In the Eye

Day 320:

Early post today, Son.  I'm writing this now in the event we lose power, and I'm damn sure not going to miss an entry because of a storm...  As predicted the storm has moved in over the mid-Atlantic and is wreaking all kinds of havoc from Hatteras to Manhattan.  Mostly heavy rain thus far though the occasional wind gusts have come through... Still, so far the only thing we've had to worry about was boredom.

I've managed to pick up a couple of tasks in so far as work, but blowing through those has simply left me with a barrage of media coverage on this weather event.  Meanwhile you're once again hunkered down for a nap with Mommy and I'm plugging away awaiting the worst of it.  Seems the bad stuff should be here between 6:00pm and 8:00pm tonight, and it's only 3:15pm now.  With any luck we'll not lose power and I won't have any trees to cut, but I am anticipating seeing a bit more than we want.

Preparation is key, Son; in storms as in life.  Being sure you've got everything you could need for making it through the worst of times is tantamount getting back to the very best of times and so I've spent the last several days preparing as best I could.  Mommy too.  And while there's no preparing for the unexpected, doing your best to ready for the tough times, both physically and mentally, is all we can do.

Your Mom-Mom's condo in Ocean City, New Jersey is ground zero for the most significant impact of the storm, Boy'O.  As well, we have a fair bit of family all up and down the Delmarva Peninsula who are all hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.  So tonight we'll keep them all in our thoughts an prayers and hope that everybody is right back to normal in the coming days, unscathed.

I love you, Son.
-Dad