October 31, 2012

  • Made It Through The Storm

    I am happy to report that we made it safely through SuperStorm Sandy. Lots of winds, about four inches of rain and flickering lights were the worst we endured. I am very grateful for this. Work sent us home at 1500 in anticipation of the oncoming storm. I felt like a kid on a snow day!  I read Harry Potter until eleven, sure that I wouldn't have to work in the morning. Alas! My practice leader never called to say we were closed. When I left Tuesday morning, all the fallen trees that would have blocked my path had been removed earlier in the morning. There were vertical striations of sawdust marking the road surface where the trees had been. 

    Boy Wonder and his girlfriend, Shana, live in Astoria, Queens. He was in Cincinnati working on an exhibit of The Dead Sea Scrolls. I have heard from him and he is safe. I don't know if they received rain or snow from Sandy, but the storm reached that far inland. Shana was still in Queens. I have seen updates from her on Facebook via her phone, so I know she is ok. I am glad for that, too. 

    I find myself counting blessings as the scenes of devastation from the coast are shown on television and the Internet. I pray for those who are caught in the aftermath, hoping help gets to them quickly. We are safe as our friends and family. I have some old friends on the Jersey Shore.  I don't know their fate and hope they evacuated safely. We haven't been in touch for several years, but my heart hopes they are ok and have a home to return to. 

    Blessings abound

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