My Hometown Under Water

While my current home of Boston has recently had some water issues (namely, a busted water main and a boil water order), my hometown of Nashville has had it considerably worse.

Luckily, my friends and family seem okay. However, the city as a whole is devastated, and with the focus on the oil spill in the Gulf and the car bomb in New York, Tennessee hasn't gotten a lot of national coverage.

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If you are able to, please donate to the Middle Tennessee Red Cross or to The Community Foundation. While the people of Tennessee are a plucky folk, the city and state will need all of the help it can get.