Second Thoughts

I worked all day yesterday on an election post for today, one week before the U.S. presidential election.

It was going to make some points and also include funny stuff like this:

and this:

But Sandy, the Hurricane not my mother-in-law, has given me second thoughts.

I have a friend who had a tree fall on his car. I have another friend who had to evacuate, with his three children, from their home on the Jersey Shore. He lives a block off the beach so God only knows what they will be returning to. Madame Weebles needs a boat to leave her house and LaLa is bailing out her bedroom. As far as I know all my peeps in the northeast are okay and I am so grateful.

Americans are very good in crises. We are a generous people who give our time, energy and dollars to help others. I’ll go all Pollyanna and suggest that Sandy showed up just in time to give us all some perspective. Elections are elections and they are important. They also show up every 2-4 years. Ultimately we all want the same things for ourselves and for each other, warmth, food, a roof, knowledge that our loved ones are out of harm’s way.

Be sage. I mean be safe and sage, too. I’m a sage.

If you want to donate to organizations helping victims of Hurricane Sandy, here are some links:

Feeding America

Americares