Where Left Is Right / The Old Site

There's not much I can say about the Hurricane Katrina that you haven't already said or thought yourself. "Tragedy" is too lightweight a term for what has happened in New Orleans and environs, especially... Remember the despair everyone felt regarding 9/11, just thinking about the victims, the public symbols (WTC, Pentagon), what the future would hold? This new calamity goes so far beyond that one in scope and likely long-term effects -- almost to the point that I wonder how the city can ever be rebuilt.

If you're interested in donating online (and able to do so, of course), check the Network for Good site. You can choose from among some 21 charities currently to receive your donation.

And if online doesn't work for you, USA Today has a comprehensive listing of phone numbers that let you do the same thing.