HUGE Party Foul

Katrina really really sucked.

Upwards of thousands dead? The mayor of New Orleans evacuates the entire city....for months???

And as a proud new father, an interesting wrinkle: 11 premature babies were flown to a hospital in Texas. This hospital is now in the process of trying to track down these premies' parents. Holy holy holy crap.

I called the Red Cross today. They said if you want to help, call 1-800-HELPNOW or click this link for the Red Cross Web Site. They need $130 million for this relief effort. They are urging not to send food or other items, because it is logistically too hard to get down there, especially in time to be useful. They can use money to purchase what they need and make it work out better and more than a donation of food.