We interrupt this blog to make an announcement:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/39546634/

Please consider looking at this image in my photo stream on flickr.com, which has links directly into the Katrina Relief Auction group pool. There are over 300 artworks donated so far and accepting bids. All money raised will be directly contributed to the American Red Cross. We are accepting bids to September 15, 2005. This effort is solely on the part of the members of flickr and not sponsored by flickr.

If you are a blogger or know a blogger, please let them know what we are doing online to contribute what we can. You are welcome to look at one of my blogs for a suggestion of what to post online. You're also welcome to post the image I put up in this blog or my flickr photo stream for the purpose of calling attention to this relief effort. There are download links there for 5 sizes of the image.

I hope that admins and members of Antville blogs will accept this in the spirit that it is meant and just take a looksee. I realize that the blogs hosted by Antville or using Antville programs are not usually posting such appeals. Because my own government was caught short on being able to deal with this devastation from Hurricane Katrina, I am making this appeal to all, as a blogger and member of the global village.

If you support what we are doing, please pass along the word to bloggers, one of our best shots at calling attention to our quest.

Thank you,
cobalt

Not into blogging at present - all is consumed with getting through regular days, being grateful I and my loved ones are not directly affected by all the devastation in our Southern and Gulf states, and in watching the reports and keeping up with those online friends dealing with incredible losses.

For anyone who is wanting to locate information through photos for their own homes and neighborhoods, I urge checking the group pool called Hurricane Katrina at flickr.com. When you get to the site, you can click on the Explore page and see today's "Interestingness" featured photos. Here, of the top 50 for today, are about 14 that have direct links into the group pool.

Prayers winging towards the US mainland South, and all hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.

A laugh and very good news today! Here is a link that will take you to the video of the CNN broadcast of Bob Novak being interviewed with James Carville on CNN. They were discussing Kathryn Harris's bid for the Republican candidacy in the Florida senate race. Along with a film clip of her, and her complaint that her make-up is doctored by Photoshop in broadcasted videos of her, Bob Novak sympathizes that he has the same problem. Producers try to make unpopular political figures look bad by making their make-up look harsh? Ha ha, what a stitch!

Bob Novak knew that he was going to be asked about his prominent role in the leak of the CIA agent Valerie Plume investigation. He swore and then walked off the set. It's all live here, and there is a transcript available, even. He is now suspended indefinitely by CNN. YEAH! Finally, a rightwinger is rapped on his knuckles.

http://tinyurl.com/dnnnx