Hurricane Sandy

Hi all,

I haven't written in AGES, I know. I kept saying, "Tomorrow, I'll have time. Tomorrow." A few months later, here we are. Today is not only Halloween, but it is also a day of recovery for us folks in the Northeast. There was flooding, downed trees, damaged homes, downed wires, lost power, cars that swept away, work that can't be done, but these things are nothing compared to the fact that my friends and family have escaped unscathed by the vicious and unforgiving Hurricane Sandy. Unfortunately, some of our neighbors weren't as lucky. Atlantic City is basically gone. Breezy Point, Queens have been burnt down. Houses have been blown away on Staten Island.  And at a time like this...LOOTING in Coney Island. Disgusting. The list goes on. In all my life, I've never seen NYC like this.

What if there isn't a tomorrow? Please recognize the happiness this world has to offer and how quickly it can be taken away. Don't waste it.

If you're in the area, please take your time to volunteer and or donate. If you need help, please reach out!

Here's a few contacts and information that might help. Please stay safe everyone!

American Red Cross -  Provides disaster relief
www.redcross.org

New York City Service - NYC Government collecting donations and volunteers. Email your name and which borough you can help in, to: nycservice@cityhall.nyc.gov.
https://www.facebook.com/nycservice

The Salvation Army - Provides disaster relief
http://blog.salvationarmyusa.org/category/eds/

New York Blood Center - donate blood and platelets
 http://www.nybc.org/index.jsp

New York Cares - New York's largest volunteer organization
http://newyorkcares.org/volunteer/disaster/

Food Bank for New York City - volunteer to help serve and distribute food or donate!

http://www.foodbanknyc.org/


New Jersey 211 - links to NJ Hurricane response information
http://nj211.org/hurricane.cfm

Federal Emergency Managing Agency
http://www.fema.gov/

New York, New York

I'm not going to deny that I've been slacking. I've been busy with another sort of love. I am a New York fan. I was born in New York, bred in New York and bleed New York. So, naturally, I've been very occupied as of late. This is due to the names, Manning, Lundqvist and LIN! Thank goodness one of them is done(on the top!) for the season. I need my sleep.



Still can't believe Jay-Z is a NETS fan...sigh.