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The website is a bit slow right now, but please think about sending a donation to the Red Cross for hurricane relief aid. Things aren’t going too well along the Gulf coast right now. And don’t forget about other ways you can help.

Check out this incredible photo taken two days ago from a NOAA-43 “hurricane hunter” aircraft, above Hurricane Katrina itself. You couldn’t pay me enough, folks.

Yikes. Best of luck to everyone in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as Hurricane Katrina moves ever closer. Tomorrow morning will be rough, but at least there’s some advanced warning. Evacuate, people!

Today we spent the day in North Beach, a small town in Calvert County, Maryland. It was only a quick 45-minute drive out Route 4, but proved to be an enjoyable afternoon in the sun and sand. This will definitely be a spot to visit again next summer!

Google released their Google Talk Instant Messenger service today, amid cheers of awe and jubilation from geeks and dweebs everywhere. Quite simply, it’s just another way to IM. But it ties in directly to your Google Email account and runs off an open-source messaging protocol (Jabber/XMPP), making it very a very attractive option to existing users of compatible (and ad-free!) IM clients like Gaim (which I use).

Stephanie would like me to remind everyone to a) read the 6th Harry Potter book, b) check out the Harry Potter podcast (spoilers!), and c) mark your calendars for the next Harry Potter movie. Oh, and d) that she’s “never going back to school again.” Summer vacation was just too much for her, I suppose.