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Since I never know what to do...

I've been trying to think up ways to help, for those of us who don't really know what to do.

Stuff that may have been linked to before: NYTimes on offers of help, people offering their phones or email for communication,

stakebait tries to brainstorm for the future.

Thoughts and ideas from me:

If you work at a good-sized company, ask if your company is doing anything. If you don't think so, I bet there's someone in HR you could email who manages the giving program of your company.

I'm one of those people who gets scared at calling the White House and the like. If you aren't and have been doing so, more props to you! If you're more like me, maybe try for your state government or even your city council.

If you can't donate now (which is currently me... I feel horrible, but I just dropped $450 on a plane ticket for a family emergency and that sort of takes care of this month and next month's budget), try saving up $5 a month. Or however much you can spare from your budget. I bet New Orleans will still need it even a year down the line for rebuilding and for help, and every bit helps. Or, on the off chance that New Orleans doesn't need it, there are always other charities that do.

If you know someone whose company is matching funds and you trust them, maybe try to work something out?

Er, that's all I can think of right now. But if anyone has any other ideas, please, by all means stick them in the comments!

So. I've finally gotten my head out of the sand and started really reading up on Hurricane Katrina. I am so, so, so very depressed now. It's not that such a thing has happened, even though just that is horrible. It's what's happening now in the city, the people who couldn't get out being stranded there, stories of rape and gunfire and possible (confirmed?) violence. It feels too much like Lord of the Flies, or even bits of War of the Worlds, all the apocalyptic survival stories out there that bring out the absolute worst in human nature.

I can't really think about that right now, because it just makes me despair and because I can't live believing that that's all there is to people, that we will always revert to our worst selves in these situations. So. I dunno. I guess I will focus on the things that I can do and the things that are helping. Anyhow, I am glad I posted another happy list earlier, because it makes me feel a bit better.

( Stuff on me and optimism and pessimism and maybe even altruism )

I'm not quite sure what the point of all that was (I probably lost it somewhere around eight paragraphs back!), but this is a public post just because I figure it can't hurt and because the openness on LJ about a whole lot of things really helped me.

Er, right, I am out of sappy mood now! You may all emerge!

And because I figure people could use some cheering up, a happy list addendum!

My new face towel that has a yellow terrycloth rubber duckie on it and blue trim makes me very happy as well.

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