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"It's got a perfect circular
eye, it's right at the top of a
category five range, so it's a
very, very severe cyclone."
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Having spent most of my life in Florida I am all too familiar with Hurricanes.  So I worry for the folks in Australia who are now
preparing for their second major storm of the year.  Cyclone Monica is a high category five storm and is threatening the
city of Darwin.  I know a few people in Australia, but no one from Darwin.  Nonetheless, I am hoping for the best for them.

It was earth Day this weekend and it was pretty much washed out by the rain here in New York.  I was planning an event at
work for the weekend but the foul weather and subway issues really messed things up.  On the subway the Q line, which I
take into Brooklyn was shut down on the weekend.  That means riding buses!

I had not ridden a bus here yet and was in no hurry to do so but the situation was unavoidable.  Overall it was slower than
the subway, but the buses here are actually quite clean and comfortable.  Plus, you can look out the window and push that
magno-strip thing that lets the bus driver know your stop is next.  I have always loved doing that, especially back in the day
where you had to pull a cord.  It only "dings" on the first pull (or now, push) so you have to be quick.  That was pretty much
the highlight in the 2+ hour commute each way over the weekend.
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MONICA BLOWS DOWN UNDER
A hugely destructive cyclone described as a "perfect" storm is bearing down
on the isolated northern Australian city of Darwin