The Wrath of G*D

Hurricane Irene approaching CT 8/27/11 (Courtesy of NOAA)

Is the "Almighty One" trying to get a message to us? (I'm confident there is a constant communication that we are largely ignorant about).

During the past week, the area I live in experienced a noticable earthquake and, this morning, Hurricane Irene swept through the region. Shakin' all over; Rock-n-roll; Did you feel it? Good Night Irene....(and all the other cliches).

On Tuesday (August 23, 2011), shortly before 2 p.m. Eastern Time, a Magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred near Mineral, Virginia. I was at work in the office (Westchester County, NY). Although several of my colleagues felt it, I didn't see it, feel it, or hear it. I did hear them shouting, " What the **** is happening?" I instantly concluded that an earthquake was happening. Fortunately, no one was hurt and there was little damage. Unfortunately, not much has happened since in order to prepare for a more serious quake.  I guess we were distracted by the approach of Irene (see picture above).

Yesterday (Saturday) was a day of preparation. Lots of running around to make sure we had everything needed in case power was lost for 2-7 days. When I went looking for jugs of spring water at 5 p.m., I found virtually bare shelves in the stores. I ended up buying (an extra) gallon at Wallgreens for their normal everyday friendly price of double of what the grocery stores normally sell it. If you wanted a C or D-size battery, you were out of luck (need those for flashlights). Lucky I had a little flashlight that uses AA batteries. I also had my clock radio with a backup 9V battery.

We started feeling the wind and rain about 10 p.m. last night. Irene passed through the NYC/Tri-state area this morning about 11 a.m. Things now appear to be calm. I didn't lose power and don't see any fallen trees. Pretty much everything is cancelled for today. We're supposed to stay off the roads due to fallen tree branches. Richard's 9 a.m. roller hockey playoff game was cancelled (they won the first of three games yesterday by a score of 8 to 7). Next game is Tuesday evening.

I guess I should thank G*D for his mercy in that we survived both earthquake and hurricane. Thank You!