Waiting for HURRICANE IRENE

This has certainly been a strange week for this native New Yorker!  First tremors from an earthquake and now sitting nervously waiting for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene.  Though I appreciate the information, I have to say that the news coverage can be a bit overwhelming.  I totally understand better safe than sorry and that big stories are what news channels live for, but maybe toning down the dramatics of the newscasters would help those of us who are living through it!  Guys, some of us are really nervous, anxious -- however you want to describe it -- how about not talking about body bags being brought in -- do we really need to know this?  Talk about being an alarmist -- as my kids might say, "TMI"!

Anthony Weiner Doll, please enough...............

So, I try not to be political but this is just too much.  As a native New Yorker and someone who has watched the rise and potential fall of Congressman Anthony Weiner, I must say, in my opinion, enough is enough.  Today on the news I saw that there is now an anatomically correct Anthony Weiner doll on the market!  I find this appalling and a sad commentary on our society -- when is the rush to "cash in" considered too much!?  In no way to I condone his behavior he still has an innocent wife and family that need to be considered.