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Life is cold here in the great North. With a predicted high of -1 degrees tomorrow and wind chill expected at -20 my heart turns to one thing. Homeless people and how many we will lose to this brutal cold. Having been homeless myself for a period of time they take a special place in my heart. While most are seen as druggies or alcoholics, some just got put there because that was the card's life dealt them. Or more likely because someone, somewhere didn't step up to help them. And in cold winters like this many turn to drugs and alcohol not because they desire it, but because it increases body temperature. Anyways, because of this I am listing some local homeless shelters that could use any donation or time you could give them. Many places don't have a place for homeless people at night, many won't help, and because of that people die in the bitter cold with no one to turn to.
http://www.mysrm.org/
http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/shelter.cgi?shelter=7954
http://ccharitiescs.org/what-we-do/marian-house/
http://www.urbanpeak.org/up_cos.html

Hebrews 13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

On a less serious note, Valentines day is coming up, also know as "Single's Awareness Day." Either way you choose to celebrate the holiday it should be celebrated with your best friend! This holiday is an excuse to pig out on chocolate, much like Halloween, but also an excuse to watch cheesy romantic movies and drag your date (if you have one) to that chick flick he doesn't want to watch. Trust me, that action makes it so much more frightening than any other holiday of the year, AWESOME!  Some fun ideas, find a valentine's e-mail generator they have everything from XXX to just friends for these and usually they are hilarious to read here's one i found: http://www.crazyhoroscopes.com/love-letter-generator2.php. You could also buy some cheap glasses at the dollar store, paint them, and fill them up with valentine's candy. Those are just a couple of sweet ideas for anyone important in your life this February 14th.

All poems should be this great

The most interesting thing in the news this week was the official succession of Southern Sudan. Their actual independence wont be declared until this summer, but it's a big step froward and hopefully a step away from the civil war that has killed approximately 2 million people. But as one conflict ends another starts in Egypt, there are many riots going on in the streets. Hopefully this issue is resolved. Other than that the only things reported in the news was a video of a baby eating grapefruit. So exciting haha.

The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. ~Patrick Young