a truly "banner" day for news. More bodies were being uncovered
in New Orleans. The problems caused all along the Gulf
Coast states were being covered in minute detail. Hurricane
Ophelia was pounding North Carolina with a vengeance. A very
large tropical disturbance was brewing in the Caribbean, and it looked like it was going to morph into a strong hurricane, and
head straight for Florida (it's almost here now), and
eventually make other landfalls along the
coastline of the United States. (Not much mystery about this
hurricane. It, like the others, is going to tear the ass out
of us once again.) Plus, other headline news that day were there were more casualties in Iraq
than any day since the war began. Also, two major
airlines filed for bankruptcy. I can guarantee you, there
was a
whole lot more horrible shit happened of which I am
blissfully unaware.

It doesn't seem to be getting better. So, you know what? I'm going to do my best
to put these tragedies out of my mind (at least until "Rita"
blows me off my balcony) and get back to doing what I do
best... which is... teaching people how to be more
effective at...