I just watched an update on residents returning to aveland to find nothing, just nothing left. (search their videos for "Waveland 30 days". It is really sad. As soon as I closed the video, I got a blog referral in my inbox from someone who had linked to a photo I put on my site in January... of Aceh...

Read J Sawyer's blog and see what they ahve done and are doing. It's really awesome!!! Nice to have not only the techonology of Microsoft behind them, but also the support of the company. www.katrinasafe.com Don't Forget: www.acehaid.org...

Finally - a little heartening news for pets, too. On CNN.com videos serch for Pet Rescue Here's more info on Noahs Wish. They are doing a lot. You can read through their page here to see how you can help. http://www.noahswish.org/Hurricane%20Katrina.htm Don't Forget: www.acehaid.org...

Someone in D.C. is using their noggin!!! They are sending seized items, such as counterfeit clothing (you know, like fake Ralph Lauren jeans), toys and more to victims of the hurricane. Don't Forget: www.acehaid.org...

I just got an awesome email from a member of Vermont.NET saying that he has been given permission by his boss to devote his company time to working on volunteer efforts for Katrina. This in addition to his personal time towards the same. He is hoping to help out on the KatrinaDataProject - which is attempting...

Why is it that with thousands of people dead and immeasurable suffering, it's the dog stories that I can't stomach, I won't watch, I can't read. Damn you CNN for putting it front and center on the home page. I have seen images of floating bloated human bodies. But they become "bodies" - somehow there...

According to this page of the US Census Bureau stats for New Orleans : In 2003, New Orleans city had 181,000 occupied housing units - 92,000 (51 percent) owner occupied and 89,000 (49 percent) renter occupied. Seven percent of the households did not have telephone service and 21 percent of the households...