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Funny video: Shirtless man catches fish in Houston living room after Hurricane Harvey

9/1/2017

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One family in Houston has found a way to share a moment of levity despite the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.​
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With flood waters standing about calf-high in the family’s home, a shirtless man can be seen in several Facebook videos chasing and eventually catching a fish in the living room.

The videos were posted at 1:49 a.m. Sunday by Viviana Saldana with the caption: “Why go out looking for food when the food is coming to our living room?”

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GOP wants to deny storm-stricken states federal disaster relief

8/27/2011

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Photo of the wreckage caused by the Joplin, MO, tornado. Photo courtesy of www.facebook.com/joplinmo
I try not to get too political on this website. Everyone should enjoy the outdoors regardless of political affiliation, so I don't want to scare people away. However, when I read that Republicans in Congress are taking a stance that they will not hand out federal disaster relief money anymore to states who desperately need it, I became furious.

How can you NOT provide relief to Americans who have lost everything in natural disasters? I do not understand it. Places who have been completely devastated by tornadoes, such as Reading, KS, or Joplin, MO, or that have been hammered by hurricanes such as Irene, are dependant on federal relief to not only rebuild their cities, they need it to survive. How much worse would the Hurricane Katrina disaster have been without federal relief in the form of food and water?  But what makes matters even worse for them is that FEMA is now demanding that Katrina victims pay back more than $600 million. 

The most infuriating part of this GOP position is the hypocrisy. Look at GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the "front runner" according to most media outlets even though they largely ignore candidates such as Ron Paul. This clip was taken from a June 2011 debate, directly following the horrible tornadoes in Kansas, Missouri and Mississippi.
His staunch stance on federal disaster relief is even more ridiculous considering he himself asked for federal disaster relief in 2005... because of algae. That's right, as Governor of Massachusetts he wrote a letter requesting federal monetary assistance for the shellfish industry after a strain of red tide algae hit New England's coastal area. He declares a state of emergency over something as small as algae, yet six years later when people are losing entire cities to natural disasters, he says federal aid is "immoral."  Excuse me?

Congress needs to get its act together, and we as Americans should not tolerate this type of disregard of our fellow American. Regardless of your political affiliation or views, make your opinions known to those who represent you in the House and Senate. Don't let them forget those who are in need. They could be your brothers, sisters, cousins, friends, parents... or even yourself. You never know when and where the next natural disaster will hit.

If you don't speak your mind, somebody else will.
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Lightning photos and video from 7/24/2011

7/25/2011

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Lightning strikes the ground on Landon Rd., just south of the Shawnee State Lake. Photo by Josh Rouse.
On July 24, 2011, I decided to go storm chasing after I heard from my friend Mike Goehring of OriginalPro Films that the lightning coming our way was supposed to be awesome. I headed out with my camera and camcorder and started driving out to North Topeka because the radar showed the storm to be more intense in the northern part of the storm. The result was some great video clips of lightning and some decent photos, although the majority of the lightning I caught on my camera was hidden behind the clouds and didn't show up as well as I would have liked.

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SLIDESHOW: Sean Casey from Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" raises money for Joplin, Mo.

6/10/2011

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Sean Casey, star of "Storm Chasers." Photo by Josh Rouse.
An overcast sky and the occasional raindrop cast a perfect backdrop for the scene Friday at Outback Steakhouse.

Sean Casey, star of the hit Discovery Channel documentary series "Storm Chasers," was in Topeka with a film crew and his Tornado Intercept Vehicle to raise money for the Joplin, Mo., tornado relief effort, a fundraiser which began for the team in Nebraska.

"We've just passed the $8,000 mark," said Casey. "Those are funds that we've been raising over the past 10 days for Joplin, Missouri. We started in Omaha and we were actually at the Storm Chaser baseball game. So we did the benefit there, then we went to the zoo, then we went to Fred's Frozen Custard for the third day."


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How to donate to Reading, KS

5/22/2011

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A funnel cloud off in the distance hovers over Topeka, KS, on May 21, 2011. The state was hit with a string of tornados that lasted over five hours and destroyed the town of Reading, KS. Photo by Josh Rouse.
On May 21, 2011, the state of Kansas was hit with a string of tornados that lasted over 5 hours.

One of those tornados, which was measured as an EF3 on the Fujita scale, destroyed the small town of Reading, KS. An estimated 200 homes have been damaged, 20 of which were completely destroyed, and at least one person has been confirmed dead, with another five injured.

I love being able to follow storms around and photograph them. It's an awe-inspiring experience to get close to a big funnel cloud or capture a picture of intense lightning. The worst thing, however, is when the weather you are chasing starts causing serious home damage or injury to the people in its path. I ask you all to make a donation to the storm relief efforts in whatever way you can - whether it's your time, money, old clothes, food or other items.

One way to make a donation is through The Salvation Army. Simply text the word ARMY to 90999 to make an automatic $10 donation, or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY. Checks may be mailed to The Salvation Army, 3637 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111. Designate the donation “Reading Tornado”. To donate online, go to www.salvationarmy.us.

You can also donate to non-profit agencies working in the area at www.ksready.gov.
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