As Irene makes her northward march along the eastern seaboard, we have been engaged in a flurry of last-minute commerce, making sure we have the essential supplies we’ll need if the lights go out.

Go ahead and take a closer look.

This sucker is 4.69 pounds, more than enough to carry one through a few days of hurricane sustenance.

Robbi says she might even share a few crumbs with me in the kids.

The operative word being “might.”