Hurricane Season officially begins

You read that right, folks. It's that time again. Historically, we (New Orleans) shouldn't start to worry until August and September.

If you haven't seen it already, the Times-Picayune has a very complete Flash animation of Katrina's effect on the city. If you're not a native, it will help put the scale into perspective, I think.

On a personal note, they finished gutting my grandparents' house in Lakeview yesterday.