Power To The People

The lights first flickered then went on and off three times, at 3:45 a.m. (in the morning), before finally going completely dark.

Fifteen hours later, MidAmerican has us back online.

It could have been worse, it could have been yesterday when I really needed the air after four hours of mowing the Not So Vast Right Wing Ranch.

It gave me a chance to catch up on some reading, the mail, crossword puzzles, plus the phone doesn't ring.

All in all, I prefer being offline on my own terms and the scientific community is united in that fact.