Well, so far, it looks like I've weathered Hurricane Sandy. The lights flickered a couple of times but never went out. In my neighborhood, about the worst damage I have seen is the awning that was blown off a Brazilian barbecue restaurant and landed in front of a housewares store two doors away. A few trees lost limbs; millions of little yellow leaves are scattered everywhere.
Max and Marley have been exceptionally cuddly. It seems that they simply haven't wanted to be away from my side.
They look the same as they did before the storm. So, amazingly, do these plants in front of an apartment building at the end of my block:
Here's what they look like close up:
Even Hurricane Sandy was no match for them, which is said to be the most intense storm ever to strike this city.
It occurs to me now that this tempest, with all of its fury, had one of the most androgynous monikers of any named storm. Could it be that the most potent, most destructive, natural event to hit this city in a long time, if ever, is a transgender storm?
If it is, it's further proof of what I sometimes tell people: Don't mess with a trans person unless you want to incur the wrath of both genders!
Max and Marley have been exceptionally cuddly. It seems that they simply haven't wanted to be away from my side.
They look the same as they did before the storm. So, amazingly, do these plants in front of an apartment building at the end of my block:
Here's what they look like close up:
Even Hurricane Sandy was no match for them, which is said to be the most intense storm ever to strike this city.
It occurs to me now that this tempest, with all of its fury, had one of the most androgynous monikers of any named storm. Could it be that the most potent, most destructive, natural event to hit this city in a long time, if ever, is a transgender storm?
If it is, it's further proof of what I sometimes tell people: Don't mess with a trans person unless you want to incur the wrath of both genders!
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