NPR: 'Tornado-Like' Storm Hits Brooklyn; Hipsters Freaked

'Tornado-Like' Storm Hits Brooklyn; Hipsters Freaked

If your favorite blogs (including this one) are a little slow to update this morning, blame the wrath of God. New York's blogging epicenter, Brooklyn, was tossed around by a freak storm early this morning. Trees are down. Subways are flooded. And I had my daughter cowering in my bed at 6 a.m. as the thunder shook the walls.

Bloggers like me are taking cover in wi-fi cafes, sipping each latte like it could be our last. I'm stockpiling biscotti, just in case. Pray for us.

- Robert Smith

11:42 AM ET | 08- 8-2007 | permalink

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