This is the first day of school for my son Peter, who is going into the third grade. My daughter Elizabeth starts preschool next week. This morning I've got all kinds of school-year related things to do. (The picture to the right was taken yesterday morning in Middletown, CT, on the last day of summer vacation.)

There are many queries in my inbox about the state of flooding at specific NOLA addresses. I will try to get to as many as I can over the course of the day.

My do-it-yourself instructions are in my post How to Find Out if Your New Orleans House Is Under Water. If you can't get the results you need, email me and I'll give it a try when I get a moment.