Hello, Hello! I do apologize for how long it has been since I last posted for you lovely people out there. Before I begin this post, let me go ahead and explain the reasoning for it ha. I am posting this little blog for one of my classes at Georgia Southern. Shout out to Miss Douberly! I wasn't sure what current event to write about, but this story stuck out to me. The idea to grow food that is not only good for you, but also so inexpensive is a great idea if you ask me! My grandmother has always grown vegetables in her garden. Her garden is beautiful! She has always been
so proud of it, and uses what she grows when she cooks for our family.
A
true Southern Belle, that woman is! I had never considered how much she had been saving until I saw this article, though? If more people used their spare time to raise their own produce how efficient would that be? I think the idea is wonderful, and was very impressed in the care the Hirshberg's expressed for others in their previous situation. People like the Hirshberg family will be the ones who truly make a difference in the world. Their contributions were small, but have already made huge impacts in the lives of others who needed the care of others to be expressed to them. I want to use this time to challenge any one who reads this article to do a little "pay it forward" work this week. Show someone else some love, whether you know them or not. Everyone needs a little helps sometimes. I know sometimes the thing I need the most is help, but my stubbornness gets in the way of my asking for help. I think that this article stressed some valid points and I really enjoyed hearing this story. I hope yawl did, too!
Here is the link to the video:
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2011/07/14/cnnheroes.hirshberg.cnn
Is it just me, or do you feel like It just keeps getting hotter and hotter outside? At Georgia Southern I know it had just begun to cool off and even started feeling nice. That is no longer the case down south. According to researchers, this is no longer the case anywhere in parts of the United States. Much of the United States is trapped under a heat "dome" caused by a huge area of high pressure that's compressing hot, moist air beneath it, leading to miserable temperatures in the mid-90s to low 100s and heat-index levels well above 100 degrees. The oppressive conditions extend from the northern Plains states to Texas and from Nebraska to the Ohio Valley. And they're expanding eastward. (FYI my beautiful people, we are eastward.) Eli Jacks is a meteorologist for the National Weather Service who describes this heat "dome" for us: When a high pressure system develops in the upper atmosphere, the air below it sinks and compresses because there's more weight on top, causing temperatures in the lower atmosphere to heat up. Thanks a lot, high pressure system. Most people are satisfied with the gnats in south Georgia, but you knew we really wanted some extra heat, too. Notice the sarcasm people. The dome of high pressure also pushes the jet stream and its drier, cooler air, farther north — it's now well into Canada — while hot, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico circulates clockwise around the dome, traveling farther inland than normal. Combined with generally clear skies and the sun's higher summertime angle, "it gets really hot," Jacks said. According to the National Weather Service, heat domes are not uncommon, however this one is particularly interesting because of its size and duration. Americans who have been effected by this heat are learning to cope. This college kid is not a fan of the heat. But hey, i'll take it over a snow blizzard every day of the week. Fun Fact: Georgia Southern has Air Conditioning!!! 
