I lit candles, watched the clock, shutdown everything electrical and precious (read: computer and monitor), snuggled into bed and began to read by flashlight. At 1:30 AM the electrical shut-down in my neighborhood, scheduled for midnight, had still not ocurred. When I woke, the microwave clock and the caller-id box indicated that there had been no shut-down. <\/p>\n
\nThe candles were nice. Going to bed early was nice, as was getting up early. Maybe the lights will go out tonight. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I lit candles, watched the clock, shutdown everything electrical and precious (read: computer and monitor), snuggled into bed and began to read by flashlight. At 1:30 AM the electrical shut-down in my neighborhood, scheduled for midnight, had still not ocurred. … Continue reading