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Hurricane Sandy Update

Posted on October 29, 2012

Hurricane Kit  Toolkit  Parents  Sesame StreetLike everybody else, I’m watching the Sesame Street hurricane show with Al Roker, and watching Twitter chatter on Hurricane Sandy (which includes a number of obviously bogus (but entertaining photos).

Will be posting the best I can find over on our twitter feed. See you there. And best of luck to the East Coast.

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