Haiti

Some useful links:

Partners In Health, a local Haitian medical charity just outside Port-au-Prince. According to their site, 94.8% of funds raised goes directly into their work, with only the remaining small percentage on overheads. These are the people I've donated to.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières US, UK; Red Cross

And, sadly, beware of scams-- make sure the charity you're giving to is legitimate.

Photos of the Presidential Palace before and after the earthquake. Seriously, go give whatever you can.

Dorothy Parker Week II

Portrait of the Artist

Oh, lead me to a quiet cell
Where never footfall rankles,
And bar the window passing well,
And gyve my wrists and ankles.

Oh, wrap my eyes with linen fair,
With hempen cord go bind me,
And, of your mercy, leave me there,
Nor tell them where to find me.

Oh, lock the portal as you go,
And see its bolts be double....
Come back in half an hour or so,
And I will be in trouble.