Can you help just a little?

[Chop Smith]

Forgive me for being personal, but today has been a sobering day for me. I would like to share it with you.

Last night I gave Bo, my son, a few hundred dollars and he went north in search of gas and food. At 4AM this morning he woke me saying that he had found a little gas in Louisville, Ms and was able to get a pickup load of coolers full of ice. To make it short, he asked me permission to use the gas and deliver the ice further south to the folks whose lives have been ripped apart by Hurricane Katrina. I assumed that he was talking about the Gulf Coast, but his destination was the New Orleans Convention Center. He put his catastrophic team signs on his truck and hauled ass. He did not make it to the Convention Center but he did make it to the I-10 bridge. And he beat the national guard there. I looked to the sky and told my maker thanks for giving me to guidance to raise such a good human being.

BTW, somewhere along the way he was able to get gas so we still have our stash to run the generators here.

As I was opening my can of vienna sausage, I turned on the TV to see the native sons of this region doing "A Concert for Hurricane Relief". Singing with their hearts and souls Aaron Neville and Faith Hill brought tears to my eyes. Honestly, I think that the emotion in their voices carried me back to my spiritual roots. When the collection plate was passed, I gave.

Many of you will know that this is out of character for me. The folks down here are proud and it is extremely difficult for most to ask for help. But, I wish to request that the members of my Internet community to give what they can to the relief organization of their choice.