We all know the drill by now. Bread, milk, toilet paper. Shower now in case we lose heat. Run dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer now before we lose electricity. Charge your cell phones and check your flashlights. I feel like I am camping again.

The fallen trees are not all chopped up yet, the basements barely dry, and here comes another one? Wild winter here.

Monsoon season continued But as I write this on Wednesday I think we are coming out of it. Sunny, warmer, and windy.

I have started this column five times now. Any sentence seems so shallow.

I did not realize Martha’s Vineyard had a monsoon season.

What an exciting Super Bowl. I think we are used to Tom Brady pulling a rabbit out of a hat.

Last Saturday was a beautiful day to draw attention to our cause. Or should I say causes? So much needs repair.

Gloria Steinem was there. Germaine Greer was there. Betty Friedan was there. Bella Abzug in her signature hat was there.

That was a long four days in the house. If I was the adventurous type I could have kayaked through Five Corners.

I usually end my column with birthdays but this one is so important I am leading with it.