Frankenstorm, The Sandy B*%$@ That Ruined Halloween...and much much more

Halloween is usually my second favorite holiday (next to Thanksgiving).  This year I didn't have a costume in mind.  So leading up to the big day, I hit up our trusty costume box...

Davie Crockett?.....no

80's wrestler?....no

hmm. comboy?....no

So I settled for Rainbow Bright...

The sad news?  I didn't even dress up for Halloween because I was sick.  Sorry about my problems?

Now I know this is supposed to be jolly bloggin, but hasn't been a the most jolly week.  In case you live under a rock and have no clue what's going on in the outside world,  before Halloween hit a monster hurricane washed ashore in New Jersey and utterly destroyed the state I grew up in.

If you want to hear a really sad story, read this article about Union Beach, a small town near my hometown.

Now this whole hurricane destruction thing just doesn't feel real to me yet. I I know it looks sad, it sounds sad, and sure it makes me feel sad, but I am in California where the closest thing we get to weather is a warm breeze and morning fog.  I can't even begin to imagine how it looks, and sounds, and feels and smells to the people who are actually seeing and hearing and feeling and smelling the destruction firsthand.  I think about how much it must suck to not have electricity as I get my food out of my fridge and watch TV and take a hot shower.  I don't have to wait in line for 3 hours for gas. There isn't a lake in the street that smalls like crap.  There isn't a tree on top of my house or my car.  And I still have a home. I have no idea how it feels, no.  But I know how it looks....Bad.

Sooooooo many of my friends and family are hurting right now.  Every one of the following photos were taken from friends' facebook pages documenting their experiences of the storm and what they have to deal with now:

If you can spare 10 bucks, please consider donating to the Red Cross by texting "REDCROSS" to the number 90999.  Every little bit helps.