How'd that work out? .
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: > > WHEREAS, the state of Texas is in the midst of an exceptional drought, > with some parts of the state receiving no significant rainfall for > almost three months, matching rainfall deficit records dating back to > the 1930s; and > > WHEREAS, a combination of higher than normal temperatures, low > precipitation and low relative humidity has caused an extreme fire > danger over most of the State, sparking more than 8,000 wildfires > which have cost several lives, engulfed more than 1.8 million acres of > land and destroyed almost 400 homes, causing me to issue an ongoing > disaster declaration since December of last year; and > > WHEREAS, these dire conditions have caused agricultural crops to fail, > lake and reservoir levels to fall and cattle and livestock to struggle > under intense stress, imposing a tremendous financial and emotional > toll on our land and our people; and > > WHEREAS, throughout our history, both as a state and as individuals, > Texans have been strengthened, assured and lifted up through prayer; > it seems right and fitting that the people of Texas should join > together in prayer to humbly seek an end to this devastating drought > and these dangerous wildfires; > > NOW, THEREFORE, I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, under the authority > vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, > do hereby proclaim the three-day period from Friday, April 22, 2011, > to Sunday, April 24, 2011, as Days of Prayer for Rain in the State of > Texas. I urge Texans of all faiths and traditions to offer prayers on > that day for the healing of our land, the rebuilding of our > communities and the restoration of our normal and robust way of life. > > IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have > officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my Office in the > City of Austin, Texas, this the 21st day of April, 2011. > > RICK PERRY > Governor of Texas > > http://governor.state.tx.us/news/proclamation/16038/?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4db0929b48060ba5%2C0 > > Obviously, Texas' problem is insufficient prayer. Yeah, that's it. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:336829 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
