RED FRIDAY
- On 2 Sep | '2005
No comic graphics this week, my friends. The pictures from the south, in Katrina’s wake have been more than graphic enough for all of us.
I will be offering my mass this weekend for all those poor people who’ve lost everything. And I urge all of you, not only to pray, but give what you can to the Red Cross relief effort. And to
understand the economic ripples of this historic disaster will be felt by everyone eventually.
The government is asking Americans to conserve
energy and lessen their cosumpiton of fuel usage.
It means sacrafice for all of us and a golden opportunity to show the rest of the world what we are really made of.
So, regardless of your views on the politics involved, at least have the decency to let our troops know you appreciate their unwavering duty to America. It’s not asking a whole lot. Wear something red on Fridays.
Having said the above, I was terribly dissappointed this morning by an e-mail from someone I considered a fan. I, more than most people, destest chain e-mails. You know the type, that promise all kinds of good luck and even holy miracles, provided you pass the letter on to a dozen other people, etc.etc.etc. I get them often, from friends and family. I simply delete them. It’s not worth the hassle of even arguing over such trivialities. Well, when I
was sent a batch mail about the Red Friday concept, I never once considered it a “chain” and set about sending it on to lots of people in my address book. Why? Because it is a noble effort and I believe in it. Imagine my surprise when one of those people in my files replied this morning with a very annoyed attitude. He said it was alright for me to send him batch notices of my comics stuff, but to please not send him any “chain” e-mails such this one!
Amazing. Are people so damn insensitive to the world around them, that they just don’t get it?
People in our country today are suffering, by the thousands. American men and women are in harms way every single day. Apparently, my now
ex-friend would like to stick his head in a comic book and forget the rest of the world.
Sorry, it doesn’t work that way. Ever. Anyhow,
I wrote him back telling him I was deleting his address from my files and was sorry to have bothered him. I’m still a bit aghast at this kind
of ignorance. Truly sad.
There you have it, airmen. Go and pray, whatever your faith, this weekend and do what you can. No matter how small, it adds up. And get out that red shirt or kerchief. Our troops
are counting on us too. Let’s not let them down.
Have a great Labor Day weekend. Ron, over and out.
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