Ready for Irene

Lest any of my distant friends be worried by what you're seeing on the news: I live on high ground and have plenty of canned goods. Even if Irene were to hit Boston as a category 5 hurricane, the worst remotely likely effect on me would be some broken glass.

In short, if you're the worrying sort — well, thank you for your concern. But, you should find someone at greater risk to worry about.