its name is Earl

So it seems there's a hurricane travelling up the Eastern Seaboard on its way to Atlantic Canada. Earl isn't expected to arrive until tomorrow morning, but we've been hearing about him for more than a week. In my experience with major storms, the greater the warning, the less dramatic the actual weather event. The worst storms have been the ones that crept up on us.

But okay. I'll play along. I've got plenty of candles. I've stocked up on liquor. And I picked up a couple of Halloween magazines.

I'm ready.