Demosophia

The Glass Is Half Full and the Lamp Half Lit.

I was without power for three days, during which my allergies just about floored me, my food all spoiled, and I got really depressed. But I was recovering, my head was clearing, the coughing and post-nasal catastrophe were waning, and I was watching the FOX channel interview the Pres, when suddenly THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN!!!

But this time there are two outlets in the house that continue to work: the one that powers my computer; and the one that powers my refrigerator. Is this weird or what? I had to run an extension cord to my ADSL modem, but I'm connected and have food... so God is good. But what is this? I have to figure that one of the local lines servicing the apartment complex where I live must have been weakened by the trees that were leaning on it until Dominion Virginia Power sawed them away. And either the rain that's been falling for a couple of hours shorted it out, or it finally broke with a gust of wind..

Well, the lamp is half lit. How much more can one ask?

I hope the Pres gave a good account of himself.

Posted by Demosophist at September 22, 2003 08:58 PM