Irene, So Far

One of two people rescued from a sailboat, right, uses a line to make their way onto the beach on Willoughby Spit in Norfolk, Va., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, after they and another person were rescued from the boat that foundered in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. A rescuer, left, waits for s second person to exit the boat.
(AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot, Bill Tiernan)

At least 8 people killed, about 2 Million homes and businesses without power, public transportation stopped in NY and Boston: this is Irene's account so far on the Eastern Coast. So many colleagues, and friends, and relatives are there. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all of them and I'm trying to keep contact with as many as I can.

(Blogosphere)