Carolinagirl: Hurricane Sandy and Other Things

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy and Other Things

We are happy and grateful to report that we hardly felt the presence of Hurricane Sandy. She passed by here several days ago and was noticed only by an overcast day with a bit of wind and rain. All things considered, it was very minimal. I was expecting two "house bound" days when we only had one. By mid morning of the second day, the sun was out. She did usher in cooler temperatures and the wind has been gusting since then, but the sun is shining, which makes it all bearable for me. Thanks to all who have asked about our welfare.....it's nice to be thought about.

On Monday I took advantage of early voting, which in some ways was a discouraging experience. This is a very red county/state and people were streaming in to vote early. At that rate there should be very few people left to vote on Election Day! So, I envisioned my one little Democrat vote being cast in a sea of Republican votes! I can only hope the reverse is true in other parts of the country. Now that I've voted, I called the Democratic Headquarters to volunteer to drive people to the polls. I've not be able to do much else, but this is something I think I can do to help.....and my mother can even ride along, so we will both feel we're doing something for the cause.

Since my home situation and the election are not creating enough tension in my life, I've become addicted to Homeland! Since I just get the basic cable package (I thought) I didn't even try to find it until several weeks ago.....and, lo and behold, there it was AND it was a marathon weekend reviewing season one. I didn't get to sit long enough to catch every detail, but I did get the jist of the characters and the plot. Each episode seems to leave me wondering where it can possibly go next......very good!

There was one very pleasant surprise this week......I heard from my longtime Canadian friend Jean, with whom I thought I'd lost contact. She was having health problems at about the same time I became overwhelmed with caring for my mother. Something happened with her email address and I never got replies, so I really didn't know what happened. Somehow, after all this time, she figured out that there was an email problem and she got in touch. She's doing well and it's great to be in contact again......there are hopes our paths may cross again.

On that positive note, I'll leave you with some political humor.......WARNING: Republicans without a sense of humor may want to stop here!

Lets start with Fox News and right wing media......