Virgin uses the Sprint network for connectivity. So if you can use Sprint in a location, you can use Virgin Mobile. Since I was already Sprint and have had good connectivity for the kinds of places I go, it wasn't any worse than I'd been experiencing.

Eeek for New Orleans! Especially because the closer parts of MS where I expect most people evacuated to, isn't doing any better....

I talked to my mom earlier and she said every hotel in a 100 mile radius from Memphis (where she is) is completely booked. The casinos in Tunica, MS converted their convention rooms into shelters and put up cots. As of 10 pm last night, they still had some cots available (after than, my parents' power went out and they hadn't gotten any more news).

Big-assed photo of Katrina from space: [link]

Big-assed photo of Katrina from space:

Yow. Other than Andrew, I can't remember another one that was that tightly organized and also that big.

I'm going away from the news. The looting stories are making me ill.

I'm with ita. Think about the pretty. James Purefoy plays Marc Antony in Rome. I'll confess that's what made me tune in the first time.

I'm toying with the idea of getting a pay-as-you-go phone/plan from T-Mobile. Anyone have any experience they want to share, or an alternate recommendation that I could get up and running by Thursday morning?

Skipping ahead like crazy to say -- if you don't have a phone by Thursday, my cell is yours to monopolize this weekend.

James Purefoy plays Marc Antony in Rome.

Can't beat that dude with a stick. Or, I mean, you can, and that is what is fun about him.

Big-assed photo of Katrina from space:

That pic looks faked. Not saying it is, but where's the source?

Looks like it's from NASA. Here are some of their other images.

if you don't have a phone by Thursday, my cell is yours to monopolize this weekend.

Thanks, honey. I'd be a lot calmer if I could just get in touch with my parents.

A lot of my Dad's family evacuated to Memphis.