Prayers and good thoughts to those affected by Katrina. I was happy to hear from most of my friends in Mississippi and Alabama and they were safe and sound, though most of them without power.

http://www.networkforgood.org

My personal favorite place to donate is Northwest Medical Teams – http://www.nwmedicalteams.org/
They spend a majority of their donations on actually helping people, as opposed to administration.

Also I’m asking for good thoughts for my mom, who just found out a small tumor on her face was malignant.

(update: check out an interesting blog on the “leadership” surrounding this disaster from a woman in the air force: http://kimponders.blogspot.com/2005/09/too-important-to-be-left-to.html
Then, check out one of our own blogger poets, who has been documenting her experiences in her blog: http://cochondelait.blogspot.com/
Also, if anyone buys my chapbook from me this month or next, I’ll donate all proceeds to hurricane charities, either the Red Cross or the Northwest Medical Teams.
And thanks to Jeffery Bahr’s software company, who was matching donations…)