Earthquake in Italy, other disasters, recession-- keep hanging on

An earthquake in Italy

I turned on the TV a few minutes ago to see what was happening in the world. Earthquake in Italy! That hit me right in the belly. I know Italy; I have been to Italy many times. I love the Italians and their pasta and their Chianti. Now these happy, friendly people have been hit by an earthquake.

Beautiful Italy

Only the other day my wife and I discussed taking an Online Cash Advance so we could spend a couple of weeks in Tuscany, our favorite summer haunt. Last summer we spent 2 weeks in a winery. We filled up on pasta made on the spot, drank wine made on the spot and ate sheep's milk cheese that must have put my cholesterol through the roof. There's nothing like a bit of diet-sin now and again. Now there's been an earthquake.

It started with a volcano

This country has had its share of natural disasters. First there were the volcanoes, especially the one that buried the town of Pompeii. Now they have Mount Etna in Sicily that rumbles away and send up puffs of smoke keeping the population on its toes.

And then there’s the recession

And Italy, like every other country, is deep in the midst of another disaster, an economic recession. Imagine that from living a normal life, a man loses his income and then on top of everything, is hit by an earthquake. How awful! At the time of writing, about 50,000 people have had to leave their homes. They are out there, perhaps in some temporary shelter or with relatives or friends in other parts of Italy or just huddled up in blankets on the mountainside waiting for who knows what. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Earthquake in Italy, other disasters, recession-- keep hanging on"