Ok, so I've had three persistent fears over the past few years... I find it a little odd because I'm not really a fearful person (other than my frog phobia which is really at the top of my fear list), but most of my fears come from some worst case scenario show I saw on CNN, Discovery Channel, etc.
Here's the list:
(1) Gigantic Hurricane wipes out New Orleans
(2) Tornado hits downtown Dallas
(3) Pandemic
As far as #1 goes, back in 2004 or 2005, I saw a worst case scenario show on CNN about when "the big hurricane" hits NOLA. My roommate at the time, Jennifer, walked through the living room as I was watching it and said, "What has happened!". She said the look on my face was like I had lost my best friend. I told her about the horrible things that would happen to NOLA if the big one hit. You can imagine my state of mind as I watch Katrina heading for NOLA...I knew it wasn't going to be good. So obviously, #1 has happened, so not really on my worst fear list anymore because we've seen it.
#2 has really been written off of my list because I no longer work on the 49th floor of a big building downtown. Yes, this fear stemmed from a show I saw on the Discovery Channel or something like that. I have friends that do still work there, but I figure they can put this on their fear list now, it doesn't need to be a monkey on my back!
Now #3. Pandemic. This has been a fear for a while and now here we are in the middle of a swine flu pandemic. The World Heath Organization has just escalated us to a Level 5 alert which means a pandemic is eminent. Maybe your not worried, but seeing as I am around so many people every single day from my students to the courthouse people (ie: the dregs of society), I'm a little worried.
I guess on the flip side of this, once this is over (and if I'm still alive) my big fear list may be obsolete!
Here's the list:
(1) Gigantic Hurricane wipes out New Orleans
(2) Tornado hits downtown Dallas
(3) Pandemic
As far as #1 goes, back in 2004 or 2005, I saw a worst case scenario show on CNN about when "the big hurricane" hits NOLA. My roommate at the time, Jennifer, walked through the living room as I was watching it and said, "What has happened!". She said the look on my face was like I had lost my best friend. I told her about the horrible things that would happen to NOLA if the big one hit. You can imagine my state of mind as I watch Katrina heading for NOLA...I knew it wasn't going to be good. So obviously, #1 has happened, so not really on my worst fear list anymore because we've seen it.
#2 has really been written off of my list because I no longer work on the 49th floor of a big building downtown. Yes, this fear stemmed from a show I saw on the Discovery Channel or something like that. I have friends that do still work there, but I figure they can put this on their fear list now, it doesn't need to be a monkey on my back!
Now #3. Pandemic. This has been a fear for a while and now here we are in the middle of a swine flu pandemic. The World Heath Organization has just escalated us to a Level 5 alert which means a pandemic is eminent. Maybe your not worried, but seeing as I am around so many people every single day from my students to the courthouse people (ie: the dregs of society), I'm a little worried.
I guess on the flip side of this, once this is over (and if I'm still alive) my big fear list may be obsolete!
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