Received this in my inbox today. When Howard heard the storm was coming he cancelled several upcoming DNC events. Now that the storm is over, he's asking people to continue donating to the Red Cross, and volunteering or offering housing through http://www.hurricanehousing.org which ( Read more... )

Man I wish he hadn't given up the challenge when the election was called in favor of Bush ( Read more... )

They are now in Boone, NC staying with another Aunt & Uncle. They've got a meeting with the State Farm insurance agent on Tuesday to figure out what their options are, but in the meantime they are with family, which helps a great deal ( Read more... )

I finally set up a search on Google News to pick up items that have Waveland +Katrina" and have started receiving Google News Alerts ( Read more... )

Was watching a segment on Larry King Live with Rob Marciano (former Portland TV meteorologist). They made it into Waveland and Bay St. Louis today... those areas had been inaccessible last night.

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi - 80% destroyed
Waveland, Mississippi - 90-95% destroyed Add in the fact of the proximity to the coastline and height above ( Read more... )

Took a chance this morning and emailed them to see if they had access. I mentioned looking their address up on MapQuest and how close they were to the ocean and the inland lagoon in Waveland, MS, but that I hadn't heard any solid info on the status of their town. I also mentioned that they were in my prayers and I hoped that they were still safe ( Read more... )

She's safe in Birmingham with her SO and their doggie right now. I'm not so sure about her house though.. did a lookup of her address on Mapquest this morning and she's between the Ocean and a Lagoon and only 2700 feet from the ocean ( Read more... )