Seven years ago, I was supposed to be in Virginia or on my way to New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. Instead, emergency dental surgery made me delay my trip, keeping me in a safe area.

Tonight, Frankenstorm Sandy is incoming. If the warnings are not hyperbole, then the U.S. faces one of the worst catastrophes in its history. I was supposed to be in Virginia by this time. Instead, the accident that occurred at the end of April has led to the delay of my departure from Montreal, and my being in a safe area.

Everything happens for a reason, huh?

To all my readers on the east coast, I hope you are safe.